Doctor Advises Pregnant Women To Stop Taking Too Much Bread, Tea Popular Twitter, UK based Nigerian doctor, Dr. Olufunmilayo, has advised pregnant women to stop taking bread and tea. The doctor in a series of tweets gave reasons why pregnant women should avoid that particular meal. The tweet read, “If you are pregnant Taking a lot of bread and … Read more
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told a news conference that the coronavirus situation in France had been going “the wrong way” for two weeks. Read Also: Breaking: DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment France is extending a ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to Oct. 30 as coronavirus infections rise … Read more
New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country’s biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again. This is following new cases of the coronavirus that ended a 102-day record run without any new infections. Read Also: Breaking: DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced … Read more
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia is the world’s first country to register a coronavirus vaccine and one of his daughters has been inoculated, according to comments carried by state media. “One of my daughters got vaccinated, so in this sense, she took part in the testing,’’ Putin said at a meeting with … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the novel Coronavirus is proving exceptionally difficult to stop, as the number of cases approaches 20 million with over 700,000 deaths as at today Monday, August 10. Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, speaking during a news conference in Geneva … Read more
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has praised Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as he met President Tsai Ing-wen at her office in Taipei on Monday. Azar’s trip marks the highest-level visit by a U.S. Cabinet official to the island since 1979, when the two sides cut diplomatic ties. Read Also: NDDC Names 23 Companies … Read more
If You Want To Live Long, Stop Taking Excess Of These 7 Things, They Harm Your Kidney The kidney is a very vital organ of the body that helps the body to get rid of waste as urine. The kidney also does the filtration of the blood before sending it back to the heart. The … Read more
The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti has said that the state government was paying lip service to healthcare delivery in the state. The association made the assertion in a statement jointly signed by Dr Kolawole Adeniyi and Dr Toyese Adeleye, its Chairman and Secretary, respectively. Read Also: Akeredolu’s … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 32 COVID-19 patients, consisting of 27 Nigerians and five foreigners. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos that the patients were discharged after testing negative twice to the disease. Read Also: #mummycalmdown Internet Sensation Finally Meets With Sanwo-Olu (Photos) ”Good … Read more
Plateau State on Friday stormed to the top of daily Coronavirus infection, toppling Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 443 new cases. Total confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria now stand at 45,687, with 32,637 survivors discharged and 936 deaths recorded. Read Also: Buhari Signs Amended … Read more
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, has urged heads of schools to be proactive, ensure a safe and conducive environment for students ahead of resumption for exit classes on Aug. 10 in the state. Speaking with newsmen on Friday during the fumigation exercise at Abdulaziz Atta Memorial College (AMCO), Okene, … Read more
White House negotiators and Democratic lawmakers were unable to hammer out a deal on a new stimulus package on Friday, as the U.S. economy reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “We are far apart, yes,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as she left the talks. Read Also: Trump Campaign’s Push Turned Down, Extra … Read more
The Federal Government has assured medical workers handling COVID-19 pandemic cases across the country of payment of their June hazard allowance from Aug. 10. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, gave the assurance on Thursday at a meeting with the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Abuja. Read Also: Ogun Monarch Gives … Read more
Osun Government on Thursday warned individuals and institutions against indiscriminate decontamination and fumigation of public places in the state. Mr Sola Oladepo, Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, who gave the warning in a statement in Osogbo, said some are doing it in a bid to sanitise the environment against COVID-19 pandemic. Read Also: Ogun Monarch … Read more
The management and staff of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, are undergoing COVID-19 tests to ascertain their health status. A Press statement signed and issued by Mr John Agam, the Varsity’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) said that the test became imperative in view of the spread of the virus coupled with its preparations for the … Read more
The President of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo in Cross River, Mr Ugorji Nwabueze, has warned traders in the state to stop being cynical about the existence of COVID-19, saying the pandemic is real. Nwabueze, who gave the warning in a statement in Calabar, said people should learn to take responsibility for their lives. Read Also: Our … Read more
Canada has joined other rich countries like the United States and Britain that are pre-ordering millions of potential coronavirus vaccines for their citizens. Through this move known as ‘vaccine nationalism’, these wealthy nations are striking mass purchase deals with drug makers with promising vaccine candidates. Read Also: Our Major Concern Is Nigerians Safety, Says FG … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged voters, political parties, candidates, their supporters and other stakeholders to obey all its new guidelines for conduct of election during COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the call on Wednesday in Nasarawa, during the commission’s meeting with stakeholders ahead of the Nasarawa Central … Read more
Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), says a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. Ghebreyesus made this known at a virtual news conference on Monday at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. Read Also: Nigeria Records 304 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 44,433 The director-general … Read more
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy. More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected … Read more