Abia Discharges 93 Coronavirus Patients
Ninety-three persons from Abia State were on Monday morning discharged from the state isolation centre in Amachara Specialist, Umuahia after they were treated and confirmed COVID-19 free. The result of their sample sent to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) laboratory at Abakiliki, Ebonyi State returned negative as at the weekend, prompting the Task Force on COVID-19 in Abia...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 675 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 20,919
Nigeria has recorded 675 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,919. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday. “On the 22nd of June 2020, 675 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the...
Nobody Under Our Management Has Died Of COVID-19, Abia Govt Insists
Following the announcement of 3 COVID-19 casualties in Abia by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the state government has insisted that no COVID-19 patient under its care has died. The state's Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu made this known on Monday while fielding questions from newsmen in Umuahia, the state capital. While stating that the state government...
Management Of COVID-19 In Nigeria: An Urgent Call For A Different Approach – Uko Nkole
The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic blindsided the whole world with the nature of its arrival and spread. The fact that the most advanced civilizations were not able to prevent its spread to their countries nor manage its effects bears testimony to just how unpredictable a scourge this is. Till date, all efforts geared towards the virus have at best been...
No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free – NCDC DG, Ihekweazu
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no state in the country is free from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The comment comes even as the NCDC is yet to officially report a case in Cross River state,...
Enugu Records 68 New Cases Of COVID-19
Enugu state on Monday confirmed 68 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total caseload to 144. In a statement obtained by Channels Television, the Enugu state’s Ministry of Health said with the 68 new cases, the number of active cases is 110. The statement, signed by Enugu state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, also added that at...
FG Seeks To Criminalise Non-Wearing Of Face Masks
With the uptick in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the country, the federal government yesterday advocated ways to make it a criminal offence for anyone in the country not to wear face masks. The federal government’s advocacy, which entails state enacting laws to punish errant citizens, is in furtherance of its determination to get people to embrace non-pharmaceutical...
FG To Decide On Interstate Travel Ban, Others Next Week
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said on Monday it had started reviewing the guidelines for the lifting of the ban on interstate travels. Speaking at the daily press briefing of the PTF in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, said the roads would be opened when the bus termini in the country all had COVID-19...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 452 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 21,371
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced that the country has recorded 452 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 21,371. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday night. The centre also said that the number of fatalities has risen to 533 after recording 8 new deaths,...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 649 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 22,020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 649 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,020. The centre disclosed this on Wednesday night via its verified Twitter handle. “649 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-250, Oyo-100, Plateau-40, Delta-40, Abia-28, Kaduna-27, Ogun-22, Edo-20, Akwa Ibom-18, Kwara-17, FCT-17, Enugu-14, Niger-13, Adamawa-13, Bayelsa-7, Osun-6, Bauchi-6, Anambra-4,...
