U.S officials on Monday said the first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle. The US National institutes of Health in a statement said “The open-label trial will enrol 45 healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55 years over approximately 6 weeks,”. “The first participant received the … Read more
A statement from the permanent secretary of Enugu State’s ministry of Health, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi has confirmed a fresh suspected case of COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been informed, while a sample has been collected and sent for investigations. According to Agujiobi, the suspected case, a female, has reportedly been in … Read more
KLM, the Dutch national carrier, has announced that it will slash over 2,000 jobs as the outbreak of the quickly spreading coronavirus necessitates this move. The airline’s Chief Executive, Pieter Elbers said that the airline that has over 33,000 people in its employ will request that its staff work shorter hours as it will be … Read more
A 55-year-old conservative female lawmaker from Tehran, Iran, Fatemeh Rahbar has died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Rahbar who won the most seats in the parliament during the last general elections reportedly died on Friday after a coma. This is a true indication that the disease is spreading so fast across the country … Read more
The South African authorities today confirmed a second case the novel coronavirus, a 39-year-old woman who travelled to Italy with the group with the first confirmed case. The authorities said the woman, who is originally from the inland province of Gauteng, had come into direct contact with the patient from Kwa Zulu-Natal who was confirmed … Read more
As Nigerians grapple to maintain good hygiene habits since the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the country, the Federal Government has locally produced hand sanitizers to curb scarcity and high demand for the product. The novel case of an Italian national still remains Nigeria’s only confirmed COVID-19, with results showing several others being negative. … Read more
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
South Africa’s Health Minister on Thursday confirmed the country’s first case of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive,” the country’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize said. “The patient is a 38-year-old male who traveled to Italy with his wife. They were … Read more
Coronavirus result of the Chinese man who was quarantined following his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that the Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi the quarantined Chinese tested negative to CoronaVirus (COVIDー19). This online news platform understands that the Lagos State Health Commissioner confirmed … Read more
President of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has advised against the politicisation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Muhammad-Bande, from Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Monday evening. Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande spoke against the backdrop of the rapid spread of the virus … Read more
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
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has confirmed that the four Chinese citizens quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative to coronavirus (COVID-19). He gave the update at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja. The Plateau state government announced on Saturday February 29, that four suspected cases were quarantined. Ehanire commended the state health … Read more
United Nations Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock has disbursed US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus. The announcement came as the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to “very high” – its top level of risk assessment. The WHO … Read more
…… Says Nigeria is taking more precautions than US, UK Dr. Joe Abah, Nigerian public analyst has commended the Federal government for taking prompt precautions in detecting the possible spread of the deadly Coronavirus among Nigerians. Dr. Joe Abah took to his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, saying that the Nigerian airport is doing what … Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has described the reports making the rounds that the scheme has postponed 2020 Batch A orientation programs as false and misleading. NYSC in a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi the 2020 Batch “A” Orientation programme, scheduled to commence nationwide on 10th of March, 2020, … Read more
Deaths continue to mount from the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, with Australia, USA, Thailand and Japan reporting new fatalities. In Australia, a 78-year-old man who had been quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship died in Perth, becoming that country’s first outbreak fatality, while in Thailand, a 35-year-old salesman described as having had contact with foreign tourists became … Read more
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has spoken about the entrance of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The highly revered Pastor’s comment about the virus was contained in a video he posted on his verified social media handles. Adeboye, in the video posted Saturday evening, assured members of … Read more
The Centre for Disease Control in the United States has warned that facial hair can interfere with face masks and respirators, which are being used around the world in an effort to combat the global spread of coronavirus. The CDC has come up with an infographic, which displays assorted styles of beards, and showing the … Read more