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April 4, 2020

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There is anxiety in Osun state as six persons who had tested positive for Coronavirus infection have reportedly escaped from isolation center in the state.

According to multiple reports, the coronavirus patients escaped from the center at Ejigbo local government area of Osun.

The six persons were among the cluster of returnees who had tested positive for COVID-19, following their return to their hometown, Ejigbo, from Ivory Coast last week. Recall all the returnees have since been quarantined by the state government. coronavirus

Though there is no official statement yet from the Osun State government as of the time of this report, however, Tribune retorted that the state has launched a manhunt for the six escapees.

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'Dotun Akintomide

'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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