Pope May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19
Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to Covid-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected with the virus, Australian media reported on Friday. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Holy See's ambassador to Australia, had a face-to-face meeting with Francis at the Vatican on October 6, less than two weeks before testing positive for COVID-19 in Australia, Nine News reported. Australian...
#EndSARS: Abia Doctors Threaten Strike Over Harassment By Security Operatives
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia Chapter, has threatened to go on strike over harassment of its members by security operatives. Chairman and Secretary of the chapter, Dr Chimezie Okwuonu and Dr Robinson Ugwuanyi, respectively, made the warning in a statement issued in Umuahia on Friday. The duo stated that medical practitioners on duty were being harassed by security operatives...
Mob Raids Warehouse In Mazamaza Reportedly Housing COVID-19 Palliatives [VIDEO]
Residents discover Covid-19 palliatives that should have been shared to the people stored away in a warehouse stored at Mazamaza community in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State https://youtu.be/MnT7xE6ywBY After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident who witnessed the event said. The warehouse is located on Benster Crescent, popularly called Monkey Village. The...
Ikpeazu Highlights Efforts Of His Administration To Contain COVID-19
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has highlighted the efforts his administration has continued to make to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state in order to flatten the curve, describing the state as the only one with 16-Modular GenXpert equipment and highest testing capacity in the entire South East region. Dr. Ikpeazu who stated this during the...
Launch Of 50 Bed ULtraModern Medical Centre Indicating Good Spirit Of Abians — NCDC Boss
The Director-General Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has applauded the commissioning of 50 Bed ultramodern medical Centre in Umuahia Abia State, describing it as show of good spirit of people of the State. While commending the new Abia Care Center for COVID-19, he said Abians shunned their political differences and came together for the common good...
Trump Test Negative For COVID-19, Says Doctor
A mask-free Donald Trump departed for Florida on Monday for his first campaign rally after his battle with COVID, where hundreds of supporters awaited him with few wearing face coverings or practicing social distancing. The president didn't take questions before he boarded Air Force One for the trip to the Orlando Sanford International Airport, where his mega rally will take...
COVID-19: Abia One Of The States With Highest Survival Rate — Ikpeazu
-Applauds Concerned Abians for donating isolation facility to FMC Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that the state is leading in terms of COVID-19 testing capacity in the entire South East region. The Governor in highlighting efforts of his administration in containing the pandemic added that Abia is the only state with 16-Modular GenXpert equipment, making it a leading...
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...
Abia Professionals Set To Launch 50-bed Ultra-Modern Isolation Centre Sunday
A group of Abia indigenes under the aegis of Concerned Abia Professionals has concluded plans to commission ‘Abia Care Centre’, a 50-bed ultra-modern isolation centre with a functional molecular laboratory fully built and equipped by the group. This was contained in a statement the CAP made available to journalists on Tuesday, and signed by one of its Project Implementation Committee...
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...
