Nigeria Records 387 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Hits 9302
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday, announced that the country has recorded 387 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 9,302. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Friday night. Also Read: Lagos Estimates 120,000 COVID-19 Cases By July The centre also said that the number of fatalities has...
COVID-19: Trump Terminates Relationship With WHO
President Donald Trump says the U.S. is breaking off ties with the World Health Organization (WHO), ABN TV reports. “Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs,” Trump told reporters. https://twitter.com/JProskowGlobal/status/1266442475469758464?s=20 He...
Gang Of Monkeys Steal COVID-19 Test Samples After Attacking Lab Assistant
A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus (COVID19) test samples, it has been reported. The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India. Also Read: 103-Year-Old Grandmother Celebrates COVID-19 Recovery By Drinking Beer According to local media, the animals then snatched COVID-19 test samples from...
Abia Govt Releases Picture Of Fleeing COVID-19 Patient
The Abia state government has made public the pictorial profile of a fleeing COVID-19 patient in the state, Emmanuel Ononiwu who took to his heels after a test confirmed he was positive for the virus. He was later declared wanted after escaping from a holding center in Aba where he was kept in readiness for movement into isolation centre. Mr. Ononiwu,...
Nigeria Yet To Receive Trump’s Ventilators – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government said it was yet to receive the ventilators promised by the U.S President, Donald Trump. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed assured Nigerians that once the government receives the promised equipment, it will be made public. Lai Mohammed said this Thursday while responding to a question on the issue during the Presidential Taskforce on...
Interstate Travel Ban Violation: Security Agents Complicit — Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday accused security agents of complicity in the violation of the ban on interstate travels aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID -19 in Nigeria. ABNTV reports that The House of Representatives also directed its relevant committees to investigate the alleged complicity of the Nigerian Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in...
Hotels, Schools To Be Used As Isolation Centres – FG
The Federal Government, FG, has urged hotels and schools to get ready to be used as isolation centres for COVID-19 patients, in the event of an overflow of the hospitals. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this on Thursday in Abuja, at the 37th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. “In event of overflow,...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 182 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 8915
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced that the country has recorded 182 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 8,915. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Thursday night. “On the 28th of May 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 182 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Rises To 8915
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced that the country has recorded 182 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 8,915. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Thursday night. “On the 28th of May 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No...
BREAKING: Ikpeazu Vows To Shutdown Schools Running Academic Activities Despite COVID-19 Threat
The Abia state governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has expressed disappointment with the activities of some private school owners who allegedly meet to run academic programmes despite the order by the state government for all schools to shut down over coronavirus scare. The state government reiterated that the ongoing tele-classes is designed to accommodate the interest of all Abia students...
