Tag: Covid-19
Trump super spreader of COVID-19 misinformation: Study
US President Donald Trump has been found to be the world's super spreader of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a…
201 fresh COVID-19 infections in Nigeria: NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 201 fresh Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, with one death recorded in 12…
421 recover from COVID-19 in Nigeria, Imo and Delta lead
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 421 COVID-19 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, as new infections topped…
Youssoufou: How Nigeria’s private sector mobilised for COVID-19 emergency:
Zouera Youssoufou, CEO Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF); and Administrator, Private Sector Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) speaks on how Nigeria's private…
COVID-19 pandemic not going yet as Nigeria reports more cases
COVID-19 pandemic is not receding from Nigeria yet, as more cases of infections were reported on Tuesday, taking the national…
Britain in throes of Covid-19 explosion, lockdown looms
Britain reported a daily record of more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as contradictory pressure grows on the…
COVID-19 cases in India top 6 million
India's COVID-19 cases topped six million on Monday as they surged closer to world leader United States humongous numbers.
2 new COVID-19 deaths in Kaduna, Ondo as infections fall again
Nigeria recorded two new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, one each in Kaduna and Ondo states, with the number of infections…
Edo state second worst hit by COVID-19 deaths after Lagos: NCDC statistics
Latest data on the COVID-19 situation in Nigeria, released by NCDC, showed that Edo state is second to Lagos as…
3 die of COVID-19 in Nigeria, zero infection in Abuja
Three persons have died of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported on Saturday.
Rivers council announces date for reopening of schools, public places
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the reopening of schools in the State with effect from
U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 7million
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed the 7 million mark, more than 20% of the…
Nigeria records Zero COVID-19 death in 24 hours
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said no death occurred in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 125…
Not a single COVID-19 death in 24 hours – second time in September
Nigeria recorded no new coronavirus-related death in 24 hours - which means that the total figure of fatalities stands at…
Ibrahimovic tells COVID-19 it chose wrong person
AC Milan’s talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not jittery at all about testing positive for COVID-19. Indeed, the 38 year-old…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdown caused more harm, $373b lost: Copenhagen think tank
A new analysis of the effects of COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria shows that the policy did more harm than good,…
COVID-19 kills 2 persons in Nigeria
Two persons died of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported last night.
Israel breaks COVID-19 record
Israel on Wednesday reported a new record level of daily cases of coronavirus, as a raging outbreak showed no signs…
How Donald Trump caused mass death in America
Under Trump's watch, America has no Covid policy or strategy. That is why the death toll is simply skyrocketing every…
Real Madrid first team, coaching staff negative for COVID-19
Real Madrid said today that their first team and coaching staff have all tested negative to COVID-19 as Madrid faces…
COVID-19 Update: Cases shrink in many states, uptick in Lagos, Plateau
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria shrank to 176, from 195 on Monday., but NCDC reported uptick in Lagos and Plateau…
Britain slams COVID-19 restrictions afresh as cases surge
COVID-19 restrictions were reintroduced Tuesday in Britain to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of the virus, with the restrictions announced…
COVID-19 falling numbers : Why Nigeria can’t celebrate yet
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that though the country has recorded a decline in the number…
Nigerian airlines flouting COVID-19 rules risk losing licences
Domestic airline operators risk losing their licences over non-compliance with the COVID-19 protocols of the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil…
Ghana extends COVID-19 restrictions
President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo announced late Sunday a three-month extension of multiple restrictions to strengthen the country's fight against…
Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases tumble below 100
From 189 cases on 19 September, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria tumbled below 100 on Sunday.
Another COVID-19 lockdown looms in Britain
Britain is likely to need to reintroduce some national coronavirus lockdown measures sooner rather than later, a former senior government…
Sharp increase in new coronavirus infections reported in Nigeria
The coronavirus is still on the rage in Nigeria, as a sharp increase in new infections was reported on Friday.
#EdoDecides2020: No face mask, no voting, says INEC
Richard Elesho/Benin city The INEC National Commissioner for voters education, Mr Festus Okoye, on Friday emphasised that the electoral commission…
COVID-19 cases escalate in UK, hospital admissions double
Hospital admissions for COVID-19 are doubling every eight days in the United Kingdom, as the country records a surge in…