Iran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, has placed himself in isolation after testing positive to coronavirus. The country’s ministry of health announced that Harirchi had contracted the disease on Tuesday. Harirchi, who has spearheaded Iran’s efforts to contain the virus, also confirmed that he had the disease. In a video he aired from his house, […]
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Italy on Monday reported its fourth death from coronavirus. The fourth casualty is an 84-year old man in the northern Lombardy region. It was the third death in Lombardy, where villages have been put under lockdown and security measures enforced in a bid to stem the spread of the disease, the region’s health department said. […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has released N386 million to two agencies to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness to combat Coronavirus (COVID19). Abdulaziz Mashi Abdulaziz, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), told reporters in Abuja that the amount was released by the government in two batches. He said: “While the first batch of N71 million […]
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The number of people killed since the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has risen to 362, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on Monday in his report at the 146th meeting of the Executive Board of the agency. He explained that all the deaths were recorded in […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Nigeria and 13 others as high-risk African countries for coronavirus. The other countries on the list include Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. WHO said on Friday that the identified African nations have direct links or a high […]
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World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was based on the recommendations of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). In a statement issued from Geneva, the Director […]
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Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, says Nigeria is contributing to research for the development of Lassa fever vaccine to proffer a lasting solution to the disease. Ehanire, who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said Lassa fever was preventable and could be treated. He said that the disease could be […]
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The West African Health Organisation, WAHO, has confirmed that one suspected case of the deadly coronavirus has arrived Abidjan Airport, Cote d’ Ivoire. WAHO also said that it has stepped up surveillance measures at airports and other entry points into West Africa. In addition, WAHO, which is the institution of ECOWAS for health, said it […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as at Friday, […]
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World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said novel coronavirus is not a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Several members of the WHO Emergency Committee considered that it was too early to declare it PHEIC, given its restrictive and binary nature. In a statement issued from its headquarters in Geneva, the UN body said […]
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