Spain has recorded the first death in Europe considered to be related to monkeypox EKO HOT BLOG reports that Spain has recorded the first death in Europe considered to be related to monkeypox and the second outside of Africa in the current outbreak. In the current wave of the disease, Brazil earlier on … Read more
WHO declares monkeypox outbreak global health emergency ….according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in 2022, there have been 117 cases of monkeypox in Nigeria with three deaths. EDITOR’S PICK: Police Storm Peoples Gazette Newspaper’s HQ In Abuja, Arrest 5 Staff Akeredolu Reveals When He Will Buy Guns For His People Insecurity: Kano … Read more
One case of monkeypox in a non-endemic country is considered an outbreak The WHO said the 780 figure was probably an underestimate due to limited epidemiological and laboratory information EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: Western Nations Promise To Send More, Better Arms To Ukraine Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin … Read more
The WHO says that another 50 suspected Monkeypox cases are being investigated, without naming any countries It is a rare viral infection which is usually mild and from which most people recover in a few weeks… EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin Unleashes Cruise Missiles In Ukraine … Read more
At least three people were killed, including a young girl, in an attack Wednesday on a children’s hospital in Mariupol in southern Ukraine In 24 of the reported attacks, health care facilities were damaged or destroyed, while in five cases ambulances were hit… EKO HOT BLOG reports that UN agencies on Sunday called for an … Read more
About 1 in every 1,300 people globally has died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic The United States has reported more coronavirus deaths than any other country – about 960,000 total EKO HOT BLOG reports that the global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. … Read more
President Buhari called for collaboration to address the effects of the pandemic… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in Africa designated as manufacturing bases for the COVID-19 vaccine. The President spoke on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, while contributing to the Roundtable … Read more
According to the WHO, the survival of children diagnosed with cancer is more than 80 per cent in high-income countries… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that no fewer than 10 million people died of cancer across the world in 2021. The global health agency disclosed this in a … Read more
…over 22 million new cases and over 59,000 new deaths were reported. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 59,000 new COVID-19 deaths were recorded as of January 30 across the six WHO regions. The global health agency said during its weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 that more … Read more
Almost 9.5 million new Covid-19 cases were reported to the WHO last week… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is killing people across the globe and should not be dismissed as mild, the World Health Organization has insisted. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the record numbers of people catching the … Read more
South Africa has recorded almost 3.5 million Covid-19 cases and more than 90,000 deaths during the pandemic EKO HOT BLOG reports that South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of Omicron Covid-19 infections. A government statement said the Omicron variant, while … Read more
WHO chief warned that boosters in rich countries could cause low-income countries to again fall short… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus has expressed optimism that the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2022. Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing on Wednesday that it was two years ago, as … Read more
French health minister Olivier Véran warned “everything suggests” France could see as many as 250,000 cases a day… EKO HOT BLOG reports that France has reported Europe’s highest ever number of new daily Covid cases as countries across the continent struggle to contain the Omicron variant. But France, with its 179,807 cases on Tuesday, was … Read more
In the US, Omicron is now dominant, accounting for 73% of new infections EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globall “An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled,” said WHO head … Read more
The director-general urged countries not to underestimate the new variant EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Omicron variant is spreading faster than other variants as it is now present in 77 countries.. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said at a news briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva … Read more
…the data indicates the variant is “efficiently transmitting, and probably more efficiently transmitting even than the Delta variant” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that early data indicates that the Omicron COVID-19 variant may more easily reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated than previous … Read more
“…Actually, the rationale for being so hasty in putting countries on the red list is not something that is very helpful.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the red listing of Nigeria by the UK government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. … Read more
Ehanire said the knee-jerk reaction of some countries was unfortunate EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has reiterated that it has no plans at the moment to restrict foreigners from travelling into Nigeria. The Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday night. Ehanire also claimed … Read more
Putin hopes WHO soon approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism on Sunday for the World Health Organization to quickly approve the country’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, saying the action is critical to expanding worldwide supplies. During a video conference with Francesco Rocca, head of the … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries to prepare for the possible spread of Covid-19 Omicron Variant. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries to prepare for the likely spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant but urged them not to panic as scientists continue to study it. Scientists had … Read more