{"id":22280,"date":"2021-03-11T22:36:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T19:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=22280"},"modified":"2021-03-11T22:45:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T19:45:59","slug":"hospitalized-raila-odinga-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/11\/hospitalized-raila-odinga-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitalized Raila Odinga Tests Positive For COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kenya’s ODM leader Raila Odinga has tested positive for COVID-19, a statement from his doctor revealed on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consultant neurosurgeon David Oluoch-Olunya said he is responding well to treatment at the Nairobi Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing my letter of the 10th of March 2021 we have confirmed that Rt. Hon. Odinga has SARS-2 COVID 19. We are continuing to monitor his progress,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ODM leader was admitted to hospital on March 9<\/a> after he complained of general fatigue and body aches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Mr. Odinga said in a statement that he received a briefing from doctors who had conducted numerous tests on him for the last two days to arrive at an accurate diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile the tests were several, one important result, which I have authorized the doctors to make public is that I have been found to have been exposed to Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kenya’s ODM leader Raila Odinga has tested positive for COVID-19, a statement from his doctor revealed on Thursday night. Consultant neurosurgeon David Oluoch-Olunya said he is responding well to treatment at the Nairobi Hospital. \u201cFollowing my letter of the 10th of March 2021 we have confirmed that Rt. Hon. Odinga has SARS-2 COVID 19. 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