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 553 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Nigeria. The NCDC disclosed this via its official twitter handle on Saturday night. Breakdown of the cases are, Lagos-378 FCT-52 Delta-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 Ogun-13 Kaduna-12 Kano-9 Borno-7 Katsina-6 Jigawa-5 Oyo-5 Yobe-3 Plateau-3 Osun-1.0 As of Saturday […]
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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 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 Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 229 new cases of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Nigeria. In a tweet on Monday night, the NCDC stated: 229 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-90Katsina-27Imo-26Kano-23FCT-14Plateau-12Ogun-9Delta-7Borno-5Rivers-5Oyo-4Gombe-3Osun-2Anambra-1Bayelsa-1 8068 cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 2311Deaths: 233 More to follow…
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The World Health Organization said Monday it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure. The decision came after the publication last week of a study in the Lancet indicating that using the drug on COVID-19 patients could […]
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