Nigeria has recorded 12 new COVID-19 infections as the total cases have risen to 151. Coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19 was the reason President Mohammadu Buhari declared a total lockdown…
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BREAKING: 4 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Nigeria – Toll Rises To 135
by Damilare Salami March 31, 2020Nigeria has recorded four new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 135. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in a…
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The stranded staff of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) drafted to Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo to undergo a special capacity building course with the World Health Organization…
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Enugu Joins The Fray As Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Hits 81 In Nigeria
by Damilare Salami March 29, 2020The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 81, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Friday night. The NCDC confirmed 11 new cases. Eight…
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he is on self-isolation based on the advice by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to governors who attended the last National Executive…
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Nigeria’s death toll from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak has risen to 176, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown. Nigeria is now battling two deadly…
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NCDC Says Chloroquine Not Approved For Treatment Of Coronavirus
by Damilare Salami March 26, 2020The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that Chloroquine has not been approved for treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, gave the…
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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, yesterday confirmed that the second case of COVID-19 in the country is a Nigerian in Ogun State.…
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Nigeria on Wednesday witnessed an additional 11 deaths from the ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. This brings the number of total deaths recorded…
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NCDC Deploys Rapid Response Team To Lagos After Coronavirus Surfaces
by Damilare Salami February 28, 2020The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has deployed its rapid response teams in Lagos state as Nigeria records its first case of coronavirus (COVID-19). Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of NCDC,…