The White House rebuked the top US health agency on Sunday, saying “it let the country down” on providing testing crucial to the battle against the coronavirus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been under intense scrutiny since producing a faulty test for COVID-19 that caused weeks of delays in the US … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 338 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. NCDC noted this in its daily COVID-19 cases update published on its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO: BREAKING: President Buhari To Address Nigerians Monday, May 18 It wrote: “Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the … Read more
The Lagos state government has said it is considering activation of full commercial activites and reopening of worship centres. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the hint at a briefing after the State’s Security Council meeting held at the State House in Marina on Sunday. He however said such move “will not be pushed in a hurry,” … Read more
Police authorities and officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are searched for a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) who absconded after testing positive for COVID-19. Police said the man fled when a team came to evacuate him on Friday afternoon. According to Nation, the CSP (names withheld) attached to 21 Police Mobile … Read more
Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was first detected in the country, official statistics showed. The Indian ocean island which has reported 304 cases has hit the headlines over a home-grown herbal concoction that President Andry Rajoelina claims can cure people infected … Read more
The Oyo state government has announced that thirty workers at a factory in Ibadan, the state capital, have tested positive for coronavirus. The state governor, Seyi Makinde, disclosed in his COVID-19 update. He said the 30 workers are part of the new 31 new cases in Oyo state. He added the factory, which is located … Read more
.”No greater deed can ever be done than that which is done for another sake’; this poignant and profound quote from the quintessential American lyrist, poet, song writer and Country music queen, Dolly Parton, will better capture the essence of this report. It’s often said that life is not about how much you’re able to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the Madagascar native formulation against the Coronavirus. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, announced this on Saturday in a series of tweets. According to Mr Garba, samples of the native remedy were brought by the President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Embalo. … Read more
A 75-year-old Nigerian-born Dr. James Oniah has died from coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom. His wife, Mary, a care home director, also died from the virulent infection just ten days after his demise. Seventy-nine year old retired radiologist Oniah died on April 24 only for Mary to succumb to the virus on May 4. … Read more
There staff members of the Mushin General Hospital, Lagos State, were consumed by apprehension after about eight health officials at the hospital tested positive for virulent coronavirus. According to PUNCH, the patients comprise three doctors and five nurses, causing panic among the workers. The situation began after a health worker took ill about two weeks … Read more
Namibia government on Thursday said it was suspending purchase of new cars for public office holders till 2025. President Hage Geingob announced the ban on his official twitter page. Geingob said the decision was informed by the “difficult period of COVID-19.” He also directed a cap on monthly fuel consumption by public office holders. “Government … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday disclosed that the country has recorded one ninety three new COVID-19 cases. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page. According to the agency, of the 193 new cases, 58 are confirmed in Lagos, 46 in Kano State, … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says people within the 31 to 40 years age bracket are more likely to contract the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. According to the centre, however, more deaths have been recorded among older people of 60 years and above. In a report made available to the News Agency … Read more
The Borno State government on Wednesday announced that it had suspended Indefinitely the lockdown declared in state. In statement issued by the state’s deputy governor, Umar Kadafur, the state government also said the ban on religious gatherings has been relaxed. He, however, called for strict adherence to guidelines on maintaining physical distancing in mosques and … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed a startling and damning verdict on the virulent COVID-19 infection. The international health organization has said the world may have to live perpetually with the COVID-19 infection as it is likely to become endemic like the HIV. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “The trajectory is in our … Read more
President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed he’s being treated for COVID-19, RIA Novosti reports. The development makes Peskov the latest of a number of senior Russian political figures to contract Covid-19, raising concerns about its spread throughout the Kremlin. News about Peskov’s condition and a spike in coronavirus cases comes one day … Read more
The Lagos state government has disclosed the type of drugs used for COVID-19 patients in the state in order to ensure their recovery from the virulent infection. The Medical Director, Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Dr Bowale Abimbola, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with EkoHotBlog. The seasoned doctor in a tete-a-tete conversation with this media … Read more
The Medical Director, Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Dr Bowale Abimbola, has reacted to reports of him testing positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the month, couple of tradition media outfits and online media platforms reported that the Dr Abimbola who treated the index COVID-19 case, an Italian expatriate, in Nigeria had tested positive. Conversely, the media … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 184 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 184 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, May 13. READ ALSO: Dele Momodu At 60: A Brotherhood Made In … Read more
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described Britain’s COVID-19 death toll as “deeply horrifying” Boris Johnson disclosed this on Wednesday after opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer accused him of avoiding comparisons with other European nations. Keir Starmer told parliament he was “baffled” by the government’s withdrawal of daily graphs comparing Britain’s deaths and … Read more