Tag: Covid-19
Lagos, FCT Abuja lead COVID-19 cases, death toll adjusted
Lagos and the Federal capital of Abuja topped the leaderboard for the new 223 cases of COVID-19 reported for Nigeria…
11 Nigerians killed by COVID-19 in 4 days, Lagos reports huge caseload
Eleven Nigerians have died from COVID-19 related causes since the end of October, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said…
4 COVID-19 deaths, 137 new cases in Nigeria
Four persons died in Nigeria from COVID-19 related causes on Tuesday, while 137 new cases of infections were reported.
COVID kills 135 South Africans in 24 hours
South Africa recorded 135 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced late Sunday.
COVID cases slump in Nigeria, Lagos back on top
After Saturday's 164 and Friday's 170 reported COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, cases went down south again on Sunday.
COVID-19: Wike threatens to reintroduce restrictions on church services
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Sunday lamented what he described as a flagrant disobedience of…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 2 deaths, 150 new cases
Nigeria recorded 150 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in the last 24 hours, new data by the NCDC…
Buhari worried: Nigerian economy too fragile for COVID-19 second wave
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that the Nigerian economy cannot withstand another round of lockdown for COVID-19.
How Khloe Kardashian contracted COVID-19 – KUWTK
American reality star, media personality and socialite, Khloé Alexandra Kardashian has confirmed she tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year…
Lagos posts highest COVID-19 cases 3 days in a row
Lagos is still in the grips of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic as it posted on Wednesday, the highest number of…
Ramaphosa in quarantine after contact with coronavirus positive guest
President Cyril Ramaphosa has proceeded on self-isolation after he came in contact with a guest who has now tested positive…
Resurgence of COVID-19 coming, Task Force warns Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said the country risks a resurgence of the pandemic due to the large gatherings…
Lagos records zero COVID-19 case in 24 hours, Taraba tops
There was no single confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lagos in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data…
New COVID-19 emergency begins in Spain
A new COVID-19 emergency announced by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will go into force from Sunday night, until next…
Chief of staff to U.S. VP Pence tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, according to the vice president's…
Only 5 states in Nigeria record COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Only five states and the Federal Capital Territory recorded new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Nigeria.
Polish President Duda tests positive for coronavirus
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for coronavirus. The President’s spokesman, Blazej Spychalski, disclosed this on Twitter. He said…
#EndSARS: Residents loot COVID-19 palliatives in Benin
Pandemonium broke out on Saturday morning at the premises of Edo Pharmaceutical Company, located along Medical Store Road, off New…
NCDC announces 77 new COVID-19 cases for Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 77 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with Lagos logging 21…
Katsina beats Lagos in new COVID-19 cases
North western state of Katsina reported 44 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday out of the 138 announced by Nigeria Centre…
Video: Residents loot COVID-19 palliatives in Mile 2
A viral video has shown residents of Mazamaza area of Mile 2, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria looting COVID-19 palliatives.
Spain sets COVID-19 record in western Europe
Spain became the first Western European country to exceed 1 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday. It doubled its tally in…
NCDC confirms 118 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria’s overall COVID-19 cases has hit 61,558, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirming 118 new cases on…
Nigeria warns of COVID-19 spikes soon as 118 new cases reported
Nigerians have been warned to prepare for a spike in COVID-19 cases, though the reported cases are for now plateauing.
NMA warns protesters of COVID-19 second wave
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State branch, has urged the #EndSARS protesters to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols to…
Mkhize South Africa’s health minister, wife hit by COVID-19
Health Minister of South Africa, Zweli Mkhize and his wife Dr May have tested positive for coronavirus, with both showing…
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 1.63 million
The confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control…
Lagos records two thirds of new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, has continued to bear the brunt of Nigeria's COVID-19 epidemic going by latest figures…
Global COVID-19 infections top 40million: Worldometer
Global COVID-19 infections surpassed 40 million on Sunday morning, according to the tracking agency worldometers.info.
UN chief urges global solidarity for poor people
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity for people living in poverty during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.