Abia COVID-19 Task Force Team Seals Church, Market In Aba [VIDEO]
Members of the Abia State inter-ministerial committee for COVID-19, on Wednesday, stormed the Commercial city of Aba on enforcement visit and sealed Chapel of Answer Church along jubilee road as well as the electronic plaza in Ariaria international market. The team which was led by the Chairman of the Committee who is also the secretary to the State Government (SSG),...
BREAKING: Popular Nigerian-American Radio Presenter, Dan Foster Is Dead
Ace broadcaster and presenter, Dan Foster also known as The Big Dawg has died. Unconfirmed reports said his death may be due to COVID-19 complications. Before his death, Foster has worked with Cool FM, Inspiration FM, City FM and Classic FM. Details shortly….
This N3,000 Drug Helps Severe COVID-19 Patients Recover Fast – Study
A team of medical researchers from Oxford University says dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can help high-risk COVID-19 patients recover fast. Dexamethasone is known and widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. The experts, while announcing the result of the drug trial, on Tuesday, said it reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill COVID-19 patients. The dug...
Aba Records Highest Number Of COVID-19 Infection – Abia Govt
The Abia State Government says the Aba area of the state has the highest number of COVID-19 infection. The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, who spoke on a radio station, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State, on Tuesday, regretted that Aba residents did not follow COVID-19 protocols, leaving them with the highest rate of infection in the state. He...
This N3,000 Drug Helps Severe COVID-19 Patients Recover Fast – Study
A team of medical researchers from Oxford University says dexamethasone, a widely available steroid, can help high-risk COVID-19 patients recover fast. Dexamethasone is known and widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. The experts, while announcing the result of the drug trial, on Tuesday, said it reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill COVID-19 patients. The dug...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 490 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 17,148
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Many Abia Health Workers Could Be Infected For Attending To Patients Without PPE – Commissioner
John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia commissioner for information, says many health workers in the state might have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of unknowingly attending to patients without full protection. Kalu disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions on the COVID-19 situation in the state. The state recorded 15 new cases of the disease on Sunday and is...
Many Abia Health Workers Could Be Infected For Attending To Patients Without PPE – Commissioner
John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia commissioner for information, says many health workers in the state might have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of unknowingly attending to patients without full protection. Kalu disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions on the COVID-19 situation in the state. The state recorded 15 new cases of the disease on Sunday and is...
Imo Lawmaker Tests Positive To COVID-19
A member of the Imo State House of Assembly has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) just as a woman who after safely delivering twins has died from complications from the disease. The Chairman, Task Force on COVID-19 in the state, Professor Maurice Iwu, disclosed this during his weekly press briefing in Owerri. The infected lawmaker, according to...
It Is Not Safe To Reopen Schools, Viewing Centres – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is not safe to reopen schools, television viewing centres and other areas of public interest. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to him, some governors were contemplating reopening schools and television viewing centres among others in...
