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The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 88,587 cases of COVID-19 infections. In its latest case update dated January 1, the NCDC reports 1,074 new infections and 5 COVID-19-related deaths. The new infections were recorded in 15 states — Lagos (624), Kaduna … Read more
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 87,510 cases of COVID-19 infections. In its latest case update dated December 31, the NCDC reports 1,031 new infections and 11 COVID-19-related deaths. The new infections were recorded in 16 states — Lagos (570), FCT … Read more
Edo State, Coronavirus The Edo State has recorded two deaths and 18 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 90. In a tweet, Governor Godwin Obaseki urged residents to take personal responsibility to protect themselves and their loves so as to prevent the spread of the virus. According … Read more
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 86,576 cases of COVID-19 infections. In its latest case update dated December 29, the NCDC reports 1,016 new infections and 11 COVID-19-related deaths. The new infections were recorded in 22 states — Lagos (434), Plateau … Read more
Shortly after testing positive for COVID-19, newly elected US congressman, Luke Letlow, has been confirmed dead on Wednesday. A post on the Republican Facebook page which confirmed the report read that, “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from COVID-19.” Ekohotblog reports that he was was admitted … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm, AstraZeneca and Oxford University has been approved for use in the UK, the government announced on Wednesday, adding the mass rollout will start on January 4. The vaccine can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions, and is therefore cheaper and easier to administer than the … Read more
The latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria now has a total of 85,560 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In its latest case update dated December 29, the NCDC reports 749 new infections and 3 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications. The new infections were recorded in … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced a new ban on alcohol sales and said mask-wearing will be mandatory in public after South Africa became the continent’s first to record one million COVID-19 cases. AFP reports that Ramaphosa justified a raft of new measures by a “rapid rise” in infections, most by a new strain of … Read more
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 84,811 cases of COVID-19 infections. In its latest case update dated December 28, the NCDC reports 397 new infections and 10 COVID-19-related death. The new infections were recorded in 18 states — Lagos (144), Plateau … Read more
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that COVID-19 vaccines meant for Nigerians must undergo clinical trial before it is administered. President of the NMA, Professor Innocent Ujah, who stated this on Monday while speaking on Channels Television’s flagship programme, Sunrise Daily, said reactions to vaccines differ among races. “If the vaccines come to Nigeria, … Read more
South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million COVID-19 cases, according to new data published by the country’s health ministry on Sunday. Currently suffering a second wave of infections, of which the majority are a new variant of the COVID-19, South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the African continent, with … Read more
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into self-isolation. A statement issued on Saturday by Tallen and obtained by Eko Hot Blog disclosed that she was asymptomatic but took a routine test with members of her family. While other members of her family tested negative, hers returned positive. … Read more
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has a total of 83,576 cases of COVID-19. In its latest case update dated December 26, the NCDC reports 829 new infections and one COVID-19-related death. The new infections were recorded in 15 states — Lagos (296), FCT (291), … Read more
France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK, according to the BBC. The French health ministry said the person was a French national in the central town of Tours who had arrived from London on 19 December. It was confirmed after the man … Read more
The latest figures provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that Nigeria now has 82,747 confirmed COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated December 25, 712 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in the country. According to the NCDC, the new COVID-19 infections are reported from 20 states … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 infections tally has risen to 81,963. The NCDC, in its latest case update dated December 24, reported 1,041 new infections and 6 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications. Read also: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 155 New Cases, One Death The new cases were recorded … Read more
The United Kingdom has detected two cases of another new variant of COVID-19, health secretary Matt Hancock announced. The cases in London and north west England are contacts of people who travelled to South Africa, where the variant was discovered. Travel restrictions with South Africa have been imposed. Anyone who has travelled there in the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 infections tally has reached 79,789. In its latest case update dated December 22, the country’s top diseases agency reported 999 new COVID-19 infections and four additional deaths. According to the NCDC, the new cases were recorded in 18 states — FCT (416), … Read more
The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. “We have had a much higher (contamination rate) at different points in this pandemic and we’ve got it under control,” WHO’s emergencies … Read more
US President-elect Joe Biden received a Covid-19 vaccine live on television Monday in a campaign to boost Americans’ confidence in the jabs. AFP reports that the 78-year-old incoming president got the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware. His wife Jill received the shot earlier, the presidential transition team said. Biden told Americans … Read more