Tag: coronavirus
Lagos sets new Coronavirus record, ramps up 183 new infections in single day
Lagos State has set a new Coronavirus record, as it ramped up 183 new infections on Thursday, the highest in…
Breaking: Trump staff tests positive for COVID-19
There was palpable concern for the health of U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence on Thursday after a…
How I lived with COVID-19 for 21 days without infecting anybody – Edo Speaker
Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, on Thursday in Benin, revealed how he lived with and recovered…
Lagos announces 2 more COVID-19 deaths
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Thursday announced two more deaths from COVID-19 infections.
Coronavirus infects 10 in Lagos House, Gov. Sanwo-Olu’s residence
Ten staffers of the Lagos House Marina, the official residence of Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
ECOWAS denies ordering COVID-19 organic medication
The ECOWAS Commission has refuted a report that it, along with its health Institution, West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) ordered…
COVID-19 hits Kano ex-commissioner Magaji who gloated over Abba Kyari’s fate
Dismissed Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Kano State, Engineer Mu'azu Magaji has tested positive for COVID-19.
Kano records 427 Coronavirus cases
The Ministry of Health in Kano said the state now has 427 confirmed Coronavirus cases after NCDC announced 30 new…
Russia breaks another coronavirus record
Russia has broken its grim coronavirus record with confirmed 11,231 new cases. It was the highest one day figure till…
7 die as coronavirus rocks Roscosmos Russia’s space agency
Coronavirus has hit hard Russia's space agency, Roscomos, with seven officials dead and 173 cases diagnosed. The latest blow was…
WHO chief Tedros warns countries lifting lockdowns, lists 6 criteria
Director-General World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned countries emerging from coronavirus restrictions to proceed “extremely carefully” or risk a…
37 more Coronavirus patients recover, discharged in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the state has discharged 37 more Coronavirus patients after they tested negative…
Senegal reports 104 COVID-19 cases, Mali 19
Ministry of Health and Social Action in Senegal announced Wednesday 104 new cases of COVID-19. It was the first time…
Ogun FRSC pledges to enforce lockdown order
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) vowed to enforce the intra-state lockdown order to prevent…
Ondo treats, discharges 3 more COVID-19 patients
The Ondo State Government has treated and discharged three more COVID-19 patients.
COVID-19: Buhari prays for Emir of Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday sent his goodwill and prayers to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar after…
JUST IN: Three Coronavirus patients flee isolation centres in Oyo, Bauchi
Three Coronavirus patients have fled from Isolation Centres in Oyo and Bauchi States where they were receiving treatment.
Coronavirus hits Russian minister Olga Lyubimova
Another Russian minister Olga Lyubimova has contracted the coronavirus amid a surge of infections in the country.
Italian firm Takis develops world’s first coronavirus vaccine
An Italian medical firm, Takis said it has developed the world's first vaccine that neutralises the coronavirus in human cells.
UK lockdown advocate Neil Ferguson quits after breaching lockdown
British leading epidemiologist Neil Ferguson resigned from Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) on Tuesday after media reported he…
Trump reveals quantity of ventilators he’s sending to Nigeria
The United States President Donald Trump reveals the quantity of ventilators he is sending to Nigeria to help fight the…
COVID-19: 15 children hospitalised with mysterious syndrome
Fifteen children have been hospitalized in New York City with a mysterious syndrome potentially associated with the novel coronavirus, Mayor…
COVID-19: Gov. Masari locks down Malumfashi LGA
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has directed the lockdown of Malumfashi Local Government Area from 7 a.m. on May…
Nigeria hit with another 148 new cases of Coronavirus, total now 2,950
Nigeria has recorded another 148 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus, taking its overall total to 2,950.
COVID-19: Nigeria must consider local solutions
The realities of the moment and conditions objectivity have thrown a great challenge to the Nigerian government and Nigerians. For…
Kano COVID-19 mess: 34 doctors test positive, one dies
Thirty-four doctors in Kano State have tested positive to the novel coronavirus, the Nigerian Medical Association said today.
Lagos discharges 60 Coronavirus patients in massive recovery
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday discharged 60 Coronavirus patients after they tested negative twice for the virus in a…
Photo News: Corona cake is here
In Bangkok Thailand a pastry chef is trying to make a capital out of our universal invisible enemy by designing…
Britain overtakes Italy in Coronavirus fatalities
Britain has overtaken Italy as the European country with the highest coronavirus death toll.
Palace of Daura emir quarantined over COVID-19 explosion
The palace of the Emir of Daura has been put under quarantine as part of measures to contain the spread…