Operations at the world’s deepest gold mine, in South Africa, have been halted after 164 cases of coronavirus were detected there.Operations at the world’s deepest gold mine, in South Africa, have been halted after 164 cases of coronavirus were detected there. The Mponeng mine, like all others in the country, resumed operations last month after … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 338 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. NCDC noted this in its daily COVID-19 cases update published on its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO: BREAKING: President Buhari To Address Nigerians Monday, May 18 It wrote: “Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the … Read more
A doctor(name withheld) in Bauchi State on Sunday has infected ten of his family members including his last child, a 9-year-old son after testing positive for COVID-19. Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Rilwanu Muhammed who disclosed this to the Nation in Bauchi the state capital said though nine of the family were … Read more
China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’ at unauthorized laboratories, according … Read more
A 33-year-old coronavirus patient has delivered a baby boy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba. This was contained in a statement on Friday by LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo. Adeyemo said, “LUTH delivers third patient (33-year-old) with COVID-19 of a baby boy. “A team of LUTH doctors, anaesthetists and nurses … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has handed a property forfeited by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to the Lagos Government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting of six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ quarter was renounced by Allison-Madueke following an order of … Read more
Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Bello Agaie has died of Coronavirus diseases. Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, disclosed this on Friday in Minna, the state capital. According to a statement on Thursday night by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Abubakar Sani, the late Agaie died of coronavirus disease. … Read more
The Kano State government has extended the lockdown imposed on the state to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus infection in the state by one week. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Muhammed Garba, made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the government late Monday. It said the action became essential … Read more
Lagos State Ministry of Health(LSMOH) on Sunday announced the discharge of 21 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres to reunite with the society after testing negative twice. This was disclosed via the Ministry Twitter handle. LSMOH reports that the discharged patients, who are all Nigerians, were made up of 17 males and 4 females. … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 239 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 239 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Saturday evening, May 9. READ ALSO: Strange COVID-19 Related Disease Kills Kids In New … Read more
The Lagos ministry of health (LSMOH) on Friday has announced the discharge of 42 COVID-19 patients from the state’s isolation facilities via its Twitter handle. The patients, 20 females and 22 males, were discharged from isolation facilities at Onikan, Eti-Osa and Lekki. “42 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 20 females & 22 males; all Nigerians have been … Read more
A passenger suspected to be COVID-19 positive travelling from Lagos to one of the northern states on Thursday reported sadly died in Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State inside the commercial vehicle he boarded. According to reports, the bus with registration number JJJ 349XN, carrying passengers from Lagos had embarked on … Read more
Kano state government has discharged 16 new COVID-19 patients from its facilities after full recovery and testing negative twice. A statement signed by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba implied that this brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 22. He said among the discharged patients were Professor Abdulrazak Garba … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Thursday, confirmed two more COVID-19 deaths in the state, saying the number of confirmed cases in the state had increased to 1,324. However, Abayomi, who made the disclosure on his Twitter account, did not provide additional information on the age, sex, nationality, and medical history … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 195 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 195 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, May 6. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more