The Lagos State Government on Tuesday met with religious leaders in the state on the need to collaborate with government to halt the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. At the meeting which took place at the Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, hundreds of religious leaders under the aegis of … Read more
The Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days as part of measures to stop the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from spreading into the country, it was learnt on Tuesday. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this in Abuja while briefing the leadership … Read more
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that a Chinese national with likely symptom of coronavirus has been quarantined. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on Tuesday at a news conference to give updates on Coronavirus. Read Also: Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Attempted Rape of Minor According to him, the Chinese national … Read more
India on Tuesday suspended with immediate effect all regular visas or e-visas granted to the nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan issued on or before March 3 to curb COVID-19, said a revised travel advisory. These visas also included visas-on-arrival for Japan and South Korea, according to the travel advisory. “Those requiring to travel … Read more
The Federal Government has vowed to deal with any foreign airline that violates coronavirus screening procedures for passengers arriving in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, issued this warning in Abuja at the inter-ministerial meeting on coronavirus. According to a source at the meeting, the minister expressly said airlines that failed to … Read more
The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has called on Public and Private School Head Teachers and School Administrators, as well as pupils and students in the State to adopt prompt preventive measures against the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease in Schools. She remarked that it is imperative to prevent and contain any possible … Read more
Portugal confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Monday. The first case is a 60-year-old man who had travelled back from northern Italy, which is the European hotspot for the virus. A second person hospitalised in Portugal with coronavirus symptoms, a 33-year-old man who had returned from eastern Spain, where several COVID-19 cases … Read more
Following growing concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus in the country, the 2020 Nigeria-China Investment Conference which seeks to encourage Chinese investors who already have investments in the country to explore other opportunities in the rural areas has been postponed. Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja, the National Coordinator/Chief Executive of the Nigeria-China … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said that the Chinese government through her embassy in Nigeria is working with Lagos State Government to prevent the entry of Corona Virus into the State. The commissioner who disclosed this today while giving update on the State government’s level of preparedness to prevent or contain … Read more