Kindly Share This Story: US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to backtrack on plans announced the previous day to shut down the task force advising him on the coronavirus pandemic. The [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state China hit back Wednesday at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his claims that the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan, saying he [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Kenya Flood Heavy rains in Kenya have caused floods and landslides that have left 194 dead and destroyed crops since the deluge began last month, complicating the fight against the coronavirus, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Xi Jinping China will not invite international experts to investigate the source of COVID-19 until after securing the “final victory” against the virus, Beijing’s UN ambassador in Geneva said Wednesday. China’s [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Governor Ugwuanyi Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, said that his administration designated and repurposed the facility at its state-of-the-art medical diagnostic centre in Enugu to enhance the state’s [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: File: COVID-19 …Returns case to Delta State Following the directive of His Excellency, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, the state’s rapid response team on COVID-19 and the state’s security apparatus, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Britain’s death toll linked to the novel coronavirus has risen to 29,427, the government said on Tuesday, meaning it has overtaken Italy in recording Europe’s highest total. The total includes only [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse A six-year-old girl, daughter of the index case in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has been tested positive for COVID-19. This was disclosed by [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Annie-Marie Trevelyan. PHOTO: Forces,net By Anne-Marie Trevelyan Right now, the fast global spread of coronavirus means no one is safe from this pandemic until we are all safe. In both our [Read more…]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2950. The NCDC also said that six new [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Some COVID-19 patients staged a protest at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe yesterday, destroying some equipment in their ward. The patients, who were under quarantine, were said to have complained [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: …Gbajabiamila bows to pressure, says bill’ll go through public hearing; As House threatens to sue over $10m bribery allegation By Henry Umoru A re-titled Bill on Control of Infection Diseases Bill [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: File: COVID-19 •Doctor dies, as 32 others test positive in Kano — NMA Chair•Says no PPE, no work•Inadequate manpower, our greatest challenge in Kano case —PTF boss•Gives details of actions so [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the opening of five COVID-19 Donor Accounts which form part of the existing Treasury Single Account (TSA) arrangement in five commercial banks. Mr [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Professor Neil Ferguson A top scientist who advised British leaders on coronavirus lockdown measures said on Tuesday he had resigned from a key government panel after admitting to breaking the country’s [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Wuhan students Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday, said that 34 doctors have tested positive to the novel coronavirus in the state. The NMA Chairman, Dr Sanusi [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: This is a timeline of how foreign nationals are being evacuated from Nigeria since the COVID-19 pandemic re-arranged global realities and human priorities. On Friday, February 28, the Minister of Health, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: run-away COVID-19 patient The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,950. NCDC announced [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Some COVID-19 patients staged a protest at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe on Tuesday, destroying some equipment in their ward. The patients, who were in quarantine, were said to have [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Elizabeth Osayande The Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Apapa branch, Engr. Sunny Ejeje, has called for the support of massive production of locally-made ventilators, sanitisers and Personal Protective Equipment, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Evelyn Usman Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested 58 persons for not wearing face masks and 121 others for violating the curfew imposed by the Federal Government. The [Read more…]
Boris Johnson The UK’s true coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll is the highest in Europe and the second-highest in the world, according to new figures which suggest it is just under 40,000. New data shows 29,710 people [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, disclosed that it had reached 440,000 Lagos households with its COVID-19 Emergency Food [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Ongoing screening at Oko Primary Healthcare Centre, in Benin City. As part of ramped up efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Edo State, the government has intensified screening and [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Chief Edwin Clark By Dapo Akinrefon The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, said on Tuesday that Nigeria would not be in the current mess caused by the coronavirus pandemic [Read more…]
US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a event about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday, announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this through its Twitter [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano Kano State Government says it has discharged 3 COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice to the pandemic. The Coordinator of the Technical Response Team on COVID-19, [Read more…]
Magufuli Tanzania’s government on Monday suspended the director and a senior official of the national laboratory responsible for coronavirus testing after President John Magufuli denounced irregularities at the facility. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu ordered the [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 250,000 on Friday – increasing by over 100,000 deaths since April 17 – according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. “The cause of the accident is not yet known,” government [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: COVID Organics Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina has announced that clinical trials will start today (May 4) with COVID-Organics. A factory will also be built within a month to boost its production. [Read more…]
…PTF expresses concern over poor observation…We may have a spike in COVID-19 cases, NMA warns…Gains made by the lockdown may be compromised —AMLSN….As Lagos, Ogun, Abuja witness partial compliance By Olasunkanmi Akoni, Evelyn Usman, Chioma [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The doctor who treated the first COVID-19 patient in the United States said Monday he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted. George Díaz’s first patient, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2802. The NCDC also said that [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: “245 new cases of #COVID19; 76-Lagos 37-Katsina 32-Jigawa 23-Kano 19-FCT 18-Borno 10-Edo 9-Bauchi 6-Adamawa 5-Oyo 5-Ogun 1-Ekiti 1-Osun 1-Benue 1-Niger 1-Zamfara 2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 417 Deaths: [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Oyingbo market woman failed to observe social distance. PHOTO: Gabriel Olawale Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday, expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world, including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Following its decision to ease the five-week lockdown it imposed on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos State and Ogun State, the federal government has said it might [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients including two children from its isolation centre. The State Commissioner for Health, [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an event about protecting seniors, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. United States President [Read more…]
Hopes rose in the fight against the coronavirus on Monday as world leaders pledged billions of euros for a vaccine in a special telethon and European countries edged out of lockdown. Despite US President Donald [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Shehu Danjuma Katsina State government says it has recorded 37 new cases which bring the total number COVID-19 to 75 cases across the State. Governor Amin Masari of Katsina State [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president that the new coronavirus originated in [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: By Ugochukwu Alaribe One of the two confirmed patients of COVID-19 in Abia State has been discharged from the isolation centre after testing negative to the disease two consecutive times while [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Fourteen patients who were receiving treatment for coronavirus in Lagos have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The ministry of health in the state broke the news in a tweet [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Governor Akeredolu As Akeredolu approves special allowances for health workers, bans daily market Dayo Johnson – Akure THREE health workers in Ondo State are amongst the four new cases of COVID-19 [Read more…]
Scientists created a monoclonal antibody that can defeat the new coronavirus in the lab, an early but promising step in efforts to find treatments and curb the pandemic’s spread. The experimental antibody has neutralised the [Read more…]
Kindly Share This Story: Members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 at a briefing in Abuja *Why govts, PTF, NGOs, others must provide more palliatives — Kpajie By Clifford Ndujihe & Omeiza Ajayi Established [Read more…]
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