The co-founder and former Group Executive Director of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole on Wednesday said that he was on the same flight with the third coronavirus case. Disclosing this through his official twitter handle, Tonye said he would work from home in compliance with the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin … Read more
The Enugu suspected Coronavirus patient quarantined in the state isolation centre who later tested negative to the disease has reportedly died. EKOHOTBLOG reliably gathered on Wednesday morning that the woman died on Sunday before the state Ministry of Health came out to declare that the woman was negative to the novel virus. Family sources told … Read more
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s is leaving no stone unturned in a move to preserve the well-being of Nigerians from the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking in an interview monitored by EKOHOTBLOG, Adesina said his boss is working to minimize the … Read more
The Lagos State Government has said the Indian national who was quarantined on Monday after developing symptoms suggestive of coronavirus, has tested negative to the deadly virus. The Indian national was taking into isolation at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba on Monday with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos Commissioner for Health … Read more
The White House Office of Management and Budget late Tuesday submitted an emergency funding request to Congress for an additional $45.8 billion — a sweeping request for new funds and statutory authority across the federal government to address the growing coronavirus pandemic. The request came on the same day the Trump administration presented a $1 … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Senate during plenary on Tuesday has called for travel ban on high risk countries with Coronavirus. Read Also: BREAKING: UEFA Proposes Postponing Euro 2020 to 2021 The high risk countries are United Kingdom, China and others. Details shortly
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the UEFA governing body during a crisis meeting has proposed postponing the European Championship, due to take place across the continent in June and July this year, until 2021. Read Also: Cash payment of tax, revenue abolished – Aminu Tambuwal A source close to European football’s governing body made the … Read more
Another case of Coronavirus has been confirmed , according to the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Read Also: Coronavirus: LASG Acknowledges WHO’s Commendation The patient is said to be an independent case not connected with the index case. The carrier, a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom.
In a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the White House taskforce on Monday issued 15-day guidelines to limit the spread of the illness in the United States. According to the guidelines, states that have evidence of community spread of the virus should close bars, restaurants and other public spaces where people congregate … Read more
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced measures for protecting its numerous passengers and staff against the spread of Coronavirus. The airline’s Safety Manager, Captain Godfrey Ogbogu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists. Ogbogu stated that all passengers of Air2 Peace would be subjected to a thorough hand sanitisation at the … Read more
In a move to curb the coronavirus outbreak, The United Kingdom will soon introduce emergency laws to fight the spread of the disease, including banning public gatherings and giving police the power to detain infected people, according to reports. The move would be an escalation of the UK’s crisis plan which critics had said was … Read more
Following the global coronavirus epidemic, the University of Ibadan suspends all international conferences scheduled to hold in the institution till further notice It also cancelled all international travels for staff to prevent members of the university community from contracting the virus. In a special release dated March 12, the university said all incoming and outgoing … Read more
Louisiana has postponed a scheduled presidential primary election on Friday because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak making them the first state in the US Voters in Louisiana were due to vote on April 4 in both Democratic and Republican primaries to select candidates for the November general election. Secretary of State of Lousiana Kyle Ardoin … Read more
As the number of people with the coronavirus in the US grow, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to provide more money to fight a pandemic that has killed 41 people in the US Speaking in the White House’s Rose Garden on Friday, Trump said “I am officially declaring a national emergency,” The declaration … Read more
The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus rose late on Thursday to 12 as King County in the state of Washington reported the latest death, according to Reuters news agency. Of the 12 US deaths, 11 are in Washington state and one in California, many of the cases in Washington have been … Read more
Residents of a Washington county where 44 people have tested positive for coronavirus and nine people have died are being advised to work from home and schools are shutting down to avoid possible exposure to the killer strain. Eleven people in the U.S. have died from coronavirus, and 165 people have tested positive nationwide. Washington … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has contradicted the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on the payment of 620 million naira to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, an amount budgeted for the emergency response to novel coronavirus. Contrary to the announcement that the money had been paid to the agency in full, the … Read more
In a move to stop the spread of COVID-19, The US Congress voted for a $8.3bn emergency funding package to fight the coronavirus as Italy closes schools, and cancels public events and countries around the globe report more cases. The US move came as the country reported a total of 11 deaths, including one in … Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has dropped hints that there may be a review of the N10.594 trillion 2020 budget as a result of the impact of Coronavirus on world oil price. The Minister made this known after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. According to her, the current … Read more
As the coronavirus assumes pandemic proportion globally, the World Health Organisation has warned that banknotes could aid the transmission of the infectious disease. The United Nations body, therefore, counselled people to rather go cashless when making purchases In the event where they handle money, people should make it a regular habit to wash their hands … Read more