Abia COVID-19 Patient On The Run After Discovering His Status, Declared Wanted
A COVID-19 patient in Abia, Mr Emmanuel Ononiwu has taken to his heels after being informed of his status by officials of NCDC following a test in Aba. The patient who was initially housed in a temporary facility in Aba before arrangements for movement to isolation centre escaped to an unknown destination, refusing all appeals made to him to make...
Canada Extends Travel Ban To Nigeria
Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list. “We are adding three countries to the list of these countries that we talked about last Friday, these are Malawi, Egypt and Nigeria,” Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was quoted as saying by Sputnik news agency. Duclos added that...
Renowned Italian Doctor Roberto Stella Dies from Coronavirus
The president of the Medical Guild of Varese, Roberto Stella, has died of coronavirus. He was 67. Stella died on Tuesday in Como, Italy, after being hospitalized following his coronavirus diagnosis, CNN and ABC News reported, citing a local Italian outlet. The Italian medical chief was hospitalized for respiratory failure, stemming from the disease, CNN reported. Italy’s National Federation of Doctors and...
We are not stopping Chinese, Italians, others from visiting Nigeria — FG
The Federal Government says it has no plans to impose travel restrictions on visitors from countries where coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. However, Nigeria has decided to screen visitors entering the country from China (where the disease originated last year), Japan, Iran, Italy, Germany, France, South Korea and Spain. The killer disease was brought to Nigeria by an Italian man who...
COVID-19: Gov. Matawalle Lockdowns Zamfara
Zamfara State Government has shut down all government offices, Ministries and MDAs across the state. Findings by the nation revealed that Governor Bello Muhammad has been mostly indoors since he came back to the state last Thursday from a foreign trip after staying for a while in Abuja. The Governor attended the inspection of the proposed quarantined coronavirus centre at the...
BREAKING: Abia Records 2 COVID-19 Cases
Abia State Government says the state has recorded two confirmed cases of coronavirus. This is the index case the state is recording since the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Nigeria. The state in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Monday says both patients are advanced in age but currently stable at an isolation...
UK’s COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Injection Starts [VIDEO]
The first volunteers for the coronavirus vaccine trial have received their first doses as scientists desperately try to fight the illness which has now claimed the lives of 18,738 in the UK. Scientists at the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, have begun the first human trial in Europe by administering the trial injections, which were developed in under three months, to more...
Nigeria Records 220 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 2,388
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, confirmed a total number of 220 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country. This brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,388. The Centre made this known via its verified Twitter handle. Also Read: We Are Struggling For Bed Spaces At The Moment In Lagos – NCDC DG https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1256719143824392193?s=20
Nigeria Records 276 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 8,344
The confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have increased to 8,344 in Nigeria, ABN TV reports. This is after 276 new infections were recorded in the country on Tuesday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its verified Twitter handle. “276 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-161 Rivers-36 Edo-27 Kaduna-19 Nasarawa-10 Oyo-6 Kano-4 Delta-3 Ebonyi-3 Gombe-2 Ogun-1 Ondo-1 Borno-1 Abia-1...
Bovine Tuberculosis: Abia Commissioner Warns Against Eating Cow Lungs
Abia agriculture commissioner Ikechi Mgboji has warned residents against eating cow lungs so as to avoid contracting Bovine Tuberculosis which had been found in the state. The commissioner, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Aba, said that the warning became necessary following the discovery of some cows infected with the ailment. Bovine Tuberculosis is...
