BREAKING: Prince Charles Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman said. The Duchess of Cornwall has also been tested but does not have the virus. Clarence House said: "The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus. "He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise...
WHO Meets African Traditional Medicine Experts Over COVID-19 Cure
The World Health Organisation, WHO says it met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO African Region made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday. The health organisation said an agreement was reached with the herbal medicine experts on clinical trials of their remedies. The PUNCH reports that the meeting is...
NAFDAC Advises Against Buying Drugs From Open Markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that drugs sold in open market are poisonous and dangerous to human health. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning at the North-Central media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with calcium carbide in Lafia on Monday. Adeyeye, represented by...
BREAKING: Tension As Abia Closes Private Hospital Treating Coronavirus Patients
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has announced the indefinite closure of a private hospital where the two index cases of the coronavirus in the state were receiving medical attention before their referral to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia. Ikpeazu, in a media briefing in Umuahia, the state capital, added that all the medical staffers and patients on admission...
WHO Fears “Silent” COVID-19 Epidemic In Africa
Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation, WHO, is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. “So, we must continue...
VIDEO: About 40 Health Workers Tested Positive For Coronavirus – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says about 40 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Dr Ehanire disclosed this on Thursday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He, therefore, appealed to medical workers in the frontline of the COVID-19 fight to always protect themselves while giving...
BREAKING: 36-Year-Old Man Dies Of COVID-19 In Lagos
A 36-year-old man has died of coronavirus at a private facility in Lagos State, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi announced on Sunday. This makes it the second death in Lagos state. The 55-year-old man who died on Friday, April 2 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, was the first coronavirus-related death recorded in Lagos. The health commissioner, who...
Masturbate During Coronavirus Lockdown To Boost Your Immune System – Doctor
IF you’ve been ordered to stay indoors and self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak, you could get pretty bored and lonely not being able to socialise – I mean, there’s only so much Netflix you can watch. So while you make one last dash to the supermarket to stock up on your supply of toilet paper and canned goods, perhaps consider...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 13 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 318
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 318, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). As at 9:30pm 11th April there are 318 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 70 have been discharged with 10 deaths There are 19 states with confirmed cases in Nigeria As at 9:30pm 11th...
COVID-19: How Vaccination Helps In Reducing Risk Of Depression, Anxiety — Research
Vaccination against COVID-19 may help alleviate the risk for anxiety and depression in addition to protecting against serious illness from coronavirus infection according to new research. A new paper from the University of Southern California and the RAND Corporation showed that scientists estimate that COVID-19 vaccination reduces anxiety and depression symptoms by nearly 30 percent. They said the fear of testing...
