Tag: Covid-19
New COVID-19 strain: Netherlands bans flight from UK
Netherlands imposed a ban on flights from the United Kingdom today after Britain detected a new coronavirus strain.
COVID-19 out of control in UK: Hancock health secretary admits
By Agency Reporter Britain’s health secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday admitted that the COVID-19 is out of control in the…
COVID-19 is real – Cleric warns Nigerians to observe protocols
Pastor Emmanuel Oluwole of the Christ Glory Church, Ilorin, has urged Nigerians to continue to observe the Covid-19 safety measures…
Lagos seals off Cubana club for breaking COVID-19 protocols
The Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed off the multi-billion naira Cubana nightclub house in the government reservation area, of…
COVID-19: Minister issues new guidelines to market, offices, worship centres
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has issued new guidelines to markets, offices, worship centres, transportation and among others as…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 77K, Gombe reports 6 deaths
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria overshot the 77,000 mark on Friday, with 806 new cases reported, although lower to the record…
COVID-19: Lagos releases updated list of free testing centres
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its call on residents to avail themselves of the free COVID-19 testing services offered…
Sanwo-Olu: Open letter to all Lagosians you must read [Full text]
Full text of the letter Governor Babajide sent out to all Lagosians about the COVID-19 situation and why it deserves…
South Africa loses 1,500 teachers to COVID-19
South Africa's Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshega disclosed that almost 1,500 teachers died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Large parts of England face restrictions over COVID-19
Large areas of England will be added to the ‘very high alert’ COVID-19 category from tomorrow placing residents under the…
French President Macron catches COVID, now in isolation
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the league of presidents and prime ministers who contracted the COVID-19.
Beijing welcomes COVID-19 investigators, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will lead a mission to Beijing with an international team of COVID-19 investigators due to…
UATH honours 80 COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers
The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday honoured 80 COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers for their dedication…
U.S. reports 1.6m child cases of COVID-19
Nearly 1,640,000 children in the United States (U.S.) have been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the onset of the…
COVID-19 kills ESwatini prime minister Ambrose Dlamini
COVID-19 has killed Ambrose Dlamini, the prime minister of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
South Korea shuts schools over COVID-19 explosion
South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst…
Updated: 26 army officers test positive for COVID-19
Nigerian Army announced Sunday night that 26 senior officers have so far tested positive for COVID-19, in the wake of…
COVID-19 hits SGF Boss Mustapha’s home, goes into isolation
The Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and his wife have gone into self-isolation after some members…
Many senior army officers contract COVID-19
Late Major-General General Olubunmi Irefin, who died last week of COVID-19 complications has turned out to be a super-spreader of…
2nd wave of COVID-19 hits Kwara
Chairman of Kwara Medical Advisory Sub-Committee on COVID-19 said a second wave of the pandemic has hit the state.
U.S. sets new COVID -19 daily records
The U.S. has smashed its previous record of 3,124 daily COVID-19 deaths as it set another Friday for the books.
COVID-19 kills 4 persons in Abuja, virus hotspot with Lagos, Kaduna
Four persons died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, as the Nigeria Centre for…
Sanwo-Olu tests positive for COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19, but he is said to have milid symptoms…
Ex-Namibian leader Sam Nujoma overcomes COVID
Namibia’s founding president Sam Nujoma has been discharged from hospital where he was being treated after testing positive for COVID-19,…
Another COVID lockdown looms in Kaduna
Kaduna State government has warned that it may impose another lockdown on the state considering the recent increase in cases…
U.S. to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine next week
The United States will likely begin from Monday, mass vaccination of its people against COVID-19, following FDA approval for the…
COVID-19: Vaccine is the best hope for Africa, says WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has said that vaccines are the best hope of…
Nigeria breaks COVID-19 record with highest daily cases
Nigeria has set a new record in daily COVID-19 cases, after recording 796 new cases on Friday, indicative of the…
Ellen DeGeneres halts Talk Show after contracting Coronavirus
Popular American talk show hostess and comedienne, Ellen DeGeneres, has announced she is halting her Talk Show after she tested…
64% of Nigeria’s 829,743 COVID tests done in 4 States
Four states, – Lagos, FCT, Rivers, Ogun – account for 64 per cent of all the 829,743 COVID-19 tests conducted…