PTF Condemns High Purchase Of Hydroxychloroquine By Nigerians
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has decried the rate of purchase of hydroxychloroquine by Nigerians. While addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, warned the citizens against self-medication, especially when they have the symptoms of COVID-19. He explained that the drug has not been certified for the treatment of the disease and could be...
Do Not Remove Your Pubic Hair, Gynaecologist Urges Women
A gynaecologist has urged women not to remove their pubic hair. Dr. Jen Gunter, the author of The Vagina Bible, warned against waxing or shaving because it can cause “microscopic trauma” that can lead to infections. While the purpose of pubic hair is somewhat of a mystery, going “au naturel” is necessary to protect the skin by acting as a barrier...
COVID-19 Cases: Lagos Has Not Reached Its Peak Yet – Abayomi
The Lagos State government has asked residents to continue to comply with the measures put in place to flatten the curve of COVID-19 cases in the state. Despite the increasing figures of COVID-19 cases reported recently, the Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi, believes the state has yet to reach its peak. While giving an update on the outbreak...
Lagos To Admit Only Severe Cases Of Coronavirus At Isolation Centres
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has announced that they will now be concentrating on people with severe cases and isolating them while mild cases will be managed at home. ABN TV reports that the health commissioner said the decision became necessary as they've exceeded the containment phase and now at the active community transmission stage. He added that...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 284 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Now 6677
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, has announced 284 more new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), making the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria rise to 6677. The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night. “284 new cases of #COVID19; 199-Lagos, 26-Rivers, 19-Oyo, 8-FCT, 8-Borno, 7-Plateau, 6-Jigawa, 5-Kano, 2-Abia, 1-Ekiti,1-Delta, 1-Kwara,1-Taraba,” NCDC tweeted. “6677 cases of...
Coronavirus: Non-medical Masks Now Recommended For Canadians, Says Officials
As many provinces across Canada begin to loosen public health restrictions and gradually open their economies, federal public health officials are now officially recommending that people wear non-medical masks in situations where physical distancing isn’t possible. After initially advising against wearing non-medical masks, federal health officials said in April that people who don’t have symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by...
Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-At-Home Strike To Protest Police Harassment
The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed members to embark on a Sit-at-Home strike to protest alleged harassment of its member at the frontline of Covid-19 by security operatives. The group accused the Police in Lagos of Harassment of its members through conflicting directives on the status of essential workers. In a press statement, the association...
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Praises Africa’s Efforts To Stem COVID-19
United Nations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “COVID-19 has made much slower progress (in Africa) than the predictions that were made at the beginning” of the crisis, Guterres said in an interview with RFL radio in...
COVID-19 Home Treatment Killing Many Top Nigerians – Osagie Ehanire
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government, FG was disturbed that COVID-19 deaths came from many educated, well-to-do Nigerians who chose home-based care and were only rushed to hospitals after sudden complications. Dr Osagie Ehanire, who stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, advised everyone who...
Prepare For The Worst On COVID-19, FG Tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has told Nigerians to prepare for the worst in the COVID-19 battle. It however said it was doing everything within its powers to curtail spread of the virus. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Tuesday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He urged health workers and Nigerians to do their best to...
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