BREAKING: Abia First Suspected COVID-19 Case To Be Released After Testing Negative
The man, Prosper Vincent earlier suspected to have COVID-19 in Abia State has tested negative for the virus and will be promptly released for isolation, says Abia Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a press statement on Monday. Prosper Vincent was said to have sneaked into Abia from the neighbouring Akwa Ibom after having to contact with a...
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 38 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 665
Thirty-eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 23 in Kano 5 in Gombe 3 in Kaduna 2 in Borno 2 in Abia 1 in FCT 1 in Sokoto 1 in Ekiti As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 188 Deaths: 22 As at 11:10pm 20th April, breakdown of cases by states: Lagos-376 FCT-89 Kano-59 Osun-20 Oyo-16 Edo-15 Ogun-12 Kwara-9 Katsina-12 Bauchi-7 Kaduna-9 Akwa Ibom-9 Delta-4 Ekiti-4 Ondo-3 Enugu-2 Rivers-2 Niger-2 Benue-1 Anambra-1 Borno-3 Jigawa-2 Abia-2 Gombe-5 Sokoto-1
BREAKING: Doctor Reportedly Slumps, Dies At FMC Umuahia
A medical worker with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, Abia State on Monday reportedly collapsed and died. The doctor whose name was given as Dr. Okparaeke died of an undisclosed ailment. The source who spoke with ABN TV on the condition of anonymity said he was before his death undergoing his house manship in the medical facility. More details later.....
BREAKING: Abia Records 2 COVID-19 Cases
Abia State Government says the state has recorded two confirmed cases of coronavirus. This is the index case the state is recording since the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Nigeria. The state in a release signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu on Monday says both patients are advanced in age but currently stable at an isolation...
Another 4 Patients Discharged In Lagos After Testing Negative For COVID-19
Lagos State has discharged four additional fully recovered COVID-19 patients. The discharged persons, all-male, brings the number of patients that have so far recovered fully from the coronavirus disease in Lagos to 98. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. The commissioner also confirmed 70 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Lagos on Sunday. Giving...
Aid Worker With Doctors Without Borders Dies Of COVID-19 In Borno
An aid worker employed by a humanitarian agency, Doctors Without Borders died in Borno State after contracting coronavirus, a spokesman for the organisation told Reuters on Sunday. The death of an aid worker in a part of Africa’s most populous country where camps house many of the roughly two million people displaced by the insurgency will prompt fears of the...
Jack Ma Gives-Out Fresh 500K Test Kits, 300 Ventilators To Nigeria, Others To Fight Coronavirus
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, has given-out more medical equipment and donation to African countries in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle. Ma twitted: “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. Here is jack’s tweets below; https://twitter.com/JackMa/status/1252136657672790016?s=20 “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs and test...
Atiku’s Son Mohammed Reportedly Struggling To Survive From COVID-19
Mohammed Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is still battling with COVID-19 and his situation is not looking good, according to a report from investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo. The former vice president had on March 23rd broken the news that his son had tested positive and had been taken to the University of Abuja Specialist Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada....
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 86 New COVID-19 Cases, Toll Hits 627
Nigeria has recorded 86 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 627. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno. 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at...
BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 4 More COVID-19 Patients
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge of another set of patients from isolation centres in Lagos. “I am delighted to once again intimate you on the success we are recording in the battle against the lethal COVID19 infection. “Today, four more persons; all-male were discharged to reunite with their families and the community. “The patients; 3 from the Mainland...
