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Seyi Makinde donates blood for coronavirus study

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has volunteered to donate his blood sample for experts researching post-infection protection against coronavirus in Nigeria.

Mr Makinde announced the donation via a tweet on Wednesday.

“We have been advocating for local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State,” he wrote.

“So, as a COVID-19 survivor, I volunteered to donate my blood to be studied by our experts researching on the ‘Evaluation of Post Infection Protection Against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in Nigeria.’”

The governor recently recovered from COVID-19, claiming medics administered honey, Vitamin C among others to him.