BREAKING: Edo Confirms Death Of Another Coronavirus Patient
The Edo Commissioner for Health, Patrick Okundia, on Wednesday, confirmed the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state, bringing the number of deaths from the disease in the state into two. Okundia, who confirmed the death of the patient to newsmen in Benin, described it as unfortunate. “We had an unfortunate situation of a 57-year-old police officer, who passed on...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 91 Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 873
Nigeria has recorded 91 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. NCDC, on its verified twitter handle on Wednesday evening, said 74 of the new cases are in Lagos, five in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta, two in Edo, one in Kwara, one in Oyo, one in FCT, one in Adamawa 91 new cases...
BREAKING!! COVID-19: Abia Govt Traces, Isolates 209 Index Cases Contacts
The Abia state government says it has traced and isolated no fewer than 209 contacts of the two index COVID-19 cases in the state as at 8 am of Thursday, April 23, 2020. It says this was achieved with the assistance of the State Rapid Response Team and the medical protocol sub-committee of the inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19, in conjunction...
Lagos State Discharges 12 COVID-19 Patients
Lagos State on Thursday said it had discharged an additional 12 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. The latest discharge brings the total number of recoveries from the virus in the state to 199. The 12 COVID-19 patients include nine males and three females and one of them is Ukrainian, a Lagos state spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, tweeted. Lagos #COVID19 Incident Commander, Gov @jidesanwoolu has announced the...
There’s Information Indicating Coronavirus Originated From Chinese Lab – Trump
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has seen evidence suggesting the novel coronavirus originated in a virology lab in Wuhan, China. Trump did not provide any evidence to support that assertion, and he seemed to hedge a bit by saying there were many "theories" about the origin of the virus. He has repeatedly called for an investigation into the origin of the virus,...
With My Ability To Cure HIV, Hepatitis B & C, Govt Has Not Recognised Me – Dr. Abalaka Cries Out [VIDEO]
A popular trado medical practitioner, Dr. Jeremiah Abalaka has berated the federal government for not showing interest in local scientific discovery in the search for the country's health solutions which he said will earn the country billions of dollars. Dr. Abalaka also stated that the Nigerian government is spending a whopping N7.2m each year on importation of antiretroviral drugs for the...
Amid COVID-19, Ogun Doctors Embark On Warning Strike Over Poor Remuneration
Doctors in Ogun State under the auspices of Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) have declared a three-day warning strike. ABN TV reports that the strike begins on Sunday after a 21- day ultimatum and another seven-day ultimatum notifying State Government on the needs for appropriate remuneration for doctors in OOUTH as they battle the COVID-19...
ECOWAS Denies Endorsing Any Herbal Medicine For COVID-19
The ECOWAS Commission has dismissed reports that its health institution, West Africa Health Organisation had ordered medicine developed by the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research, Madagascar, for COVID-19 treatment. The regional body said it was aware that several claims of COVID-19 cures had been made in different parts of the world but added that it could endorse products that have...
Nigeria Records 381 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 3526
Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3526. The latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that Lagos state recorded 183 new cases while Kano recorded 55. Also Read: Senate Asks FG To Suspend 5G Network Deployment See the rest of the states that recorded...
COVID-19 Patient Dies Inside Commercial Vehicle In Niger
Niger State was thrown into confusion when one of the passengers, a COVID-19 patient that violated the interstate travel ban, died in a commercial vehicle in Badeggi, Katcha LGA. It was learnt that a commercial bus with registration number, JJJ 349 XN, was travelling from Lagos to a northern state through the Bida- Badeggi-Lambata high way when the vehicle broke...
