First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested On Humans Yields Positive Results
The first COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on humans has produced positive initial results. Moderna, the biotechnology company leading the effort, made the announcement on Monday. Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, said this was based on the results of an initial clinical trial involving eight humans, who were given two doses of the vaccine mRNA-1273 back at the start of March. ...
Woman Who Smuggled Husband’s Corpse From Lagos Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Enugu
The Enugu state government has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 in the state. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu who lamented over the continuous violation of the interstate travel ban, said the new cases include a widow from Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the State who smuggled her late husband’s corpse into Enugu State from Lagos for...
Reps Question Health Minister On Whereabouts Of Chinese Doctors
Lawmakers at the House of Representatives have questioned the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, demanding full details of the activities and whereabouts of the Chinese doctors. The lawmakers at their plenary on Tuesday said they are not satisfied with the statement of the Minister that the Chinese doctors are not guests of the Federal Ministry of Health but that...
Don’t Wear Face Masks If You Are Asthmatic, Say Experts
People who have asthma or other lung conditions should not wear a face mask if it makes it more difficult to breathe, experts have warned. The British Government issued advice last week telling Brits to wear face masks where they can't stay two metres away from other people to stop the spread of COVID-19. Masks can help stop the spread of coronavirus...
BREAKING: Yobe Longest-Serving Chief Judge Dies
Yobe State again has been plunged into a state of mourning as its Chief Judge, Garba Nabaruma, died Tuesday morning after a protracted illness. The Yobe State chief judge, ABN TV learnt, had been sick for some time before being rushed to the National Hospital, Abuja for advanced treatment. He died today at the National Hospital, Abuja after a lost battle...
Chinese Scientists Believe New Drug Can Stop Pandemic ‘Without Vaccine’
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being tested by scientists at China’s prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery...
Fears As New COVID-19 Outbreak Ravages Chinese Region [VIDEO]
Fears of a possible new outbreak in a Chinese region of over 100 million residents have been fuelled after two cities from the area went under Wuhan-style lockdown. Officials from Jilin province of north-eastern China appointed two hospitals today as designated coronavirus facilities to deal with the overwhelming spike of suspected COVID-19 patients. Chinese officials have imposed strict quarantine measures on two cities in the...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 216 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 6175
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 216 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 6,175, ABN TV reports. The NCDC made this known via its Twitter handle on Monday. it also said that 74 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos. It tweeted: “216...
WHO Begins Trial For Coronavirus Drug In Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that it has commenced the solidarity trial for a drug to treat the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was made known by Fiona Braka, the officer in charge of WHO in Nigeria, during a joint national briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19. ABN TV reports that Braka stated that the test was still in the...
“COVID-19 In Nigeria Is A Scam” – Discharged Delta Patient Alleges
One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta State, Monday in what appears to be a renewed campaign against claims that she tested positive for the virus, alleged that the ailment is a scam in the country. The patient, a female aged 36, was reported positive of the virus on April 17 despite her assertions that she...
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