There seem to be no remedy for the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic as over six million cases have been officially recorded worldwide. In a report by AFP on Saturday, it was gathered that two-thirds of total infections are in Europe and the United states. As of 20:15 GMT, there were at least 6,000,867 […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 387 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria. The NCDC confirmed this via its verified twitter handle on Friday. Breakdown of the cases are, Lagos-254 FCT-29 Jigawa-24 Edo-22 Oyo-15 Rivers-14 Kaduna-11 Borno-6 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Yobe-2 Gombe-2 Bauchi-2 Ondo-1. As of Friday 29th May there are 9302 confirmed cases […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has confirmed 182 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria The NCDC disclosed this via its official twitter handle on Thursday Breakdown of the cases are, in Lagos-111 FCT-16 Akwa Ibom-10 Oyo-8 Kaduna-6 Delta-6 Rivers-5 Ogun-4 Ebonyi-4 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Gombe-2 Kebbi-1 Kwara-2 Bauchi-1 Borno-1. As of Thursday May 28th the […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has disclosed that in the event of overflow of hospitals, hotels and schools will be used for isolating Coronavirus patients. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, made this known during the press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said some states are yet to meet the prescribed 300-bed capacity for […]
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The Kogi State Government, has rejected report by NCDC that there were two new cases of COVID-19 in the state, on Wednesday 27th May. The state health commissioner, Saka Harouna Audu, in a statement issued Wednesday, said that the state is still COVID-19 free. Audu said: “Kogi State till this very moment is COVID-19 free. […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has shown its confidence that the ban on religious gatherings across the country might come to an end by the first Sunday of June. This was revealed in a statement signed on Wednesday, by the CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle. The CAN President noted that they have been in […]
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The United States of America has become the first country to record 100,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The US achieved the grim record on Wednesday as its death toll stands at 100,276, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the pandemic. The North American country has recorded more fatalities than any […]
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 389 cases reported. This is despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Twitter. The 389 new cases takes the country’s total infections to 8,733 out […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has extended the lockdown order in the state by another two weeks, the state Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe said in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday. News Agency of Nigeria reports that residents of the state have been on lockdown for the past 60 days and there were calls […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday night announced 276 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In its breakdown of the latest results, the NCDC said Lagos reported 161 of the new cases. Other states with new cases include Rivers with 36, Edo with 27, Kaduna with 19, Nasarawa with 10, and Oyo […]
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