…passengers will be required to make payment for the repeat day-7 COVID-19 PCR test at their destination airport in Nigeria. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has asked all foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria not to deny Nigerians boarding over their inability to show evidence of payment for the day-7 COVID-19 PCR … Read more
NAFDAC has alerted Nigerians on fake circulation of fake PPE. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians over the fake circulation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as the country battles against the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 198,786 Total cases discharged – 186,075 Total deaths recorded – 2,590 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 198,786 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 11, the NCDC reports 547 new cases with 2 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
As Nigeria continues to battle COVID-19, Katsina State governor Aminu Masari has promised the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) enough vaccines. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has promised to provide adequate COVID-19 vaccines for all the corps members in the state. He also requested that the secretariat of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) … Read more
As COVID-19 continues to rage on a global scale, Agnès Buzyn, a French ex-minister is facing investigation. Agnès Buzyn, a former minister in France, being investigated over how she handled the raging COVID-19 pandemic when the country confirmed her first case. French authorities believed that Buzyn endangered the lives of several people by exposing them … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 198,239 Total cases discharged – 185,780 Total deaths recorded – 2,588 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 198,239 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 10, the NCDC reports 466 new cases with 3 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 197,773 Total cases discharged – 185,597 Total deaths recorded – 2,585 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 197,773 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 9, the NCDC reports 727 new cases with 7 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 197,046 Total cases discharged – 185,379 Total deaths recorded – 2,578 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 197,046 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 8, the NCDC reports 559 new cases with 5 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Kerkhove said the WHO is seeing a lot of circulation among unvaccinated people but observes positive developments… World Health Organisation (WHO) senior officials has declared that the Delta strain remains a top concern in countries. The experts found that the variant is highly contagious and appearing to “outcompete” others. Their findings coincide with the emergence … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 196,487 Total cases discharged – 185,159 Total deaths recorded – 2,573 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 196,487 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 7, the NCDC reports 597 new cases with 17 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 195,890 Total cases discharged – 184,882 Total deaths recorded – 2,556 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 195,890 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 6, the NCDC reports 379 new cases with 8 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 195,511 Total cases discharged – 184,529 Total deaths recorded – 2,552 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 195,511 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 5, the NCDC reports 459 new cases with 8 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 195,052 Total cases discharged – 182,463 Total deaths recorded – 2,544 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 195,052 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 4, the NCDC reports 964 new cases with 49 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
The update further disclosed that 3,207 patients have so far been discharged… Kwara State government has announced Forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state. An update in Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday, indicated that 59 deaths have so far been recorded. Total number of confirmed cases is now 3,611. Read also: [COVID-19] NCDC … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 194,088 Total cases discharged – 179,679 Total deaths recorded – 2,495 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 194,088 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 3, the NCDC reports 444 new cases with 7 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Clinical trials of the vaccines in young children are underway. Pfizer has said that results should be available in September. An unvaccinated elementary schoolteacher infected with the highly contagious delta variant spread the virus to half of the students in a classroom, seeding an outbreak that eventually infected 26 people, according to a new report … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 193,644 Total cases discharged – 179,294 Total deaths recorded – 2,488 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 193,644 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 2, the NCDC reports 631 new cases with 8 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
Total cases confirmed – 193,013 Total cases discharged – 179,000 Total deaths recorded – 2,480 The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 193,013 COVID-19 cases. In its latest case update dated September 1, the NCDC reports 582 new cases with 11 COVID-related deaths. … Read more
The World Health Organization has revealed that they are monitoring a new coronavirus variant called “mu.” This new variant has the potential to evading immunity provided by a previous Covid-19 infection or vaccination, the WHO said. The new variant was initially identified in Colombia but has since been confirmed in at least 39 countries, according … Read more
By _ Peju Akande The narrative surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination has continued to generate ripples across the globe, with many still nursing viral conspiracy theories that there is more to the vaccines than meets the eye. In this personal rhapsody, a lady shares her frenetic experiences after her husband contracted the highly contagious Delta … Read more