Tag: coronavirus
Gombe state topples Lagos on coronavirus daily leaderboard, Nigeria hits 16,000
Gombe state pushed Lagos aside Sunday on the leaderboard of the daily coronavirus cases, posting 73 cases overnight.Lagos posted 68…
COVID-19: Lagos discharges 38 Nigerians, 10 foreigners
The Lagos State Government has discharged 48 additional coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, who tested negative twice to the virus.
New York governor Cuomo threatens to lockdown Manhattan
Gov. Andrew Cuomo of the state of New York in the United States has threatened to shut down Manhattan if…
Ghana’s Health Minister contracts coronavirus
Ghana’s Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, is recovering in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
Abuja Concert: FCTA shuts down Jabi lake mall
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has ordered the immediate closure of the popular Jabi Lake Mall indefinitely for violating…
Lagos remains COVID-19 epicentre with over 7,000 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has affirmed Lagos state as the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria after it…
Kaduna church orders members to maintain online fellowship
The Lighthouse Church, Kaduna has directed its members to maintain virtual fellowship via the social media platforms.
China orders COVID-19 tests for fever patients
China has demanded that hospitals in Beijing offer more tests to screen fever patients for novel coronavirus infections
COVID-19: Church might not open until 2021 – Tunde Bakare
The General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said…
Obaseki seeks protection of elderly against COVID-19
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Saturday harped on the need to protect the elderly and persons in the state…
Oyetola’s Deputy CoS, Adebisi didn’t die of COVID-19
Osun State Government has confirmed the death of Mr. Mikhail Adejare Adebisi, the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Governor…
Chilean health minister Manalich quits over COVID-19 death toll
Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich resigned Saturday, just after a year in office, amid a furore over the true coronavirus…
American COVID-19 survivor slammed with N434m hospital bill
While COVID-19 patients in Nigeria are treated free of charge, in the United States a 70-year-old survivor has been billed…
NCDC announces 501 new cases of COVID-19 for Nigeria
Nigeria's COVID-19 caseload went up to 15,682 on Saturday, with 501 new cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Gombe deputy speaker tests positive for coronavirus
Siddi Buba, Deputy Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly, has contracted coronavirus.
COVID-19 cases in Ghana over 11,000
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana has increased to 11,118.This was after 262 new cases were confirmed on Saturday…
To hell with COVID-19! Kenyans seize body of popular singer Abenny Jachiga
Hundreds of Kenyans defied tear gas and riot police to hijack the body of a popular singer, Abenny Jachiga, who…
Coronavirus hits Bauchi prison, 17 inmates, 51 health workers infected
The coronavirus has spread to the Bauchi correctional facility, with 17 inmates now infected. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, chairman of the…
Botswana reimposes lockdown on capital city over COVID-19 fears
Botswana has reimposed a strict coronavirus lockdown in its capital city, Gaborone, and surrounding areas after it recorded 12 new…
COVID-19: 22 doctors, 60 other health workers test positive
The Rivers State Government has said that 22 doctors and 60 other health workers have tested positive for the deadly…
COVID-19: FG evacuates 102 Nigerians from Egypt
The Federal Government on Friday said that 102 Nigerians evacuated from Egypt have arrived the country.
Anambra shuts Eke Awka Market over violations of COVID-19 rules
Anambra Government will shut Eke Awka Market for two weeks, with effect from Monday 15 June over flagrant breaches of…
Brazil topples Britain for world’s second highest coronavirus death toll
Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United…
Breaking: 12 dead overnight as Nigeria tops 15,000 COVID-19 cases
Nigeria recorded 627 COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the national total to 15,181. It was the second high number to…
COVID-19: Infected mothers can breastfeed – WHO
New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health…
Lagos discharges 90 coronavirus patients
Lagos state government has discharged ninety coronavirus patients who have recovered from the deadly disease.
COVID-19: Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt lead death rates in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 has continued to spread in Africa since the virus was…
Ukraine’s first lady contracts coronavirus
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has tested positive for coronavirus while her husband and their two…
Trump’s America gives up on coronavirus
Coronavirus was never stopped in America the way it was in most of the rest of the rich world. And…
WHO warns coronavirus spreading from African cities to hinterland
The World Health Organisation(WHO) has warned that the coronavirus is spreading from Africa's cities to the hinterland, as it identified…