The Borno State government has identified 99 people believed to have had contact with the index case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Deputy Governor Umar Kadafur disclosed this on Monday at a news conference in Maiduguri, the state capital. The index case was a health worker with the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Doctors … Read more
Ongoing ‘hard lockdown’ will likely cause far greater suffering in the short and long term than the pandemic itself. As medical doctors who are most at risk, we do not request the easing of the lockdown lightly. But we see far greater harm to our healthcare system and our economy by further delaying the inevitable spread of the virus.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that the most affected age group of the COVID19 pandemic in the country is within the age group of 31 to 40 years. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the age group most affected by COVID-19 is between 31- 40 years. The was … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday said it has tested 8,003 samples for COVID-19 in the country. The information was contained in the NCDC’s COVID-19 situation report dated April 19, 2020. The report noted that 9,233 have been identified as ‘People of Interest’ with about 98 per cent now contacted. According to the … Read more
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has apologised for certain errors made during the burial of late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari Mr Kyari, who died from complications of COVID-19 on Friday, was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. There were debates all over social media and … Read more
Cable News Network (CNN) presenter, Richard Quest, has contracted COVID-19, according to a statement he released on Monday. The presenter revealed the development in a tweet on his verified handle where he, however, said he has only a few symptoms of the disease. According to Quest, he would reserve his prayers and thoughts for those … Read more
Members of the public who visited the hospital in the last 10 days, have been advised to take necessary precaution (quarantine) to prevent spreading the disease. Read the statement below;
The Chief of Staff to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, Muhammad Sani Dattijo has dismissed reports that the governor is in the Intensive Care Unit. Dattijo in a tweet posted on Monday disclosed Governor El-Rufai is working from the isolation centre. On Monday, Governor El-Rufai attended a virtual meeting with members of his cabinet. … Read more
An international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Border, has mourned one of its staff members who died of coronavirus (COVID-19). MSF Head of Mission in Nigeria, Siham Hajaj, confirmed the death of the medical official in a statement on Monday. “Our dear colleague died on 18 April, in Maiduguri, … Read more
The Lagos State government has revealed the local governments where the highest cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in the state, made the disclosure on Sunday during a briefing on the outbreak of the disease in Lagos. Although he did not state the actual figure … Read more
Borno State has recorded a suspected COVID-19 death, one which will be the State’s first when confirmed. Deputy Governor Umar Kadafur who is also the chairman of the Covid 19 Taskforce revealed this to journalists in Maiduguri after a high level meeting attended by humanitarian partners, where the governor was briefed on the situation of … Read more
The Lagos State government says there is no policy prohibiting the release of dead coronavirus (COVID-19) patients to their families. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, stated this during a briefing on Sunday. He was responding to a question to clarify the controversy surrounding the release of the body of the … Read more
An 83-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 in Lagos State, bring the total deaths to 14 in the state. The state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this know on Sunday via Twitter. He said the deceased had underlying health issues. He said, “23 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Lagos. “4 COVID-19 patients were discharged … Read more
Confirmed cases of coronavirus have heightened to 493 in Nigeria after 51 new infections were recorded on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known via its Twitter handle. It also confirmed that the number of fatalities recorded from coronavirus-related complications had increased 17. Ekohotblog understands that NCDC noted that of the fifty-one … Read more
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Friday discharged the first COVID-19 patient from its isolation centre. The Head of Rapid Response Team, COVID-19 in UBTH, Benson Okwara, disclosed this in a statement in Benin. He said: “The patient’s first negative test, following resolution of symptoms, was on April 10, while a follow-up test … Read more
Spain’s death toll increased to nearly 19,500, government figures showed on Friday. The country reported 585 new fatalities in the past 24 hours but said it had revised its counting mechanism, making the figures difficult to compare with previous tolls. The total number of deaths in Spain now stands at 19,478, the third-highest in the … Read more
Another person has died of coronavirus in Nigeria, giving rise to 13 COVID-19 death in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared this on Thursday night in its latest report on the pandemic. It disclosed that as at 10:20 pm on April 16, five states – Lagos, Edo, Katsina, Delta, and Kano, … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus nationwide, there were more males than females. Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Friday in Abuja. Iheakweazu said NCDC data revealed that of the 6,649 suspected cases … Read more
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom state branch has been thrown into mourning following the death of a medical doctor, Dr Dominic Essien of the dreaded COVID 19. The state chairman, Dr Nsikak Nyoyoko broke the news of the death of the renewed Physiotherapist, while addressing members of the association in Uyo, the state capital. … Read more
Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, has opened an emergency COVID-19 hospital built in just eight days in the exhibition centre of Britain’s second city, Birmingham. William, the Duke of Cambridge, opened the new NHS Nightingale Hospital at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) via video link. The hospital is the second of seven being … Read more