Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, who revealed some days ago that she contracted COVID-19 has now revealed how her children also contracted the disease.
Omotola Jalade took to her Instagram page that she has contracted COVID-19 and that she’s in isolation. The Nollywood veteran actress also revealed that many actors in the Nigerian film industry has contracted the disease but they didn’t disclose it.
She also opened up that she was infected while on a movie set. She has now revealed how she infected her son and daughter.
Omotola Jalade On How Her Children Got Infected With COVID-19
The mother of four children said she started feeling unwell after she left a movie set on Monday, August 3, 2020.
In her words, ”I hardly fall ill and so when I left the set and started having chills the next day or so, I knew something wasn’t right. I thought it might be stress. This was on Monday, August 3. I waited till Tuesday and it got worse. I was shaking uncontrollably and my temperature was going through the roof”
‘‘My spirit told me immediately, this is not malaria or fever. I have been extremely careful and paranoid about this COVID-19 stuff. So I told hubby I needed to be tested immediately. I have as on that has Asthma!”
She went further to reveal that her test come out positive with high fever the symptoms. This made her to get the whole family tested.
”I had infected my daughter and asthmatic son! My God showed up for me as my son is asymptomatic, so positive but not sick! My daughter lost her smell and taste and had severe diarrhea. All has stopped now, thank God”
Omotola Jalade then used the opportunity to tell others that COVID-19 is real. Even as careful as she claims to be, she was infected.
The Nollywood actress whom fans and followers prayed for during her isolation is now COVID-19 negative.