Tag: Covid-19
13 deadlier B117 COVID-19 variant found in Nigeria – PTF
Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Monday disclosed that Nigeria has recorded a total of 13…
COVID-19: Edo records 115 new cases, 2 deaths in 72 hours
The Edo State Government said it recorded 115 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 72 hours.
U.S. Rep.Ron Wright becomes first congressman to die of COVID-19
A member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ron Wright (R-Texas) has died of COVID-19, the first congressman to die…
U.S. sees drop in COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalisations
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths in the United States all dropped last week, according to The COVID Tracking Project.
1588 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, 918 discharged
Nigeria announced 1,588 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a few dozens fewer than the 1624 reported on Friday.
Osun records highest COVID-19 cases in one day
Osun has recorded 98 new cases of the COVID-19 infection, according to the daily report of the Nigeria Centre for…
COVID-19: Anambra Govt imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
The curfew was one of the several measures announced by Anambra Government to contain the the spread of COVID-19 in…
COVID-19: Abia Govt. bans public gatherings
Abia Government places ban on public gatherings as part of efforts to tackle the rising cases of coronavirus in the…
Eating less meat reduces risk of COVID-19 – UN
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says eating less meat can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 and save the…
4 die of COVID-19 complications in Edo, one in Borno
Four out of the five COVID-19 fatalities recorded on Wednesday came from Edo and one from Borno, according to the…
Wuse, UTC markets, Mura Plaza reopen, court imposes N150K fine
Wuse, UTC markets and Mura Shopping Plaza shut down on Monday in Abuja for violating COVID-19 safety protocol have been…
Panic in Federal High Court as Justice Nyako tests positive for COVID-19
There is panic in Federal High Court, Abuja over COVID-19 after one of the Justices, Binta Nyako tested positive for…
Gov Ortom survives COVID-19, tests negative
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has tested negative for the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19).
Rivers leads in COVID-19 deaths as new daily cases rise
Rivers State accounted for three COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, out of the six announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
FCTA set to reopen Wuse, UTC markets
The FCT Administration says Wuse and UTC markets alongside Murg Shopping Plaza sealed for flaunting COVID-19 protocols will soon be…
COVID-19: Court orders closure of Wuse, UTC markets in Abuja
Court orders immediate closure of Wuse and UTC markets in Abuja over flagrant disregard to COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations Act,…
The Simpsons writer, Marc Wilmore dies of COVID-19
Marc Wilmore, writer of popular cartoon, The Simpsons has died aged 57 after battling COVID-19.
Billionaire Carlos Slim survives COVID-19 attack
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, the 22nd richest man in the world, has returned home from hospital following a bout of…
Lagos posts highest ever daily COVID-19 cases, Ogun reports lone death
Lagos has set a new record in its COVID-19 grim statistics, posting a humongous 1,040 cases on Saturday. It was…
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 3.51m – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent stood at 3,515,047 as of Friday, the Africa CDC says
Patients with fever, cough in Ekiti to undergo COVID-19 test
Ekiti government directs hospitals in the state to henceforth conduct COVID-19 tests for patients with fever, cough and catarrh.
Lagos aggravates Nigeria’s daily COVID-19 grim record for Thursday
Lagos has aggravated Nigeria's daily COVID-19 record for Thursday after it reported 536 cases, making the NCDC jack up the…
NAFDAC will examine Covid-19 vaccine before use – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnibe Mamora, has assured that COVID-19 vaccines, when received in Nigeria, would be…
COVID-19: Kwara discharges 56 patients
The Kwara Government has disclosed that 56 patients who tested negative twice for COVID-19 have been discharged.
South Africa to allow controlled use of Ivermectin to treat COVID-19
South Africa approves controlled use of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Coronavirus
Anambra Assembly shut as COVID-19 cases explode
The Anambra House of Assembly complex was shut today after some lawmakers and members of staff tested positive for COVID-19.…
Osun COVID-19 deaths wake-up call: Health commissioner Isamotu
Commissioner for Health in Osun, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, said the report of increased COVID-19 fatalities was a warning sign to…
COVID-19 spreads in Benue Govt. House, 9 aides of Ortom also hit
COVID-19 infection is spreading in the Benue Government House in Makurdi as nine aides of Gov. Samuel Ortom, have tested…
Resumption: UNIBEN sets up surveillance club on COVID-19
UNIBEN sets up surveillance club for monitoring of compliance to COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of resumption of students
Bill Gates slams COVID-19 pandemic conspiracy theories crazy, evil
Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates slammed the volume of “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories about him spreading on social…