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Kano state government has announced that it will soon enforce a compulsory use of face masks, as part of preventive measure to limit the spread of coronavirus. The state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje made this statement during a media session on the update of the state’s fight against COVID-19. He said when the state … Read more
A sailor of the Nigerian Navy on Saturday fled from a COVID-19 isolation centre in Oghara, Delta state. Identified as SM Ahmadu, the rating is said to be serving on board the navy’s base maintenance unit (BMU) in Warri. Spokesperson of Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, Ehiedu Anagwu, said Ahmadu had wanted to smoke … Read more
Nothing less than 533 workers at an industrial manufacturing facility in Ghana have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities in the country has disclosed. The health authorities made the disclosure in its situation report. It said 533 of 1, 300 workers tested positive for the virus and this made about 50 percent of the recently … Read more
The United States (US) has recorded 1,565 more deaths from COVID-19 in one day. The country is the worst hit by the pandemic, leapfrogging China — where the pandemic broke out and, for a while, its epicenter — in terms of cases and deaths recorded. The country has a total of 1,309,164 infections and over … Read more
The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State has confirmed the death of a policeman who tested positive for coronavirus. All staff, who came in contact with the deceased, are currently on self-isolation, a statement issued on Sunday by the Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, started. … Read more
United Bank for Africa, UBA employees at the treasury unit in head office have tested positive to Coronavirus. Kennedy Uzoka, the Group Managing Director and CEO of pan-African banking group, UBA Plc. said in a statement obtained by Ekohotblog that the case is being handled by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. See caputed … Read more
Strange COVID-19 related disease reported kills three children in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo disclosed on Saturday. The disease, which has also been reported in Chicago, Illinois, may augur a pandemic risk for children. Recall Gov. Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus. Cuomo also disclosed a … Read more
More than 100 people have been reported dead in Azare, Bauchi State, over the last one week as a result of Coronavirus complications. Azare is the second largest town in the state after Bauchi, the state capital. Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, former lawmaker representing Katagum Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, made this known in … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State government says it stopped a corpse of a suspected COVID-19 victim into the state from Lagos. The government said it has buried the corpse in accordance with the COVID-19 regulations. Commissioner for health, Dr Dominic Ukpong, made the disclosure during a meeting of the State Incidence Management Committee held at the … Read more
Dr. Ifegbike Kalu, a medical doctor, who works with the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, has today dropped his opinion on the possibility of transmitting COVID-19 through sex. Kalu who spoke with newsmen today said it’s possible to find COVID-19 in semen hence the possibility of transmitting the virus through sex. READ ALSO: JUST … Read more
Some Nigerians evacuated from the United Kingdom have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 01.43 pm on Friday. Videos of Nigerians evacuated from Uk. 6ix9ne | #wike | Supreme Court | #streetparty pic.twitter.com/jMfwX5WYQg — EkoHotBlog (@ekohotblog) May 8, 2020 They were evacuated after being stranded by the coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO:BREAKING: … Read more
Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday, announced that the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi, revealed this during a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 in the state, held in Alausa, Ikeja. According to the commissioner, the … Read more
Chaos in one of the isolation centres located at Kwanar Dawaki, Kano state, when some COVID-19 patients held health workers hostage for four hours. The former chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Kano branch, Professor Aminu Mohammed confirmed the situation of how the aggrieved patients held two medical doctors and one nurse captive. He said the … Read more
The Jigawa State government says its has unraveled the mystery behind strange deaths that have wreaked havoc in some parts of the state for days in end. In its findings, committee saddled with investigating the Purported mysterious deaths in Hadejia local government of Jigawa State has averred that the deaths were not related to COVID-19. … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has disclosed the number of people that the agency has been able to test for the virulent COVID-19 infection in the country. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC, on Thursday said about 22,000 persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria. The NCDC helmsman made the disclosure at presidential task … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finally spoken on Madagascar’s organic drink reputed to be cure for coronavirus. The West Africa’s socioeconomic body refuted claims that it had placed order for substantial amount of the organic drink, known as COVID-Organics (CVO). The body debunked the claim In a statement by its Directorate … Read more
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
The real Mastermind behind Coronavirus has come out unashamedly to reveal why the disease was created and descended on human race without pity. He said the disease came as a strategy to get attention from humanity. “Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her … Read more
Lagos state House of Assembly has called on the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to make recourse to the House over expenses incurred from the donations made towards combating the coronavirus pandemic in the state. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the House implored Sanwo-Olu to introduce a co-chairman from the … Read more
Cross River State government on Thursday authorized five truckloads of almajiris including other passengers from the northern part of Nigeria back to its destination. Vanguard learned that a border patrol team, comprising of Peace Corp members, civilian Vigilantes, Border COVID-19 Taskforce had intercepted the trucks yesterday night at the Gakem border town in Bekwara LGA … Read more