IT TOOK AFRICA 3 MONTHS TO RECORD 100,000 CASES BUT INFECTIONS ROSE TO 205,000 WITHIN 18 DAYS
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa rose above 200,000 after doubling in just 18 days. As of Thursday, a total of 205,520 persons had contracted the coronavirus which has…
BAUCHI DEPUTY GOVERNOR RECOVERS FROM CORONAVIRUS AS FRONTLINE MEDICAL DOCTOR DIES FROM THE DISEASE
The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Tela who tested positive for COVID-19 few days ago, has recovered the disease. The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA),…
GOVERNORS, LABOUR, DOCTORS REJECT INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL
GOVERNORS, doctors and Labour on Wednesday rejected the Control of Infectious Disease Bill during a public hearing on Wednesday. The Bill seeks to repeal the Quarantine Act of 1926, the…
SEVEN RIVERS HEALTH WORKERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
The Association of Resident Doctors has lamented the poor working condition in Rivers State, disclosing that seven of its members tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic. The resident doctors urged…
COVID-19: CONCERNS OVER ABIA GOVERNOR’s HEALTH
The Coronavirus storm is still blowing dangerously across the country as there are over the health of Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. He had earlier tested positive for the disease…
PASTOR DIES OF CORONAVIRUS IN DELTA AS GOVT SEALS CLINIC
A pastor who was allegedly smuggled into a private hospital in Sapele, Delta State on Saturday, after he developed Coronavirus complications has reportedly died Monday night while awaiting evacuation after…
CORONAVIRUS: STAY AWAY FROM BUSH MEAT CONSUMPTION -UI Don tells Nigerians
Nigerians have been strongly admonished to avoid the consumption of wild animals popularly referred to as ‘bush meat’ in these days of the rampaging novel coronavirus. This admonition was given…
NIGERIA RECORDS HIGHEST DAILY TOLL AS CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS EXCEED 13,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 663 new COVID-19 cases in 25 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). This is the highest daily toll ever since…
FG WORRIED ABOUT BREACH OF RULES BY CHURCHES, MOSQUES •Nigerians still at risk of Coronavirus infection ▪60% of Deaths in 8 Kano Councils COVID-related
WEEKEND’s reopening of churches and mosques in some states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has become a source of worry to the Federal Government due to the breach of…
KOGI: INDEX CASE ONLY SUFFERED FROM BEE STING AND NEVER SAW COVID-19 TEST RESULT -Kogi Govt
The Kogi state government says the first case of COVID-19 announced in the state only had complications from a bee sting. Kingsley Fanwo, commissioner for information and communication in the…