Tag: coronavirus
Sanwo-Olu’s CPS, Fani-Kayode lock horns over Coronavirus
Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has attacked critic and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode for…
Coronavirus triggers panic buying in UK
Coronavirus epidemic has triggered unprecedented panic buying in the UK, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his government…
South Korea reports new leap in coronavirus cases
South Korea reported another major increase in infections of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, with figures showing 516 new cases…
Coronavirus: WHO begs firms ramp up production of protective equipment
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the…
Coronavirus: Lagos meets religious leaders
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday met with religious leaders in the state on the need to collaborate with government…
Coronavirus: IMF, World Bank confirm virtual format for Spring meetings
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday confirmed that their 2020 Spring Meetings slated for April…
Coronavirus: Greece denies 24,000 migrants entry
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday said Greek security forces had prevented more than 24,000 attempted illegal entries at…
Stakeholders must join govt to halt spread of Coronavirus – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on community, religious and traditional leaders as well as unions, association and educationists…
Why NCDC Director-General had to be quarantined – Health Minister
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire has offered explanation as to reason the Direcror-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
Coronavirus: Senate President’s urgent demand from Buhari
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Federal Government to provide more standard isolation centres across the…
COVID-19: BMO commends Buhari’s pro-activeness
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s proactive response to combating Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Coronavirus: UEFA sets up group to handle fixture congestion
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has set up a working group with the European Leagues association to handle…
Coronavirus: Minister warns against use of herbal products
Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora cautioned Nigerians on the use of herbal products to protect themselves from…
Coronavirus: FG, Lagos, Ogun Govts’ timely efforts lauded
An aviation expert, Mr Olumide Ohunayo, on Tuesday, lauded the collaborative efforts of the Federal, Ogun and Lagos State Governments…
Coronavirus: Emirates airline staff to take one month unpaid leave
A major international airline, Emirates, on Tuesday, asked staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a…
Coronavirus kills 77 in Iran, 23 lawmakers infected
Iranian Deputy Minister of Health Alireza Raisi said on Tuesday that the total number of people with coronavirus infection has…
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson puts army on standby in battle plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled his country’s plans to battle coronavirus to a standstill, with the military being…
Anambra Assembly summons Commissioners over Coronavirus
The Anambra House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the Commissioners for Health and Information and Public Enlightenment to appear before…
Coronavirus: We were given false information – Abayomi
Professor Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, has disclosed that some of those who boarded the same…
Coronavirus: Nigeria promises aid for Maurice Iwu’s effort to find cure
Maurice Iwu, former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission and professor of pharmacognosy got the assurances of two Nigerian ministers…
Coronavirus: China reports lowest infections in six weeks
China reported 125 new virus cases on Tuesday, marking the lowest number of new daily infections in six weeks
Coronavirus deaths jump to six in US
Four new patients have died from COVID-19, in the Seattle area of Washington State in the United States, bringing the…
Coronavirus: Red Cross mobilises volunteers in Edo
The Red Cross Society of Nigeria, Edo chapter, says it has mobilised and trained 100 volunteers to help sensitise the…
Coronavirus: Senegal joins Nigeria
A French man has brought coronavirus to Senegal, the country’s Ministry of Health and Social Action confirmed on Monday.Trump
Coronavirus: Two persons test negative, 100 on contact list – LASG
Two more foreign nationals suspected to be carrying the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from a high-risk country in Asia have tested…
Coronavirus/Lassa fever: Zamfara takes sensitisation to to public places
The Zamfara Ministry of Health has embarked on a sensitisation campaign to public places as part of its measures to…
Coronavirus: WHO staff in Iran tests positive
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one of its staff in Iran Country Office has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Italy’s minister tests positive to Coronavirus
Italy's regional minister Alessandro Mattinzoli has tested positive to coronavirus.
Korean Sect leader to face murder charge over coronavirus spread
The leader of a Christian sect in South Korea is facing criminal charges, including murder, for allegedly obstructing efforts to…
Quarantined Chinese citizens test negative to Coronavirus
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has confirmed that the four Chinese citizens quarantined in Plateau state have tested negative…