Popular and controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has confirmed that her son Andre and herself have tested negative to the coronavirus, a few days after they took the test.
The actress and her foundation who have been distributing food items and materials to Karon-Magiji community (Disabled Colony) and some other poor residents in Abuja where she is based, to cushion the effect of the lockdown order and also to protect them against the dreaded virus, a few hours ago, took to her Instagram page to share the good news.
Tonto Dikeh putting up a photo of her son and herself showing them going through the testing process with an agent from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), captioned the photo with these words:
“OUR RESULTS CAME BACK A FEW MINS AGO
AND WE TESTED NEGATIVE FOR CORONA 🦠 VIRUSES…
We will still be observing all safety measures so as to stay clean & Health..
Thanks for your Praprayersd well wishes❤️,” she said about their result coming out negative.
A few days ago, she had shared some photos where her foundation was distributing food items to the Karon-Magiji community (Disabled Colony), saying,
“In the fight against COVID-19, we should remember disabled people struggling with decrepitude. They tussle through their everyday lives, how much more in this pandemic season.
In this regard, The Tonto Dikeh Foundation visited the Karon-Magiji community (Disabled Colony) and has committed to the responsibility of providing food, and safety accessories to fight the spread of COVID-19 for the community.
This mission was launched with a visit to the community today where 600 plates of food were shared; 1500 sanitizers, hand gloves, and face masks were also shared. There was an expository sensitization to the community on COVID-19 — symptoms and preventive measures.
The founder of The Tonto Dikeh Foundation also pledged to visit the community every two days throughout this period of total shutdown.
Throughout this perilous shutdown, the Tonto Dikeh Foundation will provide the people of karimajiji with 600 plates of food every two days; Until the quarantine is over.
The Emir of the community was overwhelmed with joy and appreciated the sacrificial humanitarian effort shown by The Tonto Dikeh Foundation to the disabled community.
The goal is to look out for the displaced, disadvantaged, and needy people because they deserve love. And in such a time as this, we need to make them feel the presence of love and family,” she had said.