Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj.…
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The health ministry in Brazil has confirmed the first Coronaviros patient in the country. According to AFP, the ministry on Wednesday said a Sao Paulo resident was diagnosed with the…
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The National Health Commission reported 143 new deaths on Saturday with all but four in Hubei, raising the toll to 1,523. According to AFP, the commission also reported 2,641 new…
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The death toll from coronavirus, a disease which broke out in Wuhan, China, in December, has exceeded 1000. The Chinese state media pegged the death toll at 1,011 as of…
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Three more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the number aboard to 64, the government said Saturday, with passengers facing a…
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The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the…
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Despite the fast-spreading rate of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided that the outbreak is yet to attain the status of Public Health Emergency of International…
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Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: FG Intensifies Screening At Ports
by Damilare Salami January 23, 2020The Federal Government has intensified screening at the different ports in the country following an outbreak of a disease known as Novel Coronavirus in China. This is even as the…
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Deadly Lassa Fever Resurfaces In Nigeria, Six States Affected – NCDC
by Damilare Salami March 30, 201915 new cases of the deadly Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
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An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous country and aid organisations attempt to…