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COVID-19: Makinde Volunteers to Donate Blood for Research

Femi Ashekun/

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he has volunteered to donate his blood for research on “post infection protection against coronavirus in Nigeria”.

He also says that the state will continue to advocate for a local solution to COVID-19.

Tweeting via @seyimakinde, today, the governor says: “We have been advocating for local solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State.

“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.”

Makinde had recovered from COVID-19 less than a week after testing positive without manifesting any symptoms.

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