Tag: coronavirus
Sanwo-Olu delays resumption of civil servants, releases numbers for whistleblowers
The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)…
Abba Kyari mourners all test negative to coronavirus
All the improperly kitted mourners at the burial last month of Malam Abba Kyari have tested negative to coronavirus.
COVID-19: Piers Morgan goes into isolation
Piers Morgan, host of popular ITV programme Good Morning Britain is retreating into isolation as he awaits the results of…
Coronavirus: U.S. deepens charge against China’s Wuhan lab
The United States has doubled down on its accusation that China's Wuhan lab unleashed the disruptive coronavirus into the world.
Lagos records another 3 COVID-19 related deaths
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths.
Woman, son test positive in Osun, Coronavirus cases hit 36
Osun state said it has recorded two new cases of coronavirus. They were the wife and son of a patient…
Zimbabwe orders citizens to wear face masks in public
Zimbabwean government has made the wearing of face masks, compulsory in public spaces to curb the spread of the novel…
Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19 in Abeokuta hospital
The Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, has confirmed the death of a pregnant woman in the facility as a result of…
RTEAN warns bus drivers, conductors ahead lockdown ease
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) urged its members to adhere strictly to the new transport guidelines to…
COVID-19: Taraba discharges 124 persons from quarantine
The Taraba Technical Committee on COVID-19 on Sunday discharged 124 persons quarantined at the state NYSC orientation camp in Barikin-Sibre,…
Umahi confirms 2 new COVID-19 cases in Ebonyi
Governor Dave Umahi has confirmed the fourth and fifth positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ebonyi state.
Emir of Kaura Namoda dies in isolation from suspected COVID-19 complication
The Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Asha, has died in isolation of suspected COVID-19 complications
Lockdown Ease: Doctors warn against mass COVID-19 infection
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) cautioned Nigerians on the partial lifting of lockdown measures by the Federal Government, adding…
Coronavirus: Spain records lowest death toll in 6 weeks
Spain further demonstrated it has an upper-hand over the coronavirus as it recorded its lowest death toll since 18 March.
Coronavirus strikes 17 Nigerians dead in one day; total deaths jump to 85
The deadly Coronavirus has continued to inflict sorrows in families in Nigeria, as 17 people were killed by the virus…
Risky business: 16 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Borno
The Borno Government said no fewer than 16 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak of the…
Coronavirus invades Congo DR’s overcrowded Ndolo Military Prison
The coronavirus has breached the walls of DR Congo's overcrowded Ndolo Military Prison, with potentially catastrophic consequences, charity groups said.
COVID-19 scare: Fadlallah Lebanese owner of Kano hotel evacuated to Lebanon
Amid the rash of deaths in Kano and the surge in coronavirus cases, Tahir Fadlallah, the Lebanese owner of the…
Coronavirus: Arise Women distribute palliatives to Lagos residents
On Friday, May 1, 2020, Arise Women, a foremost humanitarian and empowerment charity, stunned Nigerians living in Lagos as it…
Coronavirus: 35 nations with best records, Nigeria missing among Africa’s 7
The United States is the worst-hit by coronavirus on Earth, but it is also one of the countries with a…
UAE doctors unveil possible game changer in COVID-19 treatment
United Arab Emirates(UAE) has announced a breakthrough in coronavirus treatment “which could be a game-changer in the global fight” against…
India extends lockdown by two weeks
India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown will be extended by two weeks after May 4, the government said today.
Coronavirus: 200 households benefit from Abdulrazaq’s palliatives
Wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Friday in Ilorin, distributed palliatives to the less-privileged and the vulnerable members…
COVID-19: Bauchi govt extends market opening hours
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammad on Friday approved the extension of business hours for markets in the state.
Coronavirus wipes out whole family, father, mother, son
Coronavirus has wiped out a whole family in the United States, killing father, mother and their son.
Nigerians react to surging coronavirus cases in Kano
Nigerians have reacted to the surge in coronavirus cases in Kano state, as the state for the first time recorded…
Fani Kayode denounces NCDC bill, Bill Gate’s vaccine
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has aired his disapproval of an alleged depopulation scheme by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
WHO announces 102 possible COVID-19 vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced 102 potential Covid-19 vaccines still undergoing clinical trials.
NCDC activates 2nd COVID-19 test centre in Kano
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the eighteenth testing centre in Nigeria and the second molecular laboratory…
Ehanire: 113 Nigerian health workers infected with coronavirus
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has debunked reports that 300 health workers were infected by the coronavirus.