Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has announced the index case of coronavirus (COVID-19), in his state. Akeredolu, announced this on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. The governor revealed that the state government received the report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shortly before he made the announcement. Governor Akeredolu noted that […]
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The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Aliyu Sokomba, has disclosed that one of the members of the association treating COVID-19 patients has tested positive for the disease. According to a report by the PUNCH, Sokomba, who spoke at a Channels Television programme on Thursday, said the doctor was working at Irrua […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria has shared some tips as the stay-at-home order over the coronavirus pandemic continues. In a tweet on its official handle on Wednesday, the WHO said a reduction of long periods spent sitting is one of the ways to stay healthy during the period. Walking up and down the […]
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German hospitals have taken in 113 patients infected with the coronavirus from partner states in the European Union. Of the patients, 85 came from overburdened areas in France, 26 from Italy, and two from the Netherlands, the German Foreign Office told dpa. Some were transported by the German air force. A further 81 beds across Germany […]
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The inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu, has urged state commissioners to monitor the conduct of police officers deployed to enforce the lock-down order. Recall that on Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a two-week lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement on Thursday, the IGP directed […]
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There was drama online, as the verified Twitter handle of the ministry of finance, budget and national planning asked Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, for free ventilators publicly. The ministry made the plea in response to Musk’s tweet announcing that his company had free ventilators for hospitals within Tesla delivery regions. “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 23 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total cases in Nigeria to 174. In a tweet via its handle on Wednesday evening, the agency gave a breakdown as nine in Lagos, seven in the federal capital territory (FCT), five in Akwa Ibom, one in Kaduna and […]
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The Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has reduced the pump price of petrol from the current price of N125 to N123.50 per litre. This comes about a fortnight after the agency reduced the pump price to N125 from N145. The reduction is based on the reduced landing cost of petrol into Nigeria which […]
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Some 4, 218 medical personnel drawn from private, state and federal government medical centres, have been recruited for training as part of efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus in Edo state. The state deputy governor and chairman, Edo State Response Committee on COVID-19, Comrade Philip Shaibu, disclosed this on Monday in Benin, while giving […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 to declare Covid-19 as a “dangerous infectious disease”. As revealed in a statement by his media office, Buhari signed the regulations “in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and […]
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