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 Did Not Beg Madagascar For Cure, They Gave Us – FG
Federal Government, FG said yesterday it did not beg Madagascar to supply its COVID-19 syrup to Nigeria, explaining that the country donated the elixir which was accepted in the spirit of African brotherhood. ABN TV reports that the FG also announced that it has put in place measures to rethink its National Response to COVID-19, saying emerging developments indicated there...
Madagascar Herbal Remedy Must Be Tested Scientifically – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Madagascar must scientifically test its herbal remedy for coronavirus. DPA reports that WHO Africa Director, Matshidiso Moeti stated this on Thursday. “We have offered to support the design of a study to look into this herbal remedy,” Moeti said. Moeti disclosed that WHO officials had met with the Madagascan leadership to discuss under which conditions such...
Home Treatment Will Increase COVID-19 Infections, NMA, Nurses Warn
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives on Sunday cautioned the Federal Government against treating COVID-19 patients at home. The NMA and the NANNM, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, said the implementation of home treatment in Nigeria, where the majority of the infected people lived in crowded houses would create problems for the...
98-Year-Old Woman Recovers From COVID-19 In Lagos
A 98-year-old woman has recovered from coronavirus in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who made this known via his Twitter handle, said the woman was part of the 26 patients who were discharged in the state on Wednesday. According to the governor, she is the oldest COVID-19 patient to recover in the state. He tweeted, “Today, we discharged a 98-year-old woman, our oldest COVID-19...
World Leaders Demand Free COVID-19 Vaccine For All
World leaders past and present insisted on Thursday that any eventual COVID-19 vaccine and treatments should be made available to everyone, free of charge. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were among more than 140 signatories of a letter saying any vaccine should not be patented while the science should be shared between nations. The World...
Like HIV, COVID-19 May Never Go Away – WHO
Just like with HIV, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may never go away, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization health emergencies program, says the virus may just become one of the viruses around the world that kill people annually. “This virus just may become another endemic virus in our communities and this virus...
NAFDAC Reacts To Claims Of Herbal COVID-19 Remedies
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has reacted to claims of the herbal COVID-19 remedies. The agency said that all claims of herbal COVID-19 remedies are domiciled in either the conventional news media or social media. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye said that they only received an application from one...
COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Until 2021 – PTF Boss
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has urged Nigerians to abide by the PTF guidelines to fight COVID-19 as a vaccine won’t be ready until 2021. Mustapha said, “Ordinarily, from the little literature I have read on COVID 19, we are not expecting any vaccine to be on the shelves until towards the end of...
FG Approves Hazard Allowances For COVID-19 Health Workers
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government, FG had signed a deal approving hazard allowances for health workers involved in the COVID-19 containment. He said the agreement had been forwarded to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. Ehanire noted that the Nigerian Medical Association and other stakeholders were present at the signing of...
