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Palpable fear grips the Atiku Abubakar family as Mohammed Atiku-Abubakar, a son of Nigeria’s former vice-president, has allegedly being moved to Intensive care unit were he is battling for survival as his case for coronavirus worsen on Wednesday.
Mr Atiku-Abubakar who is 31, tested positive for the virus on March 19. He was subsequently moved to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, where most COVID-19 cases around the Nigerian capital are treated.Medical experts knowledgeable with COVID-19 cases have said the virus can last for maximum 37 days. But Mr Atiku’s son at 36 days, is now the longest carriers of the virus so far in Africa.
“After undergoing all the necessary medication, including antiretroviral and immune-boosting vitamins, he has continued to test positive 36 days on, which is quiet very strange.” says a source close to the family.