BREAKING NEWS on Ebola: OAU student’s second test comes out negative

The female student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, who was suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus and quarantined in Lagos since yesterday is inching closer to getting cleared of the virus as the second test conducted on her early Thursday, has come out negative.

PUNCH reports that the Public Relations Officer of the OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju who made the disclosure said the Rivers State born student have been tested twice since she was moved to Lagos and the two results were negative.

The PRO said that the result of the third test would be out later today and doctors from the school were optimistic that it would be negative.

He said: “The result of the second test has come out and we were told it is negative.

“It remains the third test which is the final. We hope and pray that also will be negative. Expert said that the third test is just to fulfill all righteousness since the first and second tests are negative.”

Olanrewaju had initially disclosed that the student had contact with late Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo who died of the virus.