Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19 probe: WHO officials face obstacles as China gags Wuhan residents
WHO experts in Wuhan to study the origin of COVID-19 face formidable obstacles as Chinese authorities muzzle residents
Breaking: Osun, Taraba lead in COVID-19 deaths
Five persons died from COVID-19 related complications in the western Nigerian state of Osun on Tuesday, according to data published…
Why Yahaya Bello is denying existence of COVID-19: Kogi Speaker
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Mathew Kolawole, says Gov. Yahaya Bello’s insistence that COVID-19 was a…
U.S. in COVID-19 relief as cases, deaths fall
The United States reported a 21 percent drop in new cases of COVID-19 last week, as all but one state…
COVID-19: Edo court sentences 17 curfew violators to community service
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Edo mobile court on Monday convicted 17 persons for violating the curfew imposed by the state…
Mexican President Obrador hit by COVID-19
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he was being treated for mild symptoms of COVID-19. The disclosure…
COVID-19 cases slump in Nigeria, Edo only state with fatalities
Edo was the odd one out on Sunday to report COVID-19 fatalities out of Nigeria's 36 states, as new cases…
COVID-19: Osun records 27 new cases
Osun has recorded 27 new cases of the infection, raising the tally of cases in the state to 1,348.
Over 50,000 killed by COVID-19 in Germany
Germany has counted more than 50,000 deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, figures released on Friday showed.
2021 Tokyo Olympics cancelled: Reports
Japan's government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times…
COVID-19: Ebonyi bans night clubs, drinking joints, others
By Douglas Okoro The Ebonyi government has announced a ban on night clubs and drinking joints among others to forestall…
COVID-19: Panic in Edo as 39 healthcare workers test positive in 72 hours
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin The fight against Coronavius (Covid-19), in Edo could be heading to crisis, as the state government announced…
Covid-19 second wave: Social Distancing and the Place of Ecommerce
By Ayomide Oriade “Every health professional in Nigeria is concerned about the second wave and the rate at which the…
I nearly died: Rep Akande-Sadipe recounts COVID-19 ordeal
Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K, the member of the House of Representatives from Oluyole Federal Constituency nearly succumbed to COVID-19 complications. But…
Another 14 Nigerians die of COVID-19, infections hit 114,691
Nigeria's COVID-19 death toll increased to 1,478 Wednesday, with new 14 deaths, the fifth successive day, since 16 January that…
COVID-19: Wike directs civil servants from levels 01 to 13 to stay at home
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, has directed civil servants on grade levels 01 to 13, except those on…
COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000 in US on Trump’s last day in office
COVID-19 deaths in the United State have surpassed the 400,000 mark on the last day of President Donald Trump in…
Nigeria posts 14 deaths, 1,617 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria posted 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, more than the 1,444 posted on Sunday, jacking its cumulative cases to 112,004.
COVID-19: Gov. Uzodinma cries to Buhari over increase in cases, deaths in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has raised alarm over what he described as devastating effects of the second wave of…
COVID-19: FG releases N10bn for domestic vaccines production
The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
143 doctors, other health workers infected with COVID-19 in Edo
The number of health workers, including doctors infected with COVID-19 in Edo State has risen to 143, in the wake…
Lagos hits two grim COVID-19 milestones , Abuja posts 7 of 15 deaths
Lagos posted a new grim record 901 daily COVID-19 cases on Sunday as it simultaneously surpassed 40,000 in cumulative cases.
Ekiti Govt relaxes curfew, restrictions, orders schools to reopen
By Idowu Ariwodola Ekiti State Government on Sunday night announced that the curfew it imposed on the state from 8pm…
Biden releases plans to vaccinate 100 million Americans
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, has outlined a plan to throw the weight of the federal government behind getting Americans vaccinated…
COVID-19: ‘Ijede General Hospital was not shutdown’
The General Hospital, Ijede, has refuted the rumour being circulated on some social media platforms that the facility has been…
Response Team wants COVID-19 task force in campuses
Universities and other tertiary institutions in the country have been advised to set up COVID-19 task force in their campuses…
Oyo leads Nigeria’s record single day COVID-19 deaths [Graphics]
Oyo state on Thursday logged 10 deaths to lead the rest of Nigeria in the record single day deaths caused…
Mustapha denies FG planning another COVID-19 lockdown
Boss Mustapha, secretary to Government of the Federation has dismissed reports that government was contemplating another lockdown for COVID-19.
COVID-19 scare at LASUCOM, hostels shut
Three students of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, have tested positive for COVID-19, compelling closure of…
Second wave: 53 health workers catch COVID-19 in Edo
No fewer than 53 healthcare workers in Edo State have been infected with the Coronavirus, since the second wave of…