The index case of coronavirus [COVID-19) in Rivers state has tested negative. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike confirmed that the 19-year-old model from Edo state, who recently returned to Port Harcourt, tested negative. The Governor added that she would be discharged as soon as the confirmation result is received. DAILY POST recalls that the […]
The management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital has accused a professor of medicine on its staff of conniving to conceal from his colleagues vital information on a suspected case of COVID-19 who died at the hospital last week. The federal facility said the suspected case had been on self isolation on arrival to Ilorin prior […]
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed eight Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases last night. Of the eight new cases, five are in Lagos, two in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and one in Kaduna State, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 232. So far, 33 have been discharged and five deaths recorded. […]
Fifty countries in Africa have confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases according to Worldometer to 7,933 as of Saturday morning. Within the week, Burundi, Botswana, Sierra Leone, and Malawi confirmed their index cases of the virus. Despite being surrounded by countries that have confirmed cases, Comoros, Lesotho, Sao Tome and Principe and South […]
Dr Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), said on Saturday that the Federal Government was not importing Chinese medical experts to directly take charge of the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Abari stated this when he featured on a Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) live programme in Abuja. He explained that the 18-man Chinese […]
Eti Osa Local Government may be the epicentre of COVID-19 in Lagos State as the deadly virus spreads in the nation’s commercial hub. This was revealed as the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, released the list of areas with the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the state on Friday. According to […]
Nigeria has obtained additional eight laboratories to test for COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated. It also said about 6,700 contacts are being traced with about 4,000 persons tested till date.The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made these known on Friday at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 […]
Weeks into the coronavirus crisis, the Federal Government has finally decided to meet with indigenous manufacturers to discuss local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The government says this is part of efforts to curtail COVID-19. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, spoke when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Friday. […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus in Osun State, Nigeria. So far, there are 190 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty have been discharged with two deaths. For a breakdown of cases by states Currently;Lagos- 98FCT- 38Osun- 20Oyo- 8Akwa Ibom- 5Ogun- 4Edo- 4Kaduna- 4Bauchi- 3Enugu- […]
Amidst the outbreak of Coronavirus disease, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, yesterday said deaths from the Lassa fever the outbreak in the country has hits 185. The Centre in its Weekly 13 situation report noted that Nigeria has been battling a Lassa fever outbreak since the beginning of the year with 951 confirmed cases. […]