Ikpeazu, 66 Others Test Positive For COVID-19
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19. This is contained in a release signed by the state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu on Monday. This is after the governor’s status dropped samples twice for the test. Also Read: Abia Records 67 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day This is the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. ”Recall...
UPDATE: Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Indefinite Strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) of Nigeria on Monday commenced a nationwide indefinite strike. This is coming after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued on the 30th of May. The President of NARD, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, announced this in a press briefing in Abuja. He stated that the Association’s decision is predicated on the fact that the healthcare...
Raining Season: Nigerians More At Risk Of COVID-19 Infection Now ― PTF
Nigerians are now more prone to contracting COVID-19 than ever before as the rate of community infections expands, the Presidential Task on the pandemic has warned. It has, therefore, admonished that it was unacceptable for people to continue to flout guidelines given to contain the virus. Speaking at the briefing of the task force, in Abuja, on Thursday, its National Coordinator,...
COVID-19 Is A Sign That God Is Not Happy With Us – Aisha Buhari
The wife of President, Aisha Buhari, says the COVID-19 pandemic is a sign that God is not happy with the world. She said this on Friday at the national mosque, during a public lecture to mark Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary. While calling for more efforts to ensure that the country succeeds in the fight against the pandemic, she urged Nigerians to...
Trump Is Well Enough To Return To White House – Doctor
President Donald Trump will leave the hospital at 6.30 pm on Monday night despite his doctors saying he is 'not out of the woods' after being given a cocktail of drugs to treat COVID-19. Trump, 74, was admitted to Walter Reed on Friday amid reports he had trouble breathing and had a fever. He has since received care from the...
Now UK Visitors To Italy MUST Take COVID-19 Test
Italy has introduced compulsory coronavirus testing for UK visitors. Minister of health Roberto Speranza announced that arrivals from European countries 'at greater risk for Covid-19' - such as the UK, France and Spain - must provide evidence of a negative test taken in the 72 hours prior to travel. Visitors unable to provide proof of a negative result at the border have to take a test in Italy. Some...
I Am Off COVID-19 Drugs, Trump Claims
President Donald Trump said on Friday he is off all the medication he's been taking to treat his COVID-19, telling talk radio host Rush Limbaugh he feels 'perfect.' Trump called into Limbaugh's show for a 'radio rally' with the popular conservative radio star while he remains quarantined inside the White House because of his bout with the coronavirus. 'I feel perfect,' the president said...
Nurse Arrested For Killing 8 Babies
A healthcare professional has been re-arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to kill another nine at a neonatal unit. The woman, arrested on Tuesday, is understood to be nurse Lucy Letby, who was previously arrested in 2018 and 2019 over the tragedies at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Detective Chief Inspector Paul Hughes, of Cheshire Police, said: 'In...
Family Planning: Childbirth Should Be By Choice Not By Chance, Expert Warns
The Executive Secretary Abia State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Chinagozie Adindu, has said proper family planning is important to control population. He insisted that proper family planning entails giving birth by choice and not by chance. Speaking on Monday while declaring open a 3-day workshop for Media Personal, Social Media Influencers & MDAs Officials on Media Advocacy for Family...
How Abu Dhabi Aims To Lead Global Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Abu Dhabi has created a dedicated global logistics hub capable of helping with the distribution of up to six billion doses of any potential coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, rising to over three times that amount by the end of next year. The Hope Consortium is comprised of leading Abu Dhabi and global entities and represents a complete supply chain solution to...
