Despite the share of people in gainful employment rising substantially since the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria, many Nigerians are yet to regain full employment even as the food security situation in the country has substantially worsened since the beginning of the pandemic, a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has … Read more
Chinese First Lady donates Medical equipment to Nigeria’s First lady Prof. Peng Liyuan, First Lady of the People’s Republic of China, has donated medical equipment to Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari to support Nigeria in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr Zhoa Yong, Deputy Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Abuja, who represented … Read more
According to the report, the squirrel tested positive to Bubonic Plague on July 11 in the town of Morrison, marking the first case of plague in the county this year. A squirrel in Colorado, United States has tested positive for the bubonic plague, the CNN has reported. Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) department announced the … Read more
The spread of the Coronavirus continued to gain momentum, affecting millions around the world and shown no deference to well-known faces, celebrity, or social status. More than 573,000 people around the world so far have died due to complications from the global pandemic, as cases of the deadly disease have topped 7.27 million in total. … Read more
The striking Lagos medical doctors on Tuesday described the response of the Lagos State Ministry of information to the ongoing 3-days warning strike as an attempt to smear them, claiming that they attempted all within their powers to prevent the strike. The Lagos State Government through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso … Read more
The Medical Director of the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Bowale Abimbola has disclosed that the majority of the people who died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos have hypertension and diabetes even as he disclosed that most male individuals come down with a very severe form of the infection. Disclosing this while in his … Read more
Borno Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed no fewer than 8,000 community health workers for the ongoing Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in the state. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. The UN health agency … Read more
The Bauchi government says it has renovated and upgraded 26 existing childbirth spacing units in seven local government areas in the state, in its efforts at ensuring safe child delivery. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, the Executive Chairman of the State Primary Healthcare Developmental Agency, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
Tokyo health officials on Tuesday appealed for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus to trace the source of a new outbreak. Contact-tracing became a necessity after a production starring Japanese boy-band members was found to be the source of at least 20 cases. Tokyo government said it was focusing on … Read more
Treats 310 patients in 3 months By Olasunkanmi Akoni Despite the increasing numbers in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, the epi-centre, the management board of Young President Organisation, YPO, has concluded plans to close. Eti-Osa Isolation Centre in Landmark Village area of the state on July 31, 2020, in line with agreed terms with … Read more
Japan and the U.S. are sharing information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, a top Japanese official said on Monday. Of the 62 individuals Okinawa confirmed had tested positive from Tuesday to Sunday, 39 were at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, 22 … Read more
Mr Christian Ohaa, Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday resumed work after testing being discharged from isolation centre and testing negative to COVID-19. It was reported that Ohaa, asymptomatic, tested positive for the virus two weeks ago. NAN reports that upon testing positive, the office of the permanent secretary was immediately shut … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new round of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday in response to the country’s rising rate of infections. “From Monday onwards, a night-time curfew will be enforced between 9 pm and 4 am, while face masks will be compulsory in public places and a ban on the sale of … Read more
Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has denied reports that the governor had directed his aides and civil servants to undergo Coronavirus (COVID -19) tests. Ifeajika, in a statement on Sunday in Asaba, challenged the peddlers to provide evidence of the memo or statement issued by government in … Read more
Professor Moji Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC has debunked the claim that a Nigerian herbal medicine has been approved to treat or cure COVID-19 cases. “There is no cure for COVID-19 at the moment”, she told P.M.News on phone. NAFDAC, spelled as National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is the regulatory authority for … Read more
India’s Biocon has received approval from the country’s drug regulator to market, Itolizumab injection, to treat cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 patients, a company statement said. In 2013, Biocon had launched Itolizumab, an anti-CD6 IgG1 monoclonal antibody biologic therapy for treating chronic plaque psoriasis, which … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in closed and improperly ventilated indoor settings is possible. Short-range aerosol transmission, particularly in specific indoor locations such as crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces over a prolonged period of time with infected persons cannot be ruled out, the UN health body … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Saturday said it had sealed a private medical laboratory conducting COVID-19 tests inside a pharmacy at Banana Island in Ikoyi, Lagos. The ministry, through its Twitter account, said that the lab; Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, situated inside a pharmacy, was carrying out COVID-19 tests without required … Read more
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Saturday says about 47 million women in low and middle-income countries were likely to be deprived of contraceptives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, made this known in a statement released by Mrs Kori Habib, the Media Associate of the fund in … Read more
Assessing the role of the Board of Directors in managing crisis in workplaces was the center of discourse during an online webinar platform organized by the Women on Boards, WIMBoard, under the Women in Management, Business and Public Service. With various panelists who bore their thoughts on the theme, “The Role of Boards in Anticipating … Read more