The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said a study carried out by a research institution in the Federal Ministry of Health revealed that not all sanitisers in circulation are standard. Ehanire said this while briefing journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. He also gave an advisory on … Read more
Close to half of Chile’s 50-member senate and four ministers have been placed in Quarantine after coming into contact with at least three colleagues infected with the novel coronavirus. Finance Minister Ignacio Briones and Chief of Staff Felipe Ward both wrote on Twitter that they had tested negative for the virus but were in quarantine … Read more
A 22-year-old COVID-19 patient has given birth to a set of twice at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos. The teaching hospital management made the announcement in a statement on its Twitter page. The hospital said the woman was delivered of the twins through cesarean section with the help of a team comprises doctors, … Read more
Kano state government on Tuesday approved public gathering for the congregational Eid prayers in state. The Eid prayer to mark the conclusion of the Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan is expected to be held on Saturday or Sunday. The approval is sequel to a meeting between the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje, religious leaders in the … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has disclosed that the state recorded 15 more recoveries. The Commissioner took to his Twitter to make this announcement on Monday night. This brings the total recoveries in the state to 623. Read Also: Diverse Explosion Hits Borno “177 new COVID-19 Infection confirmed in Lagos. Total number … Read more
Nigeria government on Monday said citizens in foreign countries who are desirous of returning to the country amid the COVID-19 scourge will no longer have to worry about footing the bills of their two-week quarantine. Speaking during the Presidential Taskforce daily briefing in Abuja, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geofrey Onyeama, said the cost of the … Read more
Syria Authorities on Monday announced the country will not hold public prayers during Eid al-Fitr holidays at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, mirroring restrictions in Egypt and Algeria. Inviting the faithful to pray at home with family, Damascus announced “the suspension of collective prayer in mosques for Eid,” state news agency … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug “for about a week … Read more
The Federal government on Monday extended the lockdown in Kano State by two weeks as the northern state continues to be one of the major hotspots for new infections. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary-General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha while briefing journalists in … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that the country has confirmed two hundred sixteen new cases of COVID-19. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 216 cases, 74 are confirmed in Lagos, 33 in Kastina, 19 … Read more
Uber Technologies Inc on Monday announced it is cutting a quarter of its global workforce and trimming investment to survive the financial hit to its business from the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Francisco-based company is laying off about 3,000 people and stopping some investments unrelated to its core ride-share and delivery businesses, according to chief … Read more
The United Kingdom through Ofcom, on Monday, imposed a sanction on Loveworld Limited owned by Christ Embassy’s Pastor Christ Oyakilome for airing “potentially harmful statements” about the Covid-19 pandemic, including a baseless conspiracy that the virus is linked to the rollout of 5G phone network. Programmes aired in early April on the LoveWorld Television Ministry, … Read more
For days on end, public discourse has been repleted with the Whereabouts of fifteen Chinese doctors who arrived in the country on April 8 to purportedly assist in the fight against COVID-19. Their disappearance has ruffled feathers leading to questions being raised on the transparency and openness of the federal government in tackling the COVID-19 … Read more
The Federal Government, has said that the gradual ease of lockdown in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory and Ogun would continue for another two week. According to the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, he said the ‘May 4’ order of the president remains and there will be a ban on all … Read more
Nigeria has witnessed a spike in its number of active COVID-19 cases after relaxing the five weeks lockdown. According to data from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the country recorded more than half of its total confirmed COVID-19 cases within two weeks of relaxing the lockdown President Muhammadu Buhari had, In March, declared a … Read more
Experts have predicted that COVID-19 may remain a crisis much longer than 2022, with “up to 70% of the world’s population” becoming infected. Amid this mess, elections are billed to hold in Nigeria in 2023, in line with constitutional provisions. If, in the worst-case scenario, COVID-19 subsists beyond 2022, what then does the future hold … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed delight at how the nation is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic despite the health challenges bedevilling the country. The President expressed his satisfaction with how the pandemic has been handled when he met with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in the State House, Abuja. The delegation was led … Read more
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications Plc, has said media outfits should not be used as an avenue to promote acrimony, personal agenda and settle political scores with opponents. This admonition is coming in the wake of reactions that trailed the viral comment of his son on his COVID-19 treatment, with some saying such comment … Read more
The presidency on Sunday enjoined those castigating the federal government for taking more loans to refrain from doing so. It asserted that there was nothing wrong in taking loans as the borrowings were aimed at financing specific project and critical aspects of the economy. Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina made the assertion when he featured on … Read more
A person who later learned they were positive for Covid-19 attended a California religious service on Mother’s Day, exposing 180 other people to the COVID-19. According to reports, the person received a positive test result the day after the service, which had more than 180 attendees Gatherings of any size remain prohibited, even in counties … Read more