Another COVID-19 Patient Discharged In Abia
Another Coronavirus, COVID-19, patient has been discharged in Abia state after testing negative for the virus. Dr. Azubuike K. Onyebuchi, the medical director of Federal Medical Center, Umuahia where the patient was discharged from, said in a statement made available to LIB by Sunny Emmanuel Irokansi, a Customer Care Officer of the facility, that the female patient whose result correlates positively with her...
Abia COVID-19 Patient On The Run After Discovering His Status, Declared Wanted
A COVID-19 patient in Abia, Mr Emmanuel Ononiwu has taken to his heels after being informed of his status by officials of NCDC following a test in Aba. The patient who was initially housed in a temporary facility in Aba before arrangements for movement to isolation centre escaped to an unknown destination, refusing all appeals made to him to make...
Trump Test Negative For COVID-19, Says Doctor
A mask-free Donald Trump departed for Florida on Monday for his first campaign rally after his battle with COVID, where hundreds of supporters awaited him with few wearing face coverings or practicing social distancing. The president didn't take questions before he boarded Air Force One for the trip to the Orlando Sanford International Airport, where his mega rally will take...
Reopening Of Schools: “We Are Not Taking That Risk Yet” – PTF
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 has reacted to reports that schools across the country are going to reopen on June 8, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba who is a member of the PTF, noted that the reports are false as the Federal Government is...
Buhari, Osinbajo, Others To Take COVID-19 Vaccine On Live Telecast
The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; and other prominent Nigerians will be among the first set to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to help drive awareness. He said at the weekly press briefing by...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 663 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 13464
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 663 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 13,464. The NCDC made the announcement on Tuesday night via its Twitter handle. “On the 9th of June 2020, 663 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the...
COVID-19 Third Wave: FG Shuts Down Parks In Abuja
The Federal Government has shut down various parks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as the country battles a second wave. Ikharo Attah, the Head, Media and Publicity of FCT Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 Enforcement, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, NAN reports. Mr Attah said the administration would not lose its guard on the control of the...
Fifth Anniversary: Prof. Ibe Salutes Ikpeazu, Donates 250 COVID-19 Test Kits, 2 Ambulances, Others
The Chancellor/Proprietor, Gregory University, Prof Gregory Ibe has congratulated the Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu on his fifth anniversary in office and the first anniversary of his second tenure as the state governor. Prof. Ibe while describing the governor's five years in office as productive added that he is challenged by Ikpeazu's reformative policies to complement the apparent productive...
Boris Johnson Self-isolating After Meeting With MP Who Tested Positive For COVID-19
Boris Johnson is self-isolating after an MP he had a meeting with later tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister said he had been notified by NHS Test and Trace that he has to self-isolate as he has been in contact with someone who has tested positive. Mr Johnson tweeted: "I have no symptoms, but am following the rules and will be...
BREAKING: COVID-19 Vaccine APPROVED For Use In UK
A Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in the UK, paving the way for mass vaccination to start. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the Independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19...
