Tag: coronavirus
NCDC goes COBAS for Coronavirus testing
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said it is poised to increase its testing capacity for coronavirus. This followed its…
Want to beat coronavirus? Brush your teeth before leaving home
Emeritus professor of dentistry, Martin Addy has urged people to brush their teeth before leaving the house in a bid…
Lockdown: Bauchi imposes fines on violators
Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi state has imposed fines on violators of the partial lockdown order by the government to…
Coronavirus: Edo records 29 confirmed cases, 3 deaths
Edo Government says the state has recorded 29 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with three deaths.
Coronavirus: Adamawa records second index case
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Tuesday said a second index case of COVID- 19 had been recorded in the…
Coronavirus: Delta extends lockdown till Thursday
The Delta Government has extended by two days, the current total lockdown in the state, saying it will now end…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections at a glance: Deaths, survivors, active cases
Nigeria has recorded 1,337 confirmed cases of Coronavirus since the pandemic hits the country on 25 February, 2020.
Coronavirus: 120 inmates infected in 4 Turkish prisons
One hundred and twenty inmates in Turkey have tested positive for the coronavirus so far in four prisons, Justice Minister…
Coronavirus: We’re committed to flattening the curve – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government Monday reiterated its commitment to ensuring a flattening of the curve in the spread of the…
COVID-19: NCDC announces 2 more molecular laboratories
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the inclusion of two more laboratories into the country’s COVID-19 pandemic…
PDP blasts Buhari over national broadcast on COVID-19
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide speech on Monday as appalling.
Family of late Rivers hotelier rejects coronavirus death claims
Controversies are trailing the third confirmed coronavirus infected person who is a 61-year-old manager of Mingi hotel and his late…
Pope urges obedience to coronavirus lockdown rules
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections.
Rivers COVID-19 committee collaborates with healthcare professionals
In continuation of the fight against the spread of Coronavirus in the State, the Rivers State Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19…
Global Coronavirus cases surpass 3 million
Global coronavirus cases have surpassed three million, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
How coronavirus killed the first U.S. casualty, Patricia Voyles Dowd
Patricia Voyles Dowd, the first U.S. citizen killed on 6 February by coronavirus-related ailment person died from a ruptured heart,…
NCDC to increase COVID-19 testing
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it remains focused on the fight against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…
Tinubu, wife test negative for COVID-19
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bola Tinubu, and wife, Oluremi, have tested negative for the new…
Hope rises, as Lagos records drop in Coronavirus infections
Lagos State has again recorded a drop in Coronavirus infections, with 34 new cases recorded on Monday.
Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections hit 1,337, with 64 new cases
Nigeria's Coronavirus infections have reached 1,337, with 64 new cases recorded on Monday, according to NCDC.
Coronavirus: Jonathan wants Africa supported with test kits
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called on stronger economies and international agencies like the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Coronavirus: Niger extends partial lockdown by 2 weeks
The Niger government has announced a partial extension of the lockdown of the state for another two weeks in order…
Coronavirus: Taraba confirms 2 more cases
Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba, on Monday, announced the confirmation two new cases of coronavirus in the state by the…
Buhari signs proclamation order on management of COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of COVID-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the…
Coronavirus: Buhari slams curfew on Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has slammed an immediate nationwide curfew as part of new, vigorous measures to stop the spread of…
Lagos discharges 15 more Coronavirus patients
The Lagos State Government on Monday discharged 15 more Coronavirus patients after they tested negative for the virus twice.
COVID-19 and the prospect of Traditional Medicine
In the beginning, many did not really care about it. They waved it away as a Chinese problem. But somehow,…
Coronavirus: Nigeria needs comprehensive action plan – UK Doctor
The Nigeria government has been advised to come up with a comprehensive action plan with proper coordination, sincerity and adequate…
Coronavirus: Gombe bans commercial motorcycles
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Achaba, throughout the state as…
Ekiti denies returning rice palliative to Nigerian govt
The Ekiti government on Monday said it did not return 1800 bags of rice donated to the state by the…