COVID-19: Don’t doubt existence of Coronavirus, it is real- Adegoke warns Nigerians

An Ibadan Chief, Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, on Thursday warned Nigerians against doubting the existence of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

Adegoke, who is the Ajia Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland said the virus which has led to the death of over 100,000 lives and infected millions of people across the world should not be something whose existence should be in doubt.

He made these declarations during the distribution of cash gifts to 60 widows in Ibarapa North, Ibarapa East and Ibarapa Central Local Government Areas at Igbo Ora Town Hall, Igbo Ora town in Oyo State. Adegoke, said that the cash gifts donated to the widows are part of his own efforts to cushion the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the less privileged in the state.

He advised people of the state to follow all the precautionary and preventive measures put in place by medical experts and government, in order to curtail the spread.

“We should not doubt the existence of Coronavirus. It is real. It has led to the death of over 100,000 people across the glove, over 2 million people have been infected, so the virus is real. We should not doubt its existence. “Let me use this medium to warn masses against doubting the existence of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic, the virus is real. I advise people of the state to follow all the precautionary and preventive measures put in place by medical experts and government, in order to curtail the spread, so that the society can come out of the pandemic stronger and make it a thing of the past.