Five Nigerian celebrities who recovered from coronavirus

Coronavirus brought the world to a stand-still after it spread across continents and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) early this year.

Like every other country across the globe, Nigeria wasnt spared the wrath of the disease that has since caused the unfortunate death of more than a thousand persons and confined tens of thousands to hospital beds.

While ordinary Nigerians where vastly affected by the virus, celebrities were not spared.

In this article, we take a look-back at some Nigerian celebrities who have recovered from coronavirus.

1. Azadus
Nigerian veteran singer, Olalekan Fadeyi popularly known as Azadus, made waves in the early 2000s. He was one of the pioneers of the modern-day Nigerian music industry. After a few years in the industry, not much was held about the singer until 2020.

In June, the music star revealed that he had been infected with the virus. He went on to share photos from the facility where he received treatment while appealing to Nigerians to take extra precautions as the virus is real.

2. Samuel Kalu
Super Eagles forward Samuel Kalu who plays for Ligue 1 side Bordeaux tested positive for the virus in July 2020. Kalu was subjected to a coronavirus test when he arrived in Bordeaux from Nigeria and was found to have contracted the virus.
Bordeaux had announced that one of their players had tested positive for the virus without mentioning the person but a report by AFP revealed that the player was Kalu.

3. King Udoh
Nigerian footballer, King Udoh was probably the first Nigerian footballer to have contacted coronavirus. Udoh who plays for Serie C side Pianes was diagnosed with the virus on Thursday, February 27.

King Udoh is the first Nigerian footballer to have gotten infected with the dieases [BBC]
Udoh first quarantined himself before he was tested positive for the virus.

4. Peter Okoye
Peter Okoye shocked millions of Nigerians when he revealed that he had been infected with coronavirus. The music star made the revelation via his Instagram page on Saturday, June 27, 2020.

In a four minutes video, Okoye narrated the hell his family went through for three weeks because of the dreaded coronavirus. He has, however, recovered from the sickness.

5. Chioma Avril Rowland
Nigerian music star, Davido was the first to break the news about his partner, Chioma Avril Rowland's positive test for covid-19. The music star shared the info on Friday, March 27, 2020, via his Instagram page.

Davido had returned from a tour trip in the United States of America with his close associates before they decided to go for coronavirus test.
But after the test, only Chioma’s result came back positive. Just like the other guys on this list, she has since recovered from the disease.