Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
COVID-19: Desist from intake of chloroquine now- Sanwo-Olu warns residents.
..Orders police, security agencies to enforce ban on public gatherings By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cautioned residents against consumption of chloroquine as anti- COVID-19 drug, forthwith, saying, some hospitals in state have started recording patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning. Also, in furtherance to enforce the ban on public gatherings of […]
Breaking: Nigerian govt shuts airports, international flights, over coronavirus
Following the rise in the number of affected individuals with coronavirus in Nigeria, Federal government Saturday, announced the closure of all the country’s airports and international flights.
COVID-19: NUAHP directs members to commence research on dongonyaro leaves, others
By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, has directed its members to commence research on dongonyaro leaves and its bark and other indigenous local herbs and roots towards providing g cure for COVID – 19. In a statement made available to Vanguard and jointly signed by the National President; Dr. Obinna […]
Finland reports first coronavirus death
Finland on Saturday reported the country’s first death from COVID-19, saying the outbreak was “moving to the next, more serious phase” in the country. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) did not give any details on the patient, other than saying the person was “elderly”, living in the Helsinki area and had died […]
Why Italy? The factors behind a coronavirus disaster
Loads of people have been wondering why the beautiful Mediterranean country has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Experts list a range of reasons — from Italy’s relatively high age to its strained healthcare system to some old fashioned bad luck — that add up to a disaster not seen in generations. None […]
Georgia declares nationwide state of emergency over coronavirus
Georgia on Saturday declared a nationwide state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic, allowing the government to regulate prices for food and medicines if needed. “The situation is grave and is expected to worsen,” President Salome Zurabishvili said in a televised address to the nation, saying the state of emergency is effective immediately and […]
Greece gets 500,000 masks from China to combat coronavirus
A plane from China carrying 500,000 masks to help Greece combat the coronavirus outbreak landed at Athens International Airport on Saturday. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias was among those at the airport to receive the load which was donated by the Chinese public electricity company State Grid and Greek electricity supplier Admie, in which the Chinese […]
Mauritius, Lithuania report first coronavirus deaths as cases rise
Mauritius has recorded its first death from coronavirus, the health minister said Saturday, just the third in sub-Saharan Africa, as the archipelago nation imposed a lockdown to contain the outbreak. “There have been 14 confirmed cases so far, one of which died on Thursday evening,” Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said, without providing details about the […]
COVID-19: Lagos index case tested negative, discharged ― Sanwo-Olu
An Italian index case of COVID-19 in Nigeria has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital,Yaba in Lagos having tested negative to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, in a tweet on Friday night, disclosed the recovery of the Italian patient. “As the COVID-19 Incident Commander for Lagos, I am glad to inform […]
Coronavirus: Suspected case tested negative ― Ondo govt
By Dayo Johnson ONDO state government has said that the result of the suspected case for Coronavirus in the state came out negative. The health Commissioner Dr Wahab Adegbenro who said this in Akure, therefore, declared that “the State is still maintaining a corona virus-free status. Fear had gripped the people of the state midweek […]
