Nigeria has recorded four new deaths caused by the coronavirus on Tuesday, according to NCDC. While giving its daily update of the infection on its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov, the infectious disease outfit stated that out of the over 63,000 infections so far, 59,634 persons have recovered and have been discharged while it has recorded … Read more
Senator Jibrin Barau, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, has said that the 2020 budget implementation has been impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic, hence, the Senate might consider rolling over some items. According to the report gathered by Ekohotblog on budget-related issues that might impede the implementation of the 2020 Appropriation, the lawmaker said the … Read more
Lagos State government, on Sunday 2nd of August, has confirmed the recovery and discharge of 37 corona-virus (COVID-19) patients from its isolation centres in the state. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement disclosed that the patients, including 31 Nigerians and six foreigners, were discharged after testing negative twice for the virus. ”Good people of Lagos, today, … Read more
Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has taken to declare the COVID-19 status of the country in the church. The president while speaking during a church service in Dodoma, the country’s capital, declare the country COVID-19 free. He said God has answered the prayers of the citizens and eliminated the disease in the country, while praising the clerics and worshippers for … Read more
A doctor(name withheld) in Bauchi State on Sunday has infected ten of his family members including his last child, a 9-year-old son after testing positive for COVID-19. Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Rilwanu Muhammed who disclosed this to the Nation in Bauchi the state capital said though nine of the family were … Read more
China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’ at unauthorized laboratories, according … Read more
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) on Saturday said its President, Prof. Bello Mohammed Agaie, had died in Sokoto of complications from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Prof. Bala Muhammad, the FCT branch Chairman of the association (NVMA), announced this in a statement in Abuja. Muhammad said Agaie died on May 12, in Sokoto due to complications from … Read more
Nigeria has recorded 288 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 5,445. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this known on its website on Friday. A breakdown of data obtained from the centre’s website showed that 140 COVID-19 patients were discharged in the past 24 … Read more
A 33-year-old coronavirus patient has delivered a baby boy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba. This was contained in a statement on Friday by LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo. Adeyemo said, “LUTH delivers third patient (33-year-old) with COVID-19 of a baby boy. “A team of LUTH doctors, anaesthetists and nurses … Read more
Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Bello Agaie has died of Coronavirus diseases. Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, disclosed this on Friday in Minna, the state capital. According to a statement on Thursday night by Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Abubakar Sani, the late Agaie died of coronavirus disease. … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 13 COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice consecutively. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, made the announcement on Thursday. According to him, with the discharge of the 11 males and two females, Lagos has now recorded 541 recoveries. “Good people of Lagos, … Read more
A six-year-old girl alongside her father who was the index case of COVID-19 in Kazaure, Jigawa State have both recovered from COVID-19 in Jigawa State. The girl was said to have contracted the virus after having contact with her father a businessman who returned from Enugu to Jigawa. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Abba … Read more
Founder of Daar Communications Plc Raymond Dokpesi has been discharged from the University of Abuja Treatment Centre After Testing Negative to Coronavirus. “I am exceptionally indebted to God Almighty for keeping and protecting me and my entire family all through our isolation at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada Isolation Centre,” Dokpesi said in … Read more
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the recovery and discharge of 26 more patients who tested negative twice to the Coronavirus. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged had become 528. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and … Read more
A three- year- old has tested positive for coronavirus in Ebonyi, which brings about the eighth case recorded in the state. Governor David Umahi announced this in a broadcast on the state’s broadcast stations after the Security/Covid-19 Committee meeting on Wednesday According to the Governor, the child is one of the two children of a … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced four new cases of COVID-19 in Oyo State. NCDC made the announcement in a tweet two minutes after midnight on Wednesday morning. However, the announcement by NCDC contradicts an earlier announcement by the Executive Governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde. READ ALSO :So Sad! How … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 146 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4787. NCDC announced this on its twitter handle on Tuesday night. According to NCDC, The newly confirmed cases are as follows; 57-Lagos, 27-Kano, 10-Kwara, 9-Edo, 8-Bauchi, 7-Yobe, 4-Kebbi, 4-Oyo, 3-Katsina, … Read more
The Kano State government has extended the lockdown imposed on the state to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus infection in the state by one week. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Muhammed Garba, made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the government late Monday. It said the action became essential … Read more
The World Health Organization on Monday hailed dwindling COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in some countries, but called on nations to show “extreme vigilance” as they begin loosening their restrictions. Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, with officials in countries like France and Spain emboldened by declining … Read more
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