I Had Malaria Not Coronavirus, Journalist Insists
An Ondo-based journalist, who was discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Akure, has claimed he had malaria and not coronavirus (COVID-19). Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday said the journalist tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking after he was discharged, the 33-year-old journalist, who resides in Ore, Odigbo Local Government, urged the public to ignore reports that he tested positive for Coronavirus. He...
COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive Nigeria
The much-expected COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX, on Tuesday arrived in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, ABN TV reports. The Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines were brought into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the Emirates Airline flight around noon. READ ALSO: Terrorists Attack UN Base In Borno — Report The shipment is the first batch of the World Health Organisation’s backed COVID-19 vaccination which the...
Abia Govt Commences COVID-19 Sample Analysis
Laboratory analysis of suspected COVID-19 samples has begun at the specialist hospital and diagnostic centre in Umuahia, the In Abia State capital. This followed the nod given to the centre by the NCDC after the inspection of the facility last weekend by a team from the agency. The NCDC team also trained the staff of the laboratory and supervised the analysis...
We Weren’t Given Drugs, They Only Gave Us Food – Discharged COVID-19 Patients Claim
Discharged COVID-19 patients in Niger state have spoken about their time at the state's Isolation centre. The patients stated that despite the fact that they tested positive for COVID-19, they were neither treated nor re-tested before being discharged. ABN TV reports that One of the discharged COVID-19 patients, who was picked up from Zumba in Shiroro local government area, said he...
About 60% Of 979 Deaths In Kano Linked To COVID-19 – Health Minister
About 60 per cent of the 979 deaths reported in Kano State may have been triggered by a coronavirus (COVID-19). The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 which held in Abuja. He explained that the figures were the outcome of an investigation carried out by the...
COVID 19: Nigeria To Receive 10 Million Vaccine Doses In March – Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement on Thursday. The vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine, he said. The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses. It was also unclear whether the batch would be financed by the...
PTF Disburses N1bn Each To 32 States To Improve COVID-19 Testing
The Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19 has disbursed N1billion each to 32 states in the country amid the pandemic. PTF Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu announced the disbursement of the sum on Monday during a briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We have released money to the state governments recently, to 32 state governments. Each state government was given a billion...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 553 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 9855
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 553 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 9,855. The NCDC made the announcement on Saturday night via its Twitter handle. “553 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-378 FCT-52 Delta-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 Ogun-13 Kaduna-12 Kano-9 Borno-7 Katsina-6 Jigawa-5 Oyo-5 Yobe-3 Plateau-3 Osun-1.” https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1266865950021861385?s=20
Buhari Extends PTF Mandate Till March 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 until March 2021. He gave the approval on Tuesday at a meeting with members of the task force at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. At the meeting, President Buhari received the end-of-year report of the task force led by the Secretary to the...
COVID-19 Protocol: Govt Seals 5 Hotels In Abia
Five hotels operating within the jurisdiction of Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State have been sealed by the local council COVID-19 sensitisation/monitoring team. Our correspondent gathered that the team sealed the hotels due to what it described as public negligence and poor compliance to COVID-19 protocols as directed by the government. A source, who spoke with our correspondent, warned...
