#CoronavirusNigeria

Coronavirus: Panic In The Land As Nigerians Can No Longer Hold Their Fears

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The Coronavirus also known as Covid-19 is an ongoing global pandemic  that was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019. So far, over 130,000 cases have been confirmed in more than 120 countries and territories, with major outbreaks in mainland China, Italy, South Korea, and Iran. More than 4,900 people have died from … Read more

Coronavirus: TB Joshua Receives Fresh Revelations For America

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Recently, the  United States President, Donald Trump placed a  travel ban as a result of Coronavirus outbreak. However, Founder of the , Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B. Joshua, has issued a stern warning to the American president that the 30 days travel ban imposed on flights from Europe by Trump would cause … Read more

Coronavirus: Postpone Camp Exercise, Group Tells NYSC

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NYSC Doctors, House Of Reps

National Youth Service  corps has been urged to postpone its 2020 ‘Batch A’ orientation camp e exercise due to the outbreak of Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. This call was made by a Human rights organisation, the Muslims Rights Concern, through its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola on Wednesday. The group said, “Authorities of the NYSC on … Read more

Coronavirus: Chinese Language Course Suspended In Nnamdi Azikiwe University

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Togo Confirms First Coronavirus Case

Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, Professor Charles Esimone has said that the school is opting for an online class to continue the lecturing of Chinese Language. This is following the suspension of the Chinese Language course due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. During a press briefing yesterday to unveil its programme for … Read more

#CoronavirusNigeria: Clothe Dealer Now Receives Money With A Bowl

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Togo Confirms First Coronavirus Case

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

Coronavirus: Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Suspended

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Rotimi Amaechi

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

Coronavirus: California Declares Emergency After Death

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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

Coronavirus: Bauchi Airport Under Surveillance, Fasting And Prayer Declared

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The Bauchi State Government has placed the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport in Bauchi under  surveillance to prevent the spread of  coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro,  said on  Wednesday the aim of the activation of a surveillance strategy at the airport was to ensure that no person with … Read more

Coronavirus: Kemi Olunloyo Shares Shocking Airport Experience

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Coronavirus: Kemi Olunloyo Shares Airport Experience

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

Expert Says Nigeria’s Hot Weather Will Supress The Spread Of Coronavirus

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#CoronavirusUpdates: Quarantined Italian In Nigeria Has Fully Recovered

A Consultant Virologist, Dr Adeola Fowotade, has said that hot tropical climate as obtainable in Nigeria could help suppress the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Fowotade of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, said this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to her, some experts think the COVID-19 may behave like … Read more

List Of Countries Where Coronavirus Have Been Confirmed

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The outbreak of coronavirus which was first noticed in Chinese City of Wuhan at the end of 2019, has now been confirmed in 75 other countries.

While Iran has recorded the highest death toll outside China, Iran rose to 66, WHO has also announced that the number of new cases outside China rose nine times higher than those inside the Asian country in the last 24 hours.

More than 3,100 people have died globally and over 90,000 have been infected since the outbreak of the deadly disease, leading to a declaration of public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In mainland China, more than 80,100 cases of the virus and over 2,900 deaths have been recorded, with majority of the patients coming from Hubei province.

Here is a full list of the 75 countries where coronavirus has been confirmed in outside mainland China as at 12:00am on Tuesday March 3;

1. Afghanistan (1 case)

2. Algeria (2 cases)

3. Andorra (1 case)

4. Armenia (1 case)

5. Australia (35 cases, 1 death)

6. Austria (10 cases)

7. Bahrain (49 cases)

8. Belarus (1 case)

9. Belgium (1 case)

10. Brazil (2 cases)

11. Cambodia (1 case)

12. Canada (24 cases)

13. Croatia (6 cases)

14. Czech Republic (5 cases)

15. Denmark (3 cases)

16. Dominican Republic (1 case)

17. Ecuador (7 cases)

18. Egypt (2 cases)

19. Estonia (1 case)

20. Finland (3 cases)

21. France (130 cases, 2 deaths)

22. Georgia (1 case)

23. Germany (158 cases)

24. Gibraltar (1 case)

25. Greece (7 cases)

26. Hong Kong (100 cases, 2 deaths)

27. Iceland (3 case)

28. India (6 cases)

29. Indonesia (2 cases)

30. Iran (1,501 cases, 66 deaths)

31. Iraq (26 cases)

32. Ireland (1 case)

33. Israel (12 cases)

34. Italy (2,036 cases, 52 deaths)

35. Japan (974 cases, 12 deaths)

36. Jordan (1 case)

37. Kuwait (56 cases)

38. Latvia (1 case)

39. Lebanon (13 cases)

40. Lithuania (1 case)

41. Luxembourg (1 case)

42. Macao (10 cases)

43. Malaysia (25 cases)

44. Mexico (5 cases)

45. Monaco (1 case)

46. Nepal (1 case)

47. Netherlands (7 cases)

48. New Zealand (1 case)

49. Nigeria (1 case)

50. North Macedonia (1 case)

51. Norway (15 cases)

52. Oman (6 cases)

53. Pakistan (5 cases)

54. Philippines (3 cases, 1 death)

55. Portugal (2 cases)

56. Qatar (7 cases)

57. Romania (3 cases)

58. Russia (6 cases)

59. San Marino (1 case)

60. Saudi Arabia (1 case)

61. Senegal (1 case)

62. Singapore (108 cases)

63. South Korea (5,186 cases, 29 deaths)

64. Spain (73 cases)

65. Sri Lanka (1 case)

66. Sweden (13 cases)

67. Switzerland (18 cases)

68. Taiwan (41 cases, 1 death)

69. Thailand (42 cases, 1 death)

70. Tunisia (1 case)

71. Ukraine (1 case)

72. United Arab Emirates (21 cases)

73. United Kingdom (40 cases)

74. United States (105 cases*, 6 deaths)

75. Vietnam (16 cases)

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“I’m On Self Isolation, Not Quarantined For Coronavirus” ~DG, NCDC

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Dr. Chikwe Ihekewazu,  Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has found the ongoing reports saying he is being quarantined for Coronavirus as funny as he laughed it off. In a post via his verified Twitter account  on Tuesday, he dismissed reports that he is being quarantined for coronavirus, instead he was on … Read more

Coronavirus: Dangote Donates 200m To Tackle Spread In Nigeria

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After donating N1 billion to the fight against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa, Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has again pledged the sum of N200 million to support the Federal Government’s effort at containing the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The breakdown of the commitment goes thus: N124 million has been earmarked to support … Read more

Coronavirus: Come Back To Us -Chinese Restaurants Beg Nigerians

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Coronavirus: Come Back To Us -Chinese Restaurants Beg Nigerians

Since it was announced that the coronavirus disease had hit Lagos, many Nigerians have been avoiding “Chinese” restaurants in the country like they would an earthquake and a rattlesnake. It does not even matter to them if they are just Nigerian-owned restaurants serving Chinese menus. Since the deadly disease originated in China, many Nigerians have … Read more

Coronavirus: Govt faces difficulties tracing Italian co-passengers

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COVID-19: Lagos State Govt Discharges 31 Nigerians And Six foreigners

The Federal Government has vowed to deal with any foreign airline that violates coronavirus screening procedures for passengers arriving in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, issued this warning in Abuja at the inter-ministerial meeting on coronavirus. According to a source at the meeting, the minister expressly said airlines that failed to … Read more

Global Fears Grow As Worldwide Coronavirus Infections Surpass 90,000

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that public health officials are operating in “unchartered territory” as they combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected more than 90,000 people across 73 countries and territories as of Monday evening. The virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica since it was first identified in … Read more

LASG Gives Update On Coronavirus, Tasks Citizens On Personal Hygiene

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has confirmed that the corona virus patient currently in the Yaba Mainland Hospital is doing very well and the state is very satisfied with his condition. Briefing journalists after a stakeholders’ meeting on Corona Virus at the State House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, Prof. Abayomi assured … Read more

Coronavirus: Ex INEC Chairman Has Found A Cure

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Apart from being a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),  Prof. Maurice Iwu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Institute of Nigeria,  on Monday announced that his team had discovered a cure for the deadly coronavirus. He said this while briefing the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu and … Read more

Italy Coronavirus Cases Now At 1,835 With 52 Dead

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The number of coronavirus cases in Italy climbed to 1,835, with 52 deaths reported so far, according to an update from the country’s Civil Protection Authority on Monday. More on this: Italy has the most coronavirus cases of any country outside of Asia. In Lombardy, the northern Italian region at the center of the country’s outbreak, 1 in 10 … Read more

Portugal confirms first coronavirus case

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Togo Confirms First Coronavirus Case

Portugal confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Monday. The first case is a 60-year-old man who had travelled back from northern Italy, which is the European hotspot for the virus. A second person hospitalised in Portugal with coronavirus symptoms, a 33-year-old man who had returned from eastern Spain, where several COVID-19 cases … Read more

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