The Osun State government has confirmed 13 fresh cases of COVID-19 and the discharge of 21 patients who have recovered from the virus after treatment. Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, State Commissioner for Health, who confirmed this on Monday night in Osogbo, said that the 21 patients were discharged from its Treatment and Isolation Centers in the State. […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has released a list of COVID-19 testing centres in Abuja. The list was revealed in a post on the official Twitter handle of the FCTA on Sunday. In the post, the FCTA isted seven hospitals where COVID-19 test can be taken. Garki general and Nyanya hospital were listed among the certified […]
The Cross River State Government has called on residents of the state to come for COVID-19 tests, as it began free sample collection and testing in Calabar. The call was made in a statement by the Commissioner for Health and Chairman of the state COVID-19 Response Task Force, Dr Betta Edu on Sunday, adding that the exercise […]
The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, has said all members of the Osun State cabinet would be subjected to COVID-19 test. Responding to an inquiry on Thursday following insinuations that a top political office holder in the state had tested positive for coronavirus, Isamotu insisted that no official of the government, apart […]
• Experts knock FG, NCDC over criminalisation of private care Many private hospitals now insist on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) certificate before attending to sick patients, a situation that has inadvertently led to many non-COVID-19 deaths. The Guardian investigation revealed that some patients, as a result, can no longer visit the hospital, while some hospitals are […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has commended Akwa Ibom State government for investing in the health sector, which has translated to building institutional capacity to address healthcare needs of the citizenry as well as an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The commendation came from Director-General, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who was in […]
The Federal Government says Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases jumped from 442 on April 16 to 5,621 on May 6 and to 17,148 on June 16. According to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, this shows that Nigeria and Nigerians have a choice to make in acting to curtail the spread and impacts of the virus. […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported the largest daily increase in global coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, registering more than 183,000 new infections in 24 hours. With this, the number of infections as of Sunday evening rose to 8.8 million cases worldwide, with more than 465,000 deaths. Officials of the agency during a virtual briefing from Geneva on Monday […]
The Federal Government has said that although Nigeria’s polio-free status calls for celebration, however, more work still needs to be done to ensure that the status is maintained and that no child is ever paralysed by the virus. The country has left the league of wild polio endemic countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, and will […]
Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest daily figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases yet, as 745 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the latest update, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 18, 480 from 17, 735 reported on Wednesday evening. Previously, the highest daily COVID-19 cases was […]