The Government of Kano State has said the mass deaths in the state is due to complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria. This was contained in a statement signed by Muhammad Garba, the state Commissioner of Information, Daily Nigerian reports. Garba said a preliminary report from the health ministry indicated that the deaths […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the early hours of Monday, confirmed 91 new cases of COVID-19 in 15 states and the federal capital territory. This was disclosed on the agency’s Twitter handle. A total of 1,273 cases have now been recorded in the country. The number of discharged persons increased from 222 […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased to over 30,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Sunday. “Over 30,000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent with over 9,000 […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Saturday confirmed 87 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country. Significantly, Imo State also recorded its index case of the virus, according to publication by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC late Saturday. Giving a breakdown of the […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 114 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The new cases were reported in eight states and the federal capital territory. According to the breakdown, 80 were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, five in FCT, two each in Zamfara and Edo, and one each […]
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In line with the declaration of the Federal Government on the release of inmates to decongest Correctional Centres to create room for social distancing, the Governor of Edo State His Excellency Godwin Obaseki granted pardon and releases 173 inmates. The released inmates cut across the various Medium Security Custodial Centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service […]
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Nigeria on Thursday announced 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 981. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 78 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 14 in FCT, and 5 in Ogun state. The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 31 […]
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As the world marks the 2020 Earth Day amidst efforts to halt the spread of rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, has lauded the doggedness of environment frontline workers including street sweepers and garbage collectors for helping to keep the country clean. Although social distancing and personal hygiene which includes regular washing […]
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said that about 17 hospitals in the state have reached out to the Ministry of Health for assistance for being inadvertently exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Mr Abayomi said a total number of 14 deaths have been recorded in Lagos, while only two of […]
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Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) says over the past week, WHO has delivered masks, goggles, test kits, face shields and other medical equipment to 40 countries. Ghebreyesus said this at a virtual news conference on Monday in Geneva at WHO headquarters. The director general said WHO had been working closely with […]
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