A mother should breastfeed her newborn baby even if she has a suspected or confirmed case of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “Based on the available evidence, WHO’s advice is that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any potential risks of transmission of COVID-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 627 fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The NCDC disclosed this via its official twitter handle on Friday. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-229, FCT-65, Abia-54, Borno-42, Oyo-35, Rivers-28, Edo-28, Gombe-27, Ogun-21, Plateau-18, Delta-18, Bauchi-10. Kaduna-10, Benue-9, Ondo-8, Kwara-6, Nasarawa-4, Enugu-4, Sokoto-3, Niger-3, […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has ruled out imposing another lockdown, despite the increase in cases of COVID-in the country. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), said this on Thursday, during the daily media briefing. The PTF chairman was asked if the government was looking to shut down the country again, in […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed additional 681 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, a figure that sets a new record for highest daily infection in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified twitter handle on Thursday. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-345 Rivers-51 Ogun-48 Gombe-47 Oyo-36 […]
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The Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, had on Wednesday, faulted the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill as the House of Representatives kick starts the long-awaited public hearing on the controversial legislation. Chairman of the NGF, Kayode Fayemi who is also the governor of Ekiti State , who represented his colleagues, stated that: “The Act gives governors […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed additional 409 new cases of the novel Coronavirus infection in the country. The NCDC made this announcement via its verified twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the NCDC the reported cases are, Lagos-201 FCT- 85 Delta- 22 Edo- 16 Nasarawa- 14 Borno- 14 Kaduna- 14 Bauchi-10 […]
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has killed about 407,914 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Tuesday. At least 7,169,550 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 3,148,200 are now considered recovered. […]
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Stoke City football club of England has confirmed that its manager, Michael O’Neill, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). City said that O’Neill tested positive for coronavirus following the latest round of testing on Monday. The Potters made this known in a statement on its official website on Tuesday night. “Stoke City can confirm […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 663 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. The NCDC confirmed this via its verified twitter handle on Tuesday. According to the NCDC the cases are, Lagos-170 Ogun-108 Bauchi-69 Ebonyi-49 Edo-33 Rivers-30 FCT-26 Jigawa-26 Delta-20 Anambra-17 Gombe-16 Kano-16 Imo-15 Abia-14 Borno-11 Oyo-11 Plateau-8 Kebbi-6 Kaduna-6 Ondo-4 Niger-2 Katsina-2 […]
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The Government of the state of Kaduna has lifted lockdown in the state. Governor Nasir El-Rufai disclosed this in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday. According to him, places of worship are also reopened but only on Sundays and Fridays. El-Rufai also announced that supermarkets, hotels, providers of personal services such as hairdressing and barbing salons […]
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