Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19: Nigeria on verge of second wave with rising cases
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned that the country might just be on the verge of a…
COVID-19 death toll hits 1,184, Taraba and Abuja report two fatalities
Nigeria’s death toll from COVID-19 complications rose to 1,184 on Wednesday, with two new deaths in Abuja and Taraba state.…
Rivers records 60th COVID-19 death, confirmed cases hit new high
Nigeria jumped from daily 300 plus COVID-19 cases to 550 on Tuesday, with Lagos logging 219, taking its total to…
UNICEF warns against shutting school over COVID-19
The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) has cautioned countries fighting the Coronavirus against imposing nationwide or large-scale school closures.
UK begins mass COVID-19 vaccination programme
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination…
Kano loses one person to COVID-19, Gombe, Abuja top in daily cases
One person died in Kano in the last 24 hours of COVID-19 complications, data published by the Nigeria Centre for…
Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna most hit by COVID-19 from 1 December
Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja Nigeria's capital posted another day of high COVID-19 infections, according to data published by NCDC on…
Britain set to roll out Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week
Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Tuesday this week.
Trump says his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has COVID
U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, has contracted COVID-19.
California begins 21-day lockdown to tame COVID-19: Details
Amid COVID-19 surge, the vast region of the U.S. state of California will enter a new lockdown on Sunday night.…
Queen Elizabeth will take COVID-19 vaccine, then leave seclusion
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip will take the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and will “let it be known”…
Harry Akande lone COVID-19 death in Lagos, Abuja leads in new infections
Another Nigerian, Harry Akande died of COVID-19 on Saturday in Lagos, as the capital Abuja reported the highest daily confirmed…
Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja report 81 percent of Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases
Nigerian states of Lagos and Kaduna and the capital Abuja, have been responsible for 81 percent of COVID-19 cases recorded…
Lagos set to clampdown on international travellers evading COVID-19 test
The Lagos State Government has warned incoming passengers who shun the Federal Government’s guidelines against COVID-19 to stop it or…
JUST IN: COVID-19 kills 2 in Lagos, 452 discharged nationwide
COVID-19 claimed two lives in the last 24 hours in Lagos State, data published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
U.S. records worst day of COVID-19 pandemic
The United States has recorded its worst day of COVID-19 pandemic with a daily death toll soaring above 3,000. Figures…
Nigeria urged to curb foreign flights over COVID-19 surge
Nigeria has been urged to restrict international flights immediately, amid reports indicating a surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe and…
Reports: COVID-19 infections in U.S. before Wuhan outbreak
A new study said COVID-19 infections were detected in the U.S. in December 2019, weeks before the first cases were…
COVID-19 kills 3 in Nigeria, 281 new cases recorded
Three persons in Nigeria died from COVID-19 related causes in the last 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
U.S. racks up 4.2m covid cases in 30 days
The United States reported 4.2 million new cases of CoVID-19 in November and all its hopes of slowing down the…
JUST IN: Lewis Hamilton contracts COVID-19
Formula One record champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 just days after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll hits 1,171
Nigeria's COVID-19 death toll hit 1,171 on Friday, with 246 new confirmed cases recorded in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19: U.S. Supreme Court blocks setting crowd limit in worship centres
US Supreme Court blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from setting capacity limits at houses of worship, even in COVID-19…
COVID-19 pandemic wipes out 38 million jobs in East Africa
The Eastern Africa region's labour market lost an estimated 38 million jobs to the COVID-19 pandemic
Abuja leads in COVID-19 cases for second successive day
Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital posted a second day highest daily count for COVID-19, beating again Lagos, the epicentre.
Abuja leads as NCDC announces 168 new COVID-19 cases
The Federal Capital Territory of Abuja reported the highest daily count for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the update by…
138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
Salah to return after negative COVID-19 test
Mohamed Salah could be set for a return to the Liverpool squad after testing negative for coronavirus, according to manager…
Toronto begins 28-day lockdown tomorrow
Canada's largest city Toronto will begin a 28-day lockdown Monday to avoid COVID-19 infections overwhelming hospitals.
U.S. records over 12 million COVID-19 cases, death toll rises
The United States recorded over 12 million COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with prospects that the number will go higher.