At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for thevcoronavirus (COVID-19), military.
The infected military officers were said to have come in contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week.
The affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja.
Besides, late General Irefin was said to have visited some of his colleagues at home before he attended the conference.
Thereafter, all the officers who attended the conference, including their wives, and other members of their families, have been instructed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to isolate themselves for a week.
Major General Irefin fell ill at the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Conference last week and was taken to the hospital.
However he was later confirmed positive for COVID-19 and recieved treatment before he passed on.
The late general was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) Six Division of the Army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
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