Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Wednesday announced via its Twitter handle that a total of 49 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in Lagos. According to the tweet, the patients included 28 females and 21 males, that were discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and the isolation centre at Onikan. A total of 187 […]
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While addressing Nigerians on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari, said a nationwide curfew from 8pm to 6am will be implemented. He said “Furthermore, new nationwide measures are to be introduced as follows; “There will be an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except for essential services; […]
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A patient undergoing treatment for corovonavirus (COVID-19), has been delivered of a baby at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). When the hospital broke the news in a tweet on Monday afternoon, it was said that the mother and child are well and alive. “A team of LUTH Drs, anaesthetists & nurses delivered a woman […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state was ecstatic on Friday, as the state discharged another 10 COVID-19 patients. In a tweet via his verified handle, Sanwo-Olu said the patients include three females and seven males. He further announced that three of the 10 are foreigners. The number of COVID-19 cases have been rising in recent […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has said the use of face masks in public places will be made compulsory in the state starting from next week. Mr Sanwo-Olu at a press update on Monday said this is part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. “Wearing of face masks […]
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Nigeria, on Sunday confirmed 86 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number of the infection to be confirmed in a day since the index case was recorded in the country. According to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 70 of the new infections are in Lagos while seven are in Federal Capital Territory, […]
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The commissioner for health in Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has no policy against release of corpses of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 for burial. He said this at a press briefing organised in Lagos on Sunday. Recall that on April 3, 2020, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, had specifically said COVID-19 […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night announced 22 new COVID-19 cases. The agency broke the news in a tweet, stating that 15 were confirmed in Lagos, four in the federal capital territory (FCT), two in Bauchi and one in Edo. A total of 276 cases have so far been confirmed across […]
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The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state government has arrested over 400 vehicles for flouting the lockdown order. The governor made this disclosure on Saturday during a live update to residents of the state on steps taken by his administration to contain the COVID-19. “We have reviewed the situation, we are […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has announced the discharge of eleven coronavirus patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos. In a series of tweets on Thursday evening, the governor said: “I am happy to break to you, my good people of Lagos, the news of the release today of 11 more patients […]
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