BREAKING: American Evacuated After Testing Positive For COVID-19 In Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the US. He made this known on Wednesday via Twitter. The commissioner said the last confirmed coronavirus case recorded in the state was on Tuesday. He said, “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have...
Nigeria Confirms 12 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 151
Nigeria has recorded 12 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 151. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. It said the new cases are spread across Edo, Osun and Ekiti states. According to NCDC, As at 12:30 pm 1st April, there are; 151 confirmed cases 9 discharged 2 deaths Currently; Lagos- 82 FCT- 28 Osun- 14 Oyo- 8 Ogun-...
Coronavirus: I’m Not Aware Of Abba Kyari’s Location In Lagos – Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that he does not know the location of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, in Lagos. Kyari, who tested positive for coronavirus last week, in a statement on Sunday, said he would be in Lagos on Monday for “further tests and observations”. Abayomi said, “I’m not...
US Coronavirus Deaths Surpass China Climbs To 3,669
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,600 Tuesday, eclipsing China's official count, as hard-hit New York City rushed to bring in more medical professionals and ambulances and parked refrigerated morgue trucks on the streets to collect the dead. The crisis hit close to home for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who reported teary-eyed that his brother, CNN anchor Chris...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Soar To 139
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported four new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 139. According to the NCDC, Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria – three in the FCT and one in Lagos. Of the 139 cases confirmed in the country, one death has been recorded,...
BREAKING: Reps Donate 2 Months Salary To Fight Coronavirus [VIDEO]
In an unprecedented move to arrest the spread of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the 360 members of the House of Representatives have resolved to donate their two months salary starting for March 2020. Announcing the resolution of the members via a video message of hope to Nigerians amid the disease, the Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila said the...
UBA Donates N28.5m To Abia Govt. To Fight Coronavirus
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Foundation on Tuesday donated N28.5 million (Twenty-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only to Abia State Government as part of an effort to control the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Though Abia State is among states within the federation that has no recorded case of COVID 19, the UBA Foundation in a...
China Records 48 New COVID-19 Cases, 5 Deaths
China on Tuesday reported 48 new cases of coronavirus and five more deaths, in the latest figures released by the National Health Commission. According to the commission, all the new cases were imported cases, detected in people who had recently travelled outside the country. ABN TV reports that Chinese scientists have developed a new weapon to combat the #coronavirus. Earlier, new infections...
16 Countries Without Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
Some countries without confirmed COVID-19 cases Though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic, with no place safe from its effects, a handful of countries worldwide have escaped it so far, at least apparently, reported Anadolu Agency. After first emerging in Wuhan, China last December, the virus has over 788,000 confirmed cases worldwide, with the death toll reaching...
COVID-19: “I Will Be Giving Out ₦500K To 100 Poor Nigerians Today” – Reno Omokri [VIDEO]
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to give out five hundred thousand naira to a hundred (100) poor Nigerians today (Tuesday), funded by Apostle Johnson Suleman as part of its Coronavirus relief fund. He made the video to the public on his Facebook handle; "A Mystery Guest and I Will Be Giving Out ₦500,000 to...
