An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily deaths […]
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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 65. According to NCDC: 14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in LagosOf the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are […]
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying […]
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Six patients undergoing treatment for the coronavirus pandemic have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. Tunde Ajayi, special assistant to the Lagos state governor on health, made the disclosure on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. He wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tested negative for coronavirus but has decided to remain in self-isolation. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, the result is that of the rapid diagnostic test, while the Governor awaits the result of the […]
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The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the affected member countries. The tool is designed to help countries prepare and respond to the pandemic. The disease, caused by coronavirus […]
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has tested negative for Coronavirus (COVID-19, but his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, has tested positive, THISDAY is reporting. According to THISDAY, the tests on Buhari and Kyari were carried out by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. While the result for the President came in on Tuesday morning, […]
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A total of four new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed late Monday. According to its post on Twitter, the centre said three of the cases were recorded in Lagos while one was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It stated […]
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Britain agreed a deal with private healthcare providers on Saturday to free up beds and medical services for the state-run health system as one emergency doctor warned the country could suffer a worse fate than Italy during the coronavirus crisis. Britain had suffered 177 deaths due to Covid-19 as of late Friday, with the number of confirmed infections rising to 3,983. […]
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Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of coronavirus, including in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 22. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, announced on Saturday, that the infection is in three states in addition to the FCT — Lagos, Ekiti, and Ogun. There is a total […]
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