Man Detained in Delta As American Lover Dies After Showing Symptoms Of COVID-19
A resident of Delta state is currently being detained over the death of a 67-year-old American who died after showing symptoms of COVID-19. The Nigerian was said to have invited her over to the country before the airports were shut in April. They had reportedly lodged at a hotel in Warri in Delta and later relocated to Orerokpe, still in Delta. But...
60-Year-Old Nigerian Nurse Dies Of COVID-19 In UK
An ‘exceptional’ mother-of-four nurse who devoted her life to terminally-ill children has become the latest healthcare worker to be killed by COVID-19 in Britain, the Daily Mail of UK reported. Eyitolami Olaolorun had been a nurse for 40 years, most recently working at Wellington Hospital, a private centre in St John’s Wood, caring for young patients who were critically or...
65 Almajiri Children Among 72 COVID-19 Patients In Kaduna
The government of Kaduna says two police officers and 65 almajiri children are among the 72 active cases receiving treatment for COVID-19 in the state. ABN TV reports that in a statement on Monday, Muyiwa Adekeye, special adviser on media to Nasir El-Rufai, the governor, said seven of the cases have a history of travels outside the state. Adekeye said since...
China Blocked WHO From Issuing Alert On COVID-19 – CIA
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says China blocked the World Health Organisation (WHO) from sounding the alarm on COVID-19 in January. According to Newsweek, the intelligence agency said China was stockpiling medical supplies from around the world at the time. So far, the globe has recorded 4,527,823 cases of COVID-19. While 1,706,406 people have recovered from the disease, 303,438 have...
Nigeria Records 176 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 5,621
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported one hundred and seventy-six confirmed new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 5621. See the details of the newly reported cases below. https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1261792657417940993?s=20
“COVID-19 In Nigeria Is A Scam” – Discharged Delta Patient Alleges
One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta State, Monday in what appears to be a renewed campaign against claims that she tested positive for the virus, alleged that the ailment is a scam in the country. The patient, a female aged 36, was reported positive of the virus on April 17 despite her assertions that she...
First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested On Humans Yields Positive Results
The first COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on humans has produced positive initial results. Moderna, the biotechnology company leading the effort, made the announcement on Monday. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, said this was based on the results of an initial clinical trial involving eight humans, who were given two doses of the vaccine mRNA-1273 back at the start of March. ...
COVID-19 Home Treatment Killing Many Top Nigerians – Osagie Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government, FG was disturbed that COVID-19 deaths came from many educated, well-to-do Nigerians who chose home-based care and were only rushed to hospitals after sudden complications. Dr Osagie Ehanire, who stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, advised everyone who...
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Praises Africa’s Efforts To Stem COVID-19
United Nations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “COVID-19 has made much slower progress (in Africa) than the predictions that were made at the beginning” of the crisis, Guterres said in an interview with RFL radio in...
Coronavirus: Non-medical Masks Now Recommended For Canadians, Says Officials
As many provinces across Canada begin to loosen public health restrictions and gradually open their economies, federal public health officials are now officially recommending that people wear non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing isn’t possible. After initially advising against wearing non-medical masks, federal health officials said in April that people who don’t have symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by...
