COVID-19: Imo State Government Postpones Resumption Of Schools
Government of Imo State has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said. Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of COVID-19 in the urban areas...
COVID-19: Kano State Govt Orders Civil Servants To Stay At Home
In its effort to curtail the rise of COVID-19 cases, The Kano State Government on Tuesday directed all civil servants in the state to stay at home pending further directive. It also imposed a fresh ban on the activities of viewing and event centres across the 44 local government areas of the state following the increasing number of COVID-19 cases...
COVID-19: Kaduna State Govt Approves Resumption Date For Tertiary Schools
Kaduna State government has approved Monday January 25, 2021 as resumption date for all tertiary institutions in the State. It also said assessment on COVID-19 for all secondary and primary schools are ongoing while resumption will be announced once the excercise is approved. A statement on Sunday evening by the Ministry of Education, said the approval came after an assessment team had gone...
UK Set To Ease COVID-19 Lockdown Today
Ministers are set to reveal the easing of Britain's lockdown today if the five tests are finally met. Boris Johnson and his top team will get expert advice from the Government's scientists today to check if it's safe to start easing the measures. Also Read: Samuel Chukwueze Undergoes Coronavirus Test For LaLiga Return And at tonight's 5 pm press conference it's expected...
Ikpeazu, Deputy, Others Finally Submit Samples For Testing
As fear increases that the late Commissioner for Environment in Abia State, Dr Solomon Ogunji may have died of COVID-19 complications, the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, his deputy, Ude Oko-Chukwu and members of the state executive council have submitted their samples to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for COVID-19 test. This is in line with the earlier directive issued...
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: 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...
“Nigeria Might Exit The Second Wave Of COVID-19 Soon” – Minister of Health
The Federal Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has stated that Nigeria might exit the second wave of the COVID-19 disease very soon. He made this submission during the recent briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday, February 22. “This trend in reduction compares with global observations of seeming decline in COVID-19 cases, signifying that the second wave may...
Switzerland Trains Sniffer Dogs For Detecting COVID-19
Researchers in Switzerland have launched a training trial to see if sniffer dogs can find out people infected with COVID-19, media reports said on Wednesday. Three dogs are being trained by researchers from Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) for four weeks by exposing to samples of sick and healthy people. The dogs will thereafter go through a sweat-sniffing test to see if...
Third COVID Booster Shot ‘Likely’ Needed Within A Year — Pfizer CEO
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla predicted Thursday that people who have received the company’s COVID vaccine will “likely” need a third booster shot within a year to maintain protection against the virus. “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla told CNBC. The pharmaceutical chief said it’s also possible that people will...
