A Nigerian man simply as Babafemi has died of COVID-19 in Tucurvi in Sao Paulo province of Brazil. According to a source who spoke with Eko Hot Blog, the deceased was an indigene of Ile Ife in Osun State, South West Nigeria. The man died after losing a long hard fought battle with the virulent … Read more
Lesotho, the last African country to have been unaffected by coronavirus, on Wednesday announced it had detected its first case of COVID-19. The virus was detected on an individual among 81 people who were tested after arriving last week from Saudi Arabia and neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said in a statement. “The Ministry … Read more
Africa, home to the richest man in human history, Mansa Musa, one of the eight continents of the world and the cradle of civilization with over 50 countries has had her fair share of the global pandemic, coronavirus. Various national governments on the continent are on high alerts in putting strategic measures in place to … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has retracted his statement on the cause of death of a 32-year-old Dubai evacuee On Tuesday, Professor Abayomi via his Facebook page, announced the death of a 32-year-old man and said he died from COVID-19 related complications. “Unfortunately another #COVID19 infection related death involving 32year old, … Read more
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to fund Nigerian made COVID-19 vaccines. The Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele via Twitter handle of the apex bank approved a fresh grant for research institutions and biotechnology firms to develop locally made COVID-19 Vaccine. Emefiele who disclosed this at the unveiling of the THISDAY Dome Testing, … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reacted to claims of the herbal COVID-19 remedies. The agency said that all claims of local remedies for COVID-19 are domiciled in either the conventional news media or social media. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye said that … 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
A 113-year-old woman named Maria Branyas, believed to be the oldest woman in Spain has recovered from the coronavirus, officials have said. Maria Branyas was diagnosed with coronavirus after the country went into lockdown in March. But after weeks in isolation, Ms. Branyas recovered, having suffered only mild symptoms. It means she has lived through … Read more
Religious centres will not remain the same again after COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor Sam Adeyemi of the Daystar Christian Centre revealed during an interview with BBC Yoruba on Tuesday. He further stated that churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home. READ ALSO: West … Read more
The introduction of another lockdown in the country would be counterproductive, we just must learn to leave with it, says Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN). Ekohotblog understands that the Minister could be reacting to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s statement on the level of compliance in the state. Recall on Saturday, Lagos State … Read more
The Lagos state government on Tuesday anounced that one of the Dubai, United Arab Emirates, returnees is dead. The deceased was one of the evacuated Nigerians from the middle east country by the federal government. The state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, made the announcement in a tweet on Tuesday night. He said the deceased, … Read more
Delta state government has ruled out COVID-19 as the cause of death of the 67-year-old American woman who died on Sunday May 10 at a hotel in Osubi, Orerokpe under Okpe Local Government Area of the state where she lodged with her young Nigerian boyfriend. The deceased met the Nigerian man on the internet and … Read more
As part of its drive to find a cure for the virulent COVID-19 infection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday announced that it had met with 70 traditional medicine experts. Announcing the meeting via its official twitter page, WHO African Region said an consensus was reached with the herbal medicine experts on clinical trials … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it cannot postpone the governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states in spite of the virulent COVID-19 pandemic. Festus Okoye, INEC spokesman, said the country was between a rock and a hard place and was faced with the dillema of choosing its representatives and leaders and also … Read more
Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city’s entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state media reported Tuesday. Officials have been ordered to submit by noon on Tuesday plans to administer nucleic acid tests on all residents in the city … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has attributed the escalation of COVID-19 in Nigeria to what it said is the incompetence and laid back presidency of President Muhammadu Buhari. PDP said the backseat and indifferent disposition of Buhari in the fight aagainst COVID-19 had destroyed and killed many Nigerians. PDP said this in a statement signed … Read more
At least five COVID-19 patients have been burned to death after a fire broke out at an intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Vyborg district of St. Petersburg in Russia. The incident which happened at St. George City Hospital started when fire broke out from a short-circuit in a ventilator. According Russian news … Read more
As part of an attempt to limit the spread of Covid-19 in Lagos State and in Nigeria at large, the Federal and State Governments have instituted lockdown measures by shutting down schools and banned operations of public gatherings. The Lagos State Government on March 25th, 2020, announced its ban on public gatherings that are more … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 242 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria as well as 10 death from the infections. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 242 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, May 10. READ ALSO: … Read more
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed how a man who works at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the COVID-19 President Nana Akufo-Addo made the announcement during a nationwide address yesterday night. He further lifted the three weeks restriction on movement in other … Read more