Tag: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FG reveals important update on reports of COVID Variant XEC in Nigeria
In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of…
Gabon faces COVID-19 resurgence – minister
"A total of 5,964 cases of seasonal flu were reported during the period from Oct. 6 to Nov. 9. During…
Japanese PM Kishida contracts COVID-19, now in isolation
Kishida, 65, is only displaying mild symptoms of the virus and was able to attend a meeting remotely from his…
Somali president Mohamud contracts COVID-19
Some members of the president’s delegation had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 during their stay in Dubai, UAE.
Cambodia becomes COVID-free
Cambodia has so far vaccinated at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to over 15 million people or 94 per…
North Korea says COVID-19 explosion under control
It marked a third consecutive day the daily figure stayed below 200,000 and the first time for the North to…
Nigeria records 230 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country registered 230 additional COVID-19 infections in 13 states and the…
COVID-19 strikes 536 Nigerians on New Year’s Day
NCDC said 12 states and the FCT Abuja reported the new COVID cases.
Omicron less vicious than other variants – Report
A professor of clinical microbiology at Cambridge, Ravi Gupta said there are still challenges ahead despite the seemingly positive findings.
NCDC records 2 deaths, 197 Covid-19 cases
With the new deaths, NCDC revised the fatality toll to 2,980 and confirmed cases also increased to 214, 513.
3.4m Nigerians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, NPHCDA, disclosed this during the inauguration of mass vaccination exercise for Nasarawa State on Friday…
COVID-19: NCDC registers 144 new infections, five deaths
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it had registered 144 new COVID-19 infections across…
89 new COVID-19 infections, one death: NCDC
Till date, 209,387 cases have been confirmed, 197,312 cases have been discharged and 2,838 deaths have been recorded in the…
Australia’s Victoria tops 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases
State health authorities said Thursday that 1,438 cases - all locally transmitted - had been recorded the previous day. Five…
Covid-19 kills 25 people in Lagos in 3 days
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the state recorded 25 COVID-19 related deaths and 401 infections…
Premier League makes COVID-19 vaccine compulsory for players, club staff
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku The Premier League has made it compulsory for players, fans and club staff to have received two…
Enugu retrains health workers on COVID preventive measures
Enugu State government has retrained 60 public health workers on COVID-19 preventive measures to ensure continuous protection of everyone within…
NCDC confirms 25 COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 25 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of cases…
Israel lifts coronavirus restrictions
Israel has almost completely lifted all government-imposed Coronavirus restrictions following a sharp drop in cases.