Jigawa State Government has converted Yakubu Gowon NYSC orientation camp and a three-Star Hotel into isolation centres for COVID-19 suspected cases. Governor Muhammad Badaru stated this while inspecting the newly…
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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has been accused of embarking on selective COVID-19 test in the country. So far, most of those that had been examined by the agency…
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Nigeria Likely To Have More Coronavirus Cases – NCDC boss Reveals
by Damilare Salami April 3, 2020As the country expands its testing capacity, more coronavirus positive cases are expected, Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire and Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
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The president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Aliyu Sokomba, says one of the members of the association treating COVID-19 patients has tested positive for the disease. According…
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The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged past 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 marks, the…
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The Nigerian government on Wednesday begged for the assistance of Tesla CEO and Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk in the fight against coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases hit 174.…
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US Evacuates All Citizens Infected With Coronavirus From Nigeria
by Damilare Salami April 2, 2020The U.S. has evacuated its citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria and was being treated at the Infectious Disease Centre in Lagos, an official has said. Akin Abayomi,…
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The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 5,000 late Wednesday, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University. At about 0235 GMT Thursday, 5,116 people had died,…
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Kano Gov., Abdullahi Ganduje, Wife Test Negative For Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami April 2, 2020Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state and his wife Prof. Hafsat Abdullahi Ganduje have both tested negative for COVID-19, the deadly disease devastating the global health and threatening nations…
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COVID-19: Army Debunks Viral Video of Soldiers Torturing Civilians While Enforcing Sit-At-Home
by Damilare Salami April 2, 2020The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the torture videos being circulated on social media alleged to have been perpetrated by the personnel of the armed forces while implementing the COVID-19 stay…