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Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus, Nigerians have been adopting funny and extraordinary measures to avoid contracting the disease. In Delta, a clothe dealer at the popular Ogbeogonogo Market, Mrs Justina Uduophori, now uses a bowl to receive money from customers for the goods they purchased. She said she used the method to avoid … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it needs $20 million to fight Ebola in DR Congo, even as the end of the devastating 19-month epidemic finally seemed within grasp. While the world’s attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient being treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged … Read more
Another three suspected Coronavirus patients quarantined in Lagos have tested negative to the deadly disease, Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said on Friday evening. Abayomi had on Thursday said three people had been quarantined at its isolation centre in Yaba area of Lagos on suspicion of Coronavirus. One of the suspects quarantined was … Read more
Lagos State Government, through the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, has partnered with Dettol Clean Naija to take hand washing advocacy to public primary schools across the State with the aim of containing the deadly COVID-19 infection. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, Mrs. Solape Hammond, stated … Read more
Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra on Friday revealed Peru has detected its first case of the new coronavirus in a 25-year-old man who had traveled to Europe. The president while reassuring the country called for calm and said Peru had taken “all the medical measures” to treat the patient, who had been in Spain, France and … Read more
Togo confirmed its first case of the dreaded coronavirus on Friday after a 42-year-old woman tested positive following her return from a trip to Benin, Germany, France and Turkey. Making the country the second West Africa country with Coronavirus case after Nigeria The presidency in the West African nation of eight million people said the … Read more
The man who became Spain’s first coronavirus patient has reportedly made full recovery after being treated with an HIV and MS drug. 62-year-old Miguel Ángel Benítez was hospitalized at the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in Seville, where he received lopinavir-ritonavir, an antiretroviral drug sold under the brand name Kaletra, according to Metro UK, which cited … Read more
The Health Ministry in Cameroon has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the country. The case involves a 58-year-old France citizen who arrived the capital of the country, Yaounde, on February 24. See Also: 23-Year-Old SS2 Student Rapes Minor He is currently isolated and being quarantined. “All measures have been taken by the government … Read more
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday emphasized the need for residents of the State to imbibe the habit of regular handwashing with soap and water as well as lots of fruits intake to build immunity against Coronavirus disease also known as Covid-19. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at a Special Sanitation Visit of the … Read more
Due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan rail project has been put to hold. Speaking on Thursday in a live programme on African Independent Television, Minister of Transportation , Rotimi Amaechi said the employees of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the contractor handling the project , were still … Read more
Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has released fresh prophecies for the year 2020, saying that the deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will end. Ekohotblog recalls that Prophet TB Joshua had on March 1, 2020, predicted that there would be showers of rain across the country that would “wipe away … Read more
Fifty-three new cases of Coronavirus broke out across the United States on Thursday, striking for the first time in Colorado, Tennessee, Texas and San Francisco. Twenty new cases of the virus were confirmed in King County, Washington, local health officials said, bringing the total in the county to 51 with 11 deaths. One death has … Read more
Residents of a Washington county where 44 people have tested positive for coronavirus and nine people have died are being advised to work from home and schools are shutting down to avoid possible exposure to the killer strain. Eleven people in the U.S. have died from coronavirus, and 165 people have tested positive nationwide. Washington … Read more
Facebook announced early Thursday that a contractor in its Seattle office has been infected and as result has asked workers to work from home. “A contractor based in our Stadium East office has been diagnosed with the COVID-19,” a Facebook spokeswoman said in a statement. The spokeswoman added that the location would be closed down … Read more
California has declared a state of emergency after announcing its first coronavirus death, bringing the US death toll from the disease to 11. A 71-year-old man, who died in a hospital near Sacramento, had underlying health conditions and had been on a cruise ship, said officials. The White House moved on Wednesday to expand testing … Read more
South Africa’s Health Minister on Thursday confirmed the country’s first case of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive,” the country’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize said. “The patient is a 38-year-old male who traveled to Italy with his wife. They were … Read more
Italy will close all schools and universities from today Thursday, as it also rolled out other emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped. The total number of dead in Italy rose to 107 after 28 people died of … Read more
Controversial blogger, Kemi Olunloyo recently narrated her experience at the Port- Harcourt international airport. According to the 55-year-old, the airport did not put any preventive measures in place for passengers against coronavirus. Olunloyo posted a picture of herself at the airport on Instagram and captioned it “Dear Port Harcourt INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. We didn’t see thermometer … Read more
No Time to Die, an upcoming James Bond movie release date is now delayed for seven months due to fears of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). No Time to Die which was supposed to premiere in April 2020 will now open in November this year. No Time to Die was initially scheduled to premiere in … Read more
Iran’ s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday dismissed a US offer to help the Islamic republic fight its coronavirus outbreak, charging that “ vicious” American sanctions are depriving the country of medicine. Iran has scrambled to halt the rapid spread of the virus that has claimed 92 lives out of 2 , 922 confirmed infections … Read more