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The spread of the coronavirus and possible contact with infected persons have made prominent Nigerians who attended Justice Oguntade’s 80th birthday party in London to go into self-isolation. Those who have gone into self-isolation include the giant industrialist and founder, Eleganza Group of companies, Chief Razaq Okoya; as well as a former Governor of Ogun […]
Continue ReadingDoctors attending to president Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, have obtained his medical records from Wellington Hospital, St. John’s Wood, London, according to Punch. Reports say that Kyari had some other ailments which could hamper his rate of recovery from coronavirus. A source at the Ministry of Health said, “From the information at my […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor earlier said he had contact with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, announced that the governor tested positive in a statement. […]
Continue ReadingChief of Staff to Nigerian President, Mr. Abba Kyari, has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. According to The Punch, a top source at the Federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that Kyari, who recently returned from Germany, had tested positive to the virus. The source, however, said the President, Muhammadu Buhari had tested negative […]
Continue ReadingPop superstar Rihanna opened her wallet in an effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as the singer’s Clara Lionel Foundation donated $5 million to several organizations worldwide, Variety reported. The foundation — launched by Rihanna in 2012 and named for her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite — distributed money to Direct Relief, Partners In Health, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Beverly Naya has reacted to a stay-at-home advice being given to Nigerians to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. Naya’s reaction came after the Director of Public Policy Initiative at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Amara Nwankpa advised the Federal Government to declare work free days and encourage stay at home. Amara […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN has written to the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire to seek the help of Cuba as the country has a drug that has so far proven effective in the fight against Coronavirus. Falana said “We have confirmed that the Cuban drug known as ‘Recombinant Human Interferon […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Babajide Sanwoolu has ordered that workers on levels 1-12 in the Lagos State Public Service should not go to work for the next 14 days. He is also appealing to the private sector to follow suit. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who gave the order during a live broadcast on Sunday, said the directive […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has announced ten new cases of Coronavirus confirmation in the country. Three persons tested positive to the virus in Abuja while seven tested positive in Lagos. This brings the total number of persons with the virus in Nigeria to 22. Two patients have been treated and discharged. Nine […]
Continue ReadingNational Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not approved chloroquine for the management of coronavirus. NCDC said Nigerians should desist from taking self-medication for treatment of coronavirus as it may cause harm or lead to death. The NCDC in […]
Continue ReadingLagos State government, on Friday, disclosed that following the announcement by President Donald Trump on Thursday that chloroquine can cure coronavirus, hospitals in the state has received patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning. This was just as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World […]
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organisation representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said WHO has received certification requests for 40 coronavirus tests, as 20 vaccines are being developed. Vujnovic made the statement in an interview with Sputnik on Friday. “As of this moment, the WHO has received 40 requests to consider and approve diagnostics tests, 20 vaccines are being […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve been ordered to stay indoors and self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak, you could get pretty bored and lonely not being able to socialise – I mean, there’s only so much Netflix you can watch. So while you make one last dash to the supermarket to stock up on your supply of toilet paper […]
Continue ReadingThe US is fast-tracking the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday. “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone through the approval […]
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 633 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa in 33 countries. The United Nations health agency disclosed this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO. According to WHO, there have been 17 COVID-19-related deaths as at Thursday. In past 24 […]
Continue ReadingA 38-year-old driver, who tested positive for coronavirus, contracted the disease from an American national, the Ekiti State Government has said. The government in a statement by its Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, confirmed that the 27-year-old American, who was visiting Nigeria from Richmond, Virginia, United States, died after falling ill. […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos state government is set to ask religious leaders in the state to suspend all religious gatherings. These include Sunday Services in churches and Friday Jummat services in the various mosques. The state Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known at a press briefing today March 18th. “We are all aware that the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health has announced five (5) new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria so far to eight. All the five new cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), according to Punch. We will feed you with the news […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government, has on Wednesday placed a travel ban on 13 high-risk Coronavirus countries. The banned countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Some of these banned countries have already been placed on total lock down by their own […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian, who returned from the United Kingdom last Friday, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Lagos State Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. “She is clinically stable and is being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Lagos,” Nigeria’s health minister Dr Osagie Ehanire said. Lagos State health ministry said the patient, a 30-year-old […]
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