[COVID-19] Eight Die As NCDC Announces 65 Fresh Cases

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Total cases confirmed – 212,894 Total cases discharged – 204,675 Total deaths recorded – 2,922 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,894 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 10, the NCDC reports 65 new … Read more

Germany’s COVID-19 Fourth Wave Threatens 100,000 More Deaths

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Doctors in the intensive care COVID ward at Leipzig University Hospital warn this fourth wave could be the worst yet EKO HOT BLOG reports that one of Germany’s top virologists has warned that a further 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 if nothing’s done to halt an aggressive fourth wave. Case numbers have soared and … Read more

[COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 64 Fresh Infections, 8 Deaths

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Total cases confirmed – 212,829 Total cases discharged – 204,335 Total deaths recorded – 2,914 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,829 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 9, the NCDC reports 64 new … Read more

[COVID-19] Lagos Unveils Mass Vaccination Strategy

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The Commissioner said once this is achieved, it will bring the State closer to the state governor’s mandate to vaccinate 30% of the Lagos population…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has announced a robust vaccination strategy to target four million residents of the state before the end of December 2021.ma The … Read more

[COVID-19] NCDC Reports 86 New Cases, One Death

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Total cases confirmed – 212,713 Total cases discharged – 204,379 Total deaths recorded – 2,906 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,713 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 7, the NCDC reports 86 new … Read more

United States Reopening Borders After 20 Months

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The months of restrictions affecting hundreds of millions of people helped fuel both personal and economic suffering…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States will on Monday reopen its land and air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, … Read more

[COVID-19] NCDC Reports 116 New Cases, Three Fatalities

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Total cases confirmed – 212,627 Total cases discharged – 204,249 Total deaths recorded – 2,905 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,627 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 6, the NCDC reports 116 new … Read more

Eleven Persons Die In India COVID-19 Hospital Fire

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The hospital ward, which was left a charred wreck, had been newly built for coronavirus patients EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fire tore through a hospital in western India on Saturday killing at least 11 COVID-19 patients.  The blaze was the latest to hit pandemic wards across India. There were about two dozen patients at … Read more

COVID-19 Antiviral Pill 89% Effective In High Risk Cases – Pfizer

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The Pfizer drug, known as a protease inhibitor, is designed to block an enzyme the virus needs in order to multiply.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that an experimental pill to treat COVID-19 developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89% in vulnerable adults, clinical trial results suggest. The … Read more

[COVID-19] NCDC Confirms 87 New Cases, Two Deaths

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Total cases confirmed – 212,446 Total cases discharged – 204,047 Total deaths recorded – 2,902 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,446 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 4, the NCDC reports 87 new … Read more

Europe At The Epicentre Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO

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So far the WHO has recorded 1.4 million COVID-19 deaths across the region. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Europe is once again “at the epicentre” of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as cases soar across the continent. At a press conference WHO Europe head Hans Kluge said the continent could … Read more

[COVID-19] UK Authorises Merck’s Antiviral Pill

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The pill was licensed for adults 18 and older who have tested positive for COVID-19…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to approve the treatment, although it was not immediately clear how quickly … Read more

Germany Fears Fourth Wave As COVID-19 Cases Reach Record High

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As of Wednesday, only 6.7% of people over 60 in Germany had received a booster shot…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Germany reported 33,949 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic last year, ahead of a two-day meeting of state health ministers starting on Thursday. Countries across Europe have … Read more

COVID-19 Deaths Hit 2900 As NCDC Reports More Fresh Cases

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Total cases confirmed – 212,359 Total cases discharged – 204,010 Total deaths recorded – 2,900 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,359 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 3, the NCDC reports 209 new … Read more

Covid-19: Abiodun Underscores Importance Of Vaccination

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has underscored the importance of Covid-19 vaccination and why the 2 million residents of State is targeted in mass vaccination within sixty (60) days. Governor Abiodun disclosed this on during the flag-off of Covid-19 mass vaccination campaign in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital, saying the State have been able to … Read more

[COVID-19] NCDC Records 99 New Cases, One Fatality

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Total cases confirmed – 212,150 Total cases discharged – 203,524 Total deaths recorded – 2,899 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 212,150 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated November 2, the NCDC reports 99 new … Read more

UI Bars Non-First Class Graduands From Attending Convocation Ceremony

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This, it said, is in a bid to comply with the Federal Government’s COVID-19 compliance directives.  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the University of Ibadan has said it will hold this year’s convocation and 73rd Founder’s Day ceremony from November 15 – 17, 2021. This was contained in a notice issued to graduands of the … Read more