The presidential taskforce on COVID-19, has (PTF) commented on the possibility of a second lock down amid the rising cases of Coronavirus. Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha who had spoken at a press briefing on Monday January 19 said the country is in a “difficult situation”. He asked Nigerians to take responsibility to avoid […]
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha has said that the PTF has authorised the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to immediately implement the 450 tests per Local Government Area (LGAs) plan, nationwide. “The PTF has also authorized the NCDC to immediately implement the 450 tests per LGA plan, nationwide, immediately. […]
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The Nigerian Federal Government has disclosed that it was not in support of the resumption of schools on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made this known during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on Monday.Adamu, said the government did not agree with the states on the […]
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The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says Nigeria does not have enough freezers to store thousands of doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine when they are delivered to the country. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), had said the country would receive 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,444 new cases of Coronavirus on Sunday, 17th day of January 2021. According to NCDC, the new cases were confirmed in Lagos-901, Plateau-136, Kaduna-57, FCT-54, Ebonyi-53, Akwa Ibom-52, Nasarawa-32, Osun-29, Ogun-28, Imo-16, Oyo-16, Edo-15, Kano-14, Rivers-10, Ekiti-7, Borno-6, Abia-5, Benue-4, Yobe-4, Kebbi-3 and Anambra-2 The agency […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says COVID-19 in the country is now reaching a critical level where hospitals will no longer be able to cope with serious cases. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, on Monday, said while Nigerians may be tired of dealing with the pandemic, the virus is taking advantage of […]
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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria hopes to get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine soon to cover one fifth of its population. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19, on Tuesday in Abuja. Shuaib said that the vaccine would be […]
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Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address, after Scotland announced […]
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In a statement issued on Thursday, World Health Organisation (WHO) approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for “emergency use” It is the first vaccine granted emergency use authorisation by the WHO, and according to Pfizer and BioNTech, it is said to be 90 percent effective. It has also been approved in countries such as the UK, US, […]
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed that 11 (eleven) patients died as a result of COVID-19 related complications in the last 24 hours. NCDC disclosed this via its Twitter account, adding that 1,016 new infections of the virus were also recorded in the country. The NCDC said that the new infections […]
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