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On the 1st of September 2020, 239 new confirmed cases of covid-19 and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 54247 cases have been confirmed, 42010 cases have been discharged and 1023 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Read Also: Babatunde Ogunbanwo: Anglican bishop reveals what Buhari has […]
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum says only 20 local government areas are responsible for 50 per cent of COVID-19 cases recorded across the country, The NGF’s Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State disclosed this on Wednesday during the 15th teleconference meeting of the forum. In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, Fayemi […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country’s low testing capacity is due to the poor health system and not infrastructure as many presumed. Speaking in a live TV programme in Abuja on Monday, the NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed that the fight against COVID-19 is a collective effort that requires the efforts of […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it has opened one new COVID-19 testing laboratory in the country. The agency made this known via its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov. The new laboratory is located at the General Hospital Onitsha, Anambra, bringing the number of COVID-19 testing laboratories to 63 in Nigeria. The agency tweeted: “We […]
Continue ReadingDirector General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, says nothing can control COVID-19 as a vaccine. The NCDC boss disclosed this at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday in Abuja, noting that the world needs a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19. Ihekweazu said, “No single measure will have […]
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A Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has sacked over 70 pilots across its fleet. It also reduced staff salaries by up to 40 per cent. A member of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers disclosed this to one of our correspondents, craving anonymity. The source said the number of sacked pilots was between 70 […]
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The World Health Organisation has urged countries to adopt ‘localised’ strategies against COVID-19, rather than re-imposing national lockdowns due to the health, social and economic repercussions. Head of WHO’s Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis Unit, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, stated that as at March, when COVID-19 pandemic spiralled out of control across the globe, over 100 […]
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Osun State Government has confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus and recorded two death from the pandemic. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement, said with the development, the number of our active cases as of Saturday, July 4, is 95. Isamotu also disclosed that four patients were discharged from the […]
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said that the state tested a total of 42,348 samples for COVID-19 as of July 3. Abayomi, who disclosed this on his Twitter account, said that of the 42,348 samples, 10,926 returned positive. He said that 748 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the state […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 626 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The 626 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 27,110 The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Thursday. According to the agency, 193 new cases of the virus were reported in […]
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Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith have tested positive for COVID-19. Okowa made this known on Wednesday on his verified Twitter handle. He wrote, “My wife and I have tested positive for COVID-19. We are well and continuing with our isolation/medication. We thank you all for your continued prayers for us and […]
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Plateau State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Abe Aku, has tested positive for COVID-19. Governor Simon Lalong has since directed all members of the State Executive Council to go on self-isolation and thereafter make themselves available for coronavirus tests. It was also gathered that the governor, who earlier tested negative for the virus, had since […]
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The British government on Monday ordered schools and non-essential shops in the central English city of Leicester to close after a localised outbreak of coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said nationwide moves to ease a three-month lockdown would be reversed in Leicester, where the infection rate is three times as high as the next worst-affected […]
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The Federal Government on Wednesday said although it had been under pressure to reopen schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it would resist such. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made this known during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said, “The Ministry is indeed under intense pressure to reopen schools but will […]
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The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has postponed the reopening date for Primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3, and Senior Secondary School 3 pupils in the state. The state task force gave the indication following a meeting held on Monday ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the state. It was earlier announced that […]
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