No fewer than 15 intending Christian pilgrims have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delta as 77 others miss their flight.
The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Asaba.
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He added that 77 other intending Christian pilgrims from the state missed their flight due to the delay in the release of the test results by the pilgrim authority.
According to Mr Aniagwu, 315 pilgrims from Delta were to be airlifted to Jordan from the Port Harcourt International Airport to perform their pilgrimage.
He further explained that it was disappointing for the intending pilgrims because Delta had accredited centres to carry out the COVID-19 test.
The commissioner, however, apologised to the affected pilgrims for the inconveniences suffered as a result of the botched arrangement.
(NAN)