After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine, Umahi Encourages Health Workers, People Above 60 To Do Same
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe and their spouses were on Thursday injected with the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Others who received the vaccine are members of the State Executive Council and Local Government Council Chairmen. They were vaccinated less than 24 hours after the state government took delivery of the 42,090 doses of the vaccine allocated to...
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’s Ambassador To Germany, Tuggar Tests negative For Coronavirus
Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Tuggar has tested negative for the coronavirus. Tuggar had been in close contact with Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, during discussions with Siemens in Germany over projects in the Nigerian power sector. Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, has also tested positive. With Kyari and Mohammed testing positive, there were fears that those...
JUST IN: UNIZIK records first case of lassa fever
A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has reportedly been diagnosed with Lassa fever The student had been ferried to a Lassa fever centre in Ebonyi State. The source said," The student was on admission at the Unizik Clinic Awka for some days. "She was referred to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital, Awka and has been confirmed to have Lassa...
Nigeria Records 195 New Cases Of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 195 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 3,145, Tribune Online reports. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Wednesday. it also said that 82 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos. “On the 6th...
“Striking Doctors’ Grievances Are Being Addressed Through Due Process” – Wike
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike says the grievances of the striking Doctors are being addressed through due process. The minister stated this on Thursday during the inauguration of a road project in the FCT. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents’ Doctors in the FCT, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike over six months...
Four LIONS Test Positive For COVID-19
Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus. Three females named Zala, Nima, and Run Run and Kiumbe, a male, were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus. Two staff at the zoo also tested positive for coronavirus,...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 18 Coronavirus Patients
Lagos State has discharged another eighteen COVID-19 patients. Lagos State Commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi made this known via Twitter on Thursday. He said “#COVID19Lagos update as at 15th April, 2020 18 new cases of #COVID19 Infection were confirmed in Lagos on 15th of April, 2020.” https://twitter.com/ProfAkinAbayomi/status/1250784428789510152?s=20
Face Masks Prevent Asymptomatic Patients From Spreading Virus – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the use of face masks is to prevent asymptomatic patients from spreading COVID-19. In a tweet on its handle, Thursday, the NCDC, shared the guideline on the use of face masks. “This provides guidance on the effective use of masks in non-healthcare settings,” the NCDC tweeted. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Kano Govt Threaten To...
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...
