Reports suggest Omicron has been found in close to 40 countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the world should not panic about the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 but it should prepare, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Speaking at a conference on Friday, top WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the situation now was … Read more
Nigeria reported its first set of confirmed cases of Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage) on Wednesday… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian authorities have reviewed the country’s international travel protocol amid the emergence of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus – Omicron. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 and Secretary to … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 214,317 Total cases discharged – 207,357 Total deaths recorded – 2,978 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Diseas Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 214,218 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated December 2, the NCDC reports 47 new … Read more
There is limited information on animals and COVID-19. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Canada has confirmed its first cases of coronavirus in wildlife — in three white-tailed deer. The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease said the samples were collected in early November from the free-ranging animals in the Estrie region of Quebec along the … Read more
Mahamat described the travel ban as stigmatisation which could not be justified scientifically or on the grounds of reason logically EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to COVID-19 Omicron variant is a form of stigmatisation against … Read more
According to the CDC, the person returned from South Africa on November 22, and all close contacts have tested negative EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant had been detected in California, in a fully vaccinated traveler who had recently returned from … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 214,270 Total cases discharged – 207,312 Total deaths recorded – 2,978 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 214,270 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated December 1, the NCDC reports 52 new … Read more
…foreign nationals who had been to these countries in the previous 14 days would be temporarily banned from entering Canada. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Canadian government has imposed a travel ban on Nigeria in a swift move to curb the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant. The announcement, which was made on … Read more
…the cases were detected in two passengers who came into the country from South Africa. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed two cases of the Omicron COVID variant in the country. A statement signed by the NCDC Director-General on Wednesday, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa said the two cases … Read more
The first Omicron cases in the Netherlands were previously believed to have been the cluster of 14 among passengers on two flights from South Africa… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dutch health authorities said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, and before South Africa had first … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 214,218 Total cases discharged – 207,304 Total deaths recorded – 2,977 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Diseas Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 214,218 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 30, the NCDC reports 105 new … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 214,113 Total cases discharged – 207,292 Total deaths recorded – 2,976 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Diseas Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 214,113 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 29, the NCDC reports 21 new … Read more
The Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa, is believed to be highly transmissible… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Monday insisted Nigeria is yet to record a case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, despite Canadian authorities’ claims that two passengers from Nigeria had tested positive.e Speaking at the Presidential … Read more
The agency said early data suggest the Omicron variant may be more transmissible than earlier iterations of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ministry of Health in Ontairo, Canada, has confirmed two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in two individuals who recently travelled from Nigeria. In a statement, the … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 214,092 Total cases discharged – 207,254 Total deaths recorded – 2,976 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 214,092 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 28, the NCDC reports 110 new … Read more
The new variant “is considered highly transmissible”… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday said it was monitoring emerging evidence on the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, which was first recently identified in Southern Africa. The new variant “is considered highly transmissible” and has already triggered a new wave … Read more
The measure was decided by a cabinet committee tasked with overseeing Israel’s COVID-19 response EKO HOT BLOG reports that Israel, on Sunday, closed its borders to foreign tourists and re-authorise a controversial cellphone tracking programme in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19. “The entry of foreign nationals … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 213,982 Total cases discharged – 207,184 Total deaths recorded – 2,975 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 213,677 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 27, the NCDC reports 58 new … Read more
UK govt announces fresh guidelines as new COVID-19 emerges EKO HOT BLOG reports that Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced new measures in response to the discovery of a new coronavirus variant. In the United Kingdom, two cases of Omicron, a highly infectious strain of the virus, have been reported. … Read more
The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has since been identified in other countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new COVID-19 variant spreading there. From Monday, … Read more