At least 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin who died from COVID-19 complications last week.
Reports say the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja.
Besides, late General Irefin was said to have visited some of his colleagues at home before he attended the conference. Thereafter, all the officers who attended the conference, their wives, and other members of their families who live with them, have been directed to isolate themselves for a week by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).