coronavirus updates

BREAKING: Nigeria Records 381 New Cases of COVID-19, Toll Now 3526

May 7, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Thursday via its verified Twitter handle have confirmed 381 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. It tweeted, “On the 7th of May 2020, 381 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has … Read more

US Approves Gilead’s Remdesivir Drug For COVID-19 Patients

May 2, 2020. by Otunba T.J Abass

President Donald Trump on Friday has announced the experimental drug remdesivir authorized by US regulators for emergency use against coronavirus. It comes after the antiviral made by Gilead Sciences was shown in a major clinical trial to shorten the time to recovery in some coronavirus patients, the first time any medicine has had a proven … Read more