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The latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has 69,645 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. In it latest case update, the NCDC disclosed that 390 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. The 390 new cases were reported from 20 states – FCT … Read more
The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increases as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveal the country now has 69,255 confirmed cases. In its latest case update, the NCDC reported 318 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, reported 310 new confirmed cases and one COVID-19-related death. This latest figures puts the country’s total number of cases at 68,937, discharged cases at 64,650 and deaths at 1,180. Read also: COVID-19: Minister Who Participated In Vaccine Trial Tests Positive According to the NCDC, the 310 … Read more
Barely two weeks after being administered a trial vaccine shot of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij Saturday tested positive of the novel coronavirus. Vij, who is in charge of several ministries including health, said on Twitter that he had contracted coronavirus. “I have been tested COVID-19 positive” Vij wrote. In November, 67-year-old … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden says Americans won’t be forced to take a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available in the US. BBC reports that it comes as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the first time urged “universal mask use” indoors, unless when Americans are at their own home. The CDC said the US had … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 324 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the country’s total to 68,627 cases. In its latest case update, the top diseases’ agency disclosed that it tested 7,101 samples across the country on December 4. The 324 new cases were reported from 11 states- Lagos (115), FCT (110), … Read more
Over 1.5 million COVID-19 deaths have been recorded worldwide from nearly 65 million cases, according to an AFP tally on Thursday based on official statistics. There have been 1,500,038 fatalities from 64,774,705 cases since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China in December. The worst affected region is Latin America and the Caribbean with … Read more
… as COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 1.5 million globally The spread of the Coronavirus disease in Nigeria continues to increase significantly as the latest figures provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveal Nigeria now has 68,303 confirmed cases. In its latest case update, the NCDC reported 343 new confirmed cases and 2 … Read more
The Senate, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to provide enough funds to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for Nigerians. The Chairman Senate committee on health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, raised the point of order during plenary which was adopted by other lawmakers. The Upper Chamber also resolved that its committee on health should meet with the Ministers … Read more
NBA, coronavirus The NBA announced Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, a dramatic increase over the zero positive tests reported during last season’s quarantine bubble in Florida. The league said the positive tests are the result of 546 tests carried out between November 24-30 as the NBA gets set to begin … Read more
Mexico has announced it signed an agreement on Wednesday with US pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer to buy 34.4 million vaccines against the coronavirus. Mexico To Procure 34.4 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines, with a first batch due to arrive this month. The Latin American nation has reported almost 107,000 Covid-19 deaths – one of the world’s highest … Read more
Japan is set to give free COVID-19 vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed on Wednesday, as the nation records soaring numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of parliament, having passed through … Read more
Scott Atlas, a highly controversial member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, has resigned from his post in the Trump administration. CNN reports that Atlas turned in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump on Monday. As a special government employee, Atlas had a 130-day window in which he could serve and that window … Read more
The latest figures provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has 67,557 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. In its latest cases update, 145 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, having carried out a total daily test of 7,101 samples across the country. Read also: NCDC … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country now has 67,220 confirmed cases. In its latest case update, 246 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded, having carried out a total daily test of 7,101 samples across the country. Read also: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 169 New Infections According to the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported Nigeria now has 66,974 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. In its latest COVID-19 case update, 169 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 7,101 samples across the country. Read also: NCDC Confirms 56 New Cases, One Fatality According … Read more
British government has announced plans to slash its foreign aid budget as parts of efforts to sustain its finances which has been severely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, on Wednesday, said “sticking rigidly” to spending 0.7 percent of gross national income on overseas aid was “difficult to justify to the British … Read more
Russia’s Sputnik V covid-19 vaccine is 95 percent effective according to a second interim analysis of clinical trial data, its developers announced on Tuesday. The two-dose vaccine will be available on international markets for less than $10 (8.40 euros) per dose, they said, and will be free for Russian citizens. AFP reports that the vaccine … Read more
The latest COVID-19 case update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has 66,439 confirmed cases. The country’s top disease agency stated that 56 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded on Monday, a sharp decrease in the number of daily cases in months. According to the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday disclosed that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had tested positive to COVID-19. Director General NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Briefing in Abuja. He stated that none of those who tested positive was allowed into the … Read more