Tag: coronavirus
Nigeria sets new record with 790 COVID-19 new cases in single-day
Nigeria on Wednesday, set a new record after it announced that the country has recorded 790 new cases of Coronavirus…
WHO speaks on use of masks during exercise
The World Health Organisation, WHO has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to…
Lagos deploys 100 units of hand washing stations in strategic locations
Lagos State Government said that it has adopted internationally-accepted safety protocols in curbing the spread of the coronavirus across the…
COVID-19 tests free in Lagos
COVID-19 tests for residents of the state are free of charge, Lagos commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso says
COVID-19 hits Osun’s cabinet, SSG tests positive, others at risk
The Government of the State of Osun on Tuesday confirmed that its Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prince Wole…
Lagos records 200 new COVID-19 cases
Lagos State recorded another higher daily toll on Tuesday as Nigeria's COVID-19 jumped to 25,694 with 561 new cases.
Ekiti announces dates to reopen worship centres, schools
Governor Kayode Fayemi Ekiti said worship centres in Ekiti State may resume for services from Friday, July 17, while the…
New York imposes 14-day quarantine on visitors from 16 U.S. states
Travellers from 16 U.S. states must now observe 14-day quarantine if they are visiting New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced…
Nigeria records 17 deaths in 24 hours as COVID-19 cases hit 25,694
Seventeen people died of COVID-19 in the various isolation centres of Nigeria in the last 24 hours, the NCDC announced…
COVID-19: 200 ad-hoc workers protest dismissal in Edo
No fewer than 200 ad-hoc workers of the Edo State COVID-19 Mobile Screening Task Force on Tuesday took to the…
Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has disclosed that he has tested positive to COVID-19 pandemic.
Britain locks down Leicester city after COVID-19 flare-up
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday that the city of Leicester will be locked down after a flare-up…
Nigeria logs new grim milestone in COVID-19 with 566 new cases
Nigeria marked a new grim milestone in COVID-19 cases as it registered 566 new cases. This took the national tally…
18 hotspots of coronavirus in Nigeria to be locked down
Nigeria has identified 18 council areas as the hotspots of the coronavirus and government is determined to put them under…
Buhari receives briefing from PTF on COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari has just been briefed in the State House, in Abuja, by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on…
In Pictures: COVID-19 PTF members brief Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has received another interim report on the state of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria from the COVID-19 PTF
Asia’s stocks retreat as virus threatens economic reopening
Asian share markets began the week with a cautious tone on Monday as the relentless spread of the coronavirus finally…
California shuts the bars as coronavirus cases surge
California ordered some bars to close on Sunday, the first major rollback of efforts to reopen the economy in the…
Nigeria announces 490 cases of COVID-19, high figures from Delta, Ebonyi
After a record 779 cases on Saturday, Nigeria enjoyed a relief of sorts from COVID-19 epidemic with 490 new cases…
Nigerian Samson Arigbamu invents digital stethoscope to know COVID-19 infected lungs
Dr Samson Arigbamu, a Nigerian medical practitioner based in U.S, said he has invented a stethoscope equipped with components capable…
Sanwo-Olu commissions another COVID-19 isolation centre(Photos)
A 150-bed COVID-19 isolation centre was commissioned in Lagos today by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
COVID-19: Police release statement over party attended by D’banj
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Police Command has called on members of the public to help provide information on…
U.S. coronavirus infections vastly undercounted: CDC
Although the United States is the world leader in coronavirus cases with close to 2.6 million, its Centres for Disease…
Buhari: Justice Nasir Ajana’s legal career will remain a reference
President Muhammadu Buhari said the brilliant legal career of Justice Nasir Ajana, the late chief judge of Kogi State will…
COVID-19 victims don’t fully recover: Scientists
Scientists have warned that COVID-19 causes a far wider range of health problems than previously thought and that victims may…
COVID-19 kills Kogi Chief judge Nasir Ajanah
The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Nasir Ajanah has died at age 64. He died at the COVID-19 isolation centre…
Bill Gates says America’s response to COVID-19 pandemic ’embarrassing’
The U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “embarrassing” compared to other countries, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in an…
SERAP sues FG, CBN over beneficiaries of COVID-19 palliatives
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a case at the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the Federal…
Tonto Dikeh cries out after losing two acquaintances to COVID-19
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has warned her fans to stay safe after losing two acquaintances to Coronavirus pandemic within 24…
Germany not safe yet – Angela Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that her country was not yet out of danger in spite of its…