WHO, COVID-19 deaths About 18.3 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among people with diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued ahead of the World Diabetes Day, commemorated on November 14 annually to create awareness about the disease. Read Also: JUST IN: … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 New York will shut early on Friday as part of fresh measures designed to slow surging new coronavirus infections in the United States as hospitals in many European countries fill up with new patients. AFP reports that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all establishments licensed to sell alcohol, … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday said diabetes is responsible for 18.3 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Africa. In a statement issued from its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, the global health body said its conclusion was based on COVID-19 analysis of 14 countries. It said the results showed that risk of COVID-19 … Read more
The federal government says #EndSARS protests affected the distribution of palliatives meant to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the citizenry. Speaking on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja, Sani Aliyu, coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, says the unrest and violence that characterised the the aftermath of the #EndSARS … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said that one of Nigeria’s main priorities is getting the COVID-19 vaccine and this is a matter of utmost concern to the Buhari-led administration. Osinbajo stated this at the opening session of the virtual edition of the Paris Peace Forum which featured presentations by some Heads … Read more
COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 212 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country on Thursday. The NCDC made this known via its verified website. Read Also: FG Approves Digital Identification For IDPs The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria has so far tested 697,544 persons since … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Germany is seeing tentative signs that a surge in coronavirus infections may be easing, officials said Thursday, giving credit to anti-transmission measures that they warned would have to be maintained through winter and beyond. “The curve is flattening,” said Lothar Wieler, who heads the country’s disease control agency RKI. Falling daily new … Read more
Previously, Emirates served a global network spanning over 158 destinations in 84 countries but currently flies to 99 destinations. Dubai-based Emirates airline on Thursday posted its first loss in more than thirty years, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought air transport to “a literal standstill”. The Middle East’s largest … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla sold $5.6 million of his stock in the US pharmaceutical company on the same day it announced promising results for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Wednesday filings have showed. The company, however, has reportedly said the sale was part of a pre-arranged periodic divestment plan when the stock reaches … Read more
NOVEMBER 12, 2020 Nigeria’s Ministry of Health had announced this week that the country will be an early beneficiary of COVID-19 vaccines when they are available for commercial use, following Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement of a 90% efficacy vaccine. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced 180 new infections of the Coronavirus. … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 The announcement follows Pfizer and BioNTech’s which said their vaccine, also undergoing Phase 3 trials, was 90% effective at preventing Covid-19. Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92% effective, its developers said on Wednesday as the global race heats up over mass vaccination to slow the spread of the pandemic that has … Read more
Infection, COVID-19 The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The remote island country of around 300,000 people had been one of the remaining few COVID-19-free countries in the world. Read Also: BREAKING: Ex-Kaduna Gov, Balarabe Musa Dies At 84 Prime Minister Bob … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 The latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed that Nigeria now has 64,336 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus. According to the NCDC, a total of 152 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, having carried out a total daily test of 1,567 … Read more
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 The latest figure is a sharp decrease from the 300 reported on Sunday, Nigeria’s highest daily tally in almost three months. Currently, Nigeria has tested about 687,952 of its estimated 200 million population. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, said it recorded four more deaths resulting from coronavirus complications, … Read more
President-elect, Joe Biden insisted a mask still remains “the most potent weapon” against the virus, and that the vaccine news does not change that urgent reality. The United States recorded its 10 millionth case of the coronavirus on Monday, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. AFP reports that shortly before 1400 GMT Monday … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is tremendous achievement in medical advance. The vaccine according to preliminary analysis can prevent more than 90% of people from getting infected. While announcing the arrival of the vaccine, Albert Bourla, the chairman of Pfizer, said the company will be able to supply … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello has tested positive for the coronavirus. Governor Bello disclosed this on Monday via his Twitter handle. The Governor explained that he is asymptomatic and has gone into isolation. Bello joins a list of other prominent Nigerians who have contracted the dreadful virus.
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 Pfizer and BioNTech say the first vaccine they have developed against COVID-19 can prevent more than 90 percent of people from getting infected. BBC reports that the vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries and no safety concerns have been raised. Two doses, three weeks apart, are needed and … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that Nigeria may experience a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. THE NATION reports that he disclosed this at the ongoing media briefing with reporters organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday. The DG said … Read more
COVID-19 cases appear to be on the rise again in Nigeria as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, announced 300 new infections, a spike in the daily figure in about three months. This brings the total number of cases to 64,090, with only 3,026 active and 1,154 deaths, data from the Nigeria … Read more