Tag: coronavirus
More danger for Lagos: Coronavirus infections surpass 500
There is more danger in Lagos as the state's Coronavirus infections hit 504, after 74 new cases on Wednesday.
Nigerian government bans movement of COVID-19 patients
The Federal Government of Nigeria has banned the inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country.
Delta records 2 new cases of Coronavirus, monitors 140 contacts
The Delta State Government has announced that the state has recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Pakistani doctors call for mosque restrictions
A group of Pakistani doctors on Wednesday urged the government and clerics to reverse a decision to allow prayer congregations…
3 Togo returnees test positive for coronavirus in Ogun
Dr. Tomi Coker, the Commissioner for Health in Ogun said the three new cases of coronavirus in the state were…
Report suspected COVID-19 cases – Gov. Makinde tells Oyo residents
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged residents in the state to report any suspected cases of COVID-19 before…
JUST IN: Coronavirus strikes second person dead in Borno
Borno State Government on Wednesday announced a second death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Danger in Kano: Centre suspends testing for Coronavirus
A looming danger is expected in Kano as the newly established testing centre for COVID-19 has suspended its operation for…
COVID-19: Barau urges Buhari to rescue Kano
Senator Barau Jibrin of Kano North constituency has urged the Federal Government to assist Kano state financially, to enable it…
WHO chief Tedros: Pandemic will be with the world for a long time
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic will take a long time to leave the…
Ekiti records first Coronavirus death
Ekiti State has recorded its first Coronavirus death, the government said on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Kwara to produce one million masks
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has said that his administration is planning to produce about one million face masks…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu unveils 70-bed Eti-Osa Isolation Centre
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday unveiled a 70-bed COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Centre located within the premises of…
Netflix gains over 15million new subscribers amid lockdown
American streaming platform, Netflix has gained about 15.77 million new users in the first three months of 2020 as millions…
Coronavirus strikes policeman dead in Edo
A 57-year-old police officer has become the latest victim of coronavirus disease in Edo State.
Pastor praying for eradication of Coronavirus convicted
The General Overseer of a Pentecostal church in Ovwian, Udu local government area of Delta State, has been convicted alongside…
Hope in sight: German Coronavirus vaccine set for human testing
A possible vaccine for Coronavirus, developed by German firm BioNTech and US drug giant Pfizer, has been given the green…
No respite for UK: Coronavirus deaths surpass 18,000
There is no respite as Coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom have surpassed 18,000.
El-Rufai survives Coronavirus, resumes work
Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has recovered from COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after and testing negative twice in line with…
Coronavirus: District head warns against public gatherings
Alhaji Surajo Umar, the District Head of Danzomo in Suletankarkar Local Government of Jigawa, has cautioned against gatherings at weddings…
Coronavirus: Six Chinese nationals jailed in Uganda
A Ugandan court in Kampala has convicted six Chinese nationals for escaping from a hotel in the country’s capital where…
Coronavirus: Textile workers support use of face masks
The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria says it supports Lagos State Government’s move to enforce…
Coronavirus: Fayemi releases 30 prisoners
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, ordered the release of 30 prisoners from the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as…
Coronavirus: 115 inmates regain freedom in Nasarawa
No fewer than 115 inmates regained their freedom from six Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) centres in Nasarawa State, following President…
Coronavirus: Kaduna discharges 5th patient, confirms 3 new cases
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it had discharged one more patient out of the six…
Coronavirus: Directorate of Employment pays Bauchi interns’ stipends
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in collaboration with the World Bank, has paid three months stipends to 1,709 interns…
Be wary of Covid-19 related scams – Stanbic IBTC
With the growing adoption of digital channels, and with more people practising social distancing, due to the coronavirus virus outbreak,…
Covid-19: Of Dirty Hands and Fake News Wars
Covid-19 and the lockdowns have put in bold relief the importance of the hands, the face, dangers of fake news…
COVID-19 vaccine: Swiss scientist conducts successful tests; mulls mass immunisation
Mass immunisation with a newly developed vaccine against the coronavirus disease could start in Switzerland in October, according to immunologist…
Coronavirus hits prison, 68 test positive
Sixty-eight people, mostly staff, have come down with the coronavirus at a prison in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate,…