Social Distancing Guidelines Flouted At Ondo Commissioner, Adegbenro’s Burial

Social Distancing Guidelines Flouted At Ondo Commissioner, Adegbenro’s Burial

Social distancing guidelines were not followed during the burial ceremony of Ondo state’s former commissioner for health, Wahab Adegbenro, who died of COVID-19.

Adegbenro died of COVID-19 at the state infectious disease hospital in Akure on Thursday July 2. He was 65 years old.

According to a government official who spoke with SaharaReporters, Adegbenro died on Thursday after he was rushed to a hospital in Owo after contracting Coronavirus.

The source said;

“The Commissioner died at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo and this has just thrown the entire cabinet into chaos.

“He died of COVID-19 because he had contracted the virus earlier and was taking drugs at his own comfort being a medical doctor.”

Wahab Adegbenro was buried earlier today July 3rd, 2020, however, a major highlight of the event was a violation of the social distancing rule as advised by health authorities to curb the spread of Coronavirus.