Man Dies After Receiving Shot Of COVID-19 Vaccine
A California resident who tested positive for COVID-19 in late December died last week several hours after receiving a shot of the vaccine, officials have announced. The individual, who has not been named, reportedly died in Placer County, in the greater Sacramento area, on Thursday. Their death was announced by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office in a Saturday Facebook post, with the department adding that...
Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation Begins A Two Days COVID-19 Outreach (Photos)
In a bid to sustain the Federal Government's efforts in containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation a non-governmental/business organisation on Wednesday embarked on a Covid-19 outreach programme in some major areas of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The foundation is expected to distribute thousands of items such as Hand Sanitizers, Washing soaps,...
COVID-19: Abia Govt To Begin Massive Testing Of Residents
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Tuesday announced that the state government would commence massive testing for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curb its spread. Ikpeazu, who made the announcement in a statement in Umuahia, said that the new phase of the fight against COVID-19 in Abia would require massive testing. ABN TV reports that The governor said that...
COVID-19: Abia Reinstates Ban On Public Gatherings, Others
Abia State Government has reinstated the ban on public gatherings, and compulsory wearing of facemasks in public places as the second wave of COVID-19 takes its toll on Nigeria. Following this, the state is set to map out a day in the coming days to observe Abia COVID-19 Awareness Day with the purpose of laying emphasis on the pandemic and...
No Evidence That ‘Air Doctor’ Prevents COVID-19, NCDC Warns Nigerians
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has cautioned Nigerians against the use of labels known as 'Air Doctor' in the pretext that it prevents the transmission of COVID-19. NCDC says those who wear these tags often do so as a substitute for facemasks and other recommended non-pharmaceutical interventions to curtail the spread of the pandemic. According to the centre, people also...
Malaysia-Base Man Held By COVID-19 Lockdown Killed Inside Barbing Saloon In Abia (Graphic Photo)
A 36-year-old man, Mr. Samuel Kalu, popularly known as ‘Akilu’ (Bitter Kola) has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. Mr. Kalu who was killed while having a haircut at a barbing saloon located at Umuibe Street, off Item Road, Ndiegoro Aba, Abia State was based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He had returned to Nigeria before the COVID-19 lockdown and was planning...
COVID-19 Is A Sign That God Is Not Happy With Us – Aisha Buhari
The wife of President, Aisha Buhari, says the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that God is not happy with the world. She said this on Friday at the national mosque, during a public lecture to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary. While calling for more efforts to ensure that the country succeeds in the fight against the pandemic, she urged Nigerians to...
Nigerians Were Forced To Accept COVID-19 – Yahaya Bello
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says Nigerians are being made to accept the reality of COVID-19 “by force”. Speaking at a prayer session for the late Nasir Ajana, Kogi chief judge, on Tuesday, Bello said COVID-19 was created to “shorten the lifestyle of the people”. Ajana died at a COVID-19 treatment centre in Gwagwalada in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday. But...
BREAKING: 3 Commissioners Test Positive For COVID-19
There are fears that there is a resurgence of COVID-19 in Niger state following reported cases of three members of the state executive council testing positive for the virus. The development has created fear in other members of the state executive council and staff of the ministries concerned. THISDAY learnt that two of the commissioners reported having tested positive are from...
FG Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions, Shuts Down Nightclubs, Recreational Centres
The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the directives were advisories issued to state...
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