Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19, US media reported Saturday. Citing a “source close to the family,” CNN reported that King, one of the network’s biggest stars, has been hospitalized for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. King, 87, has Type 2 diabetes and […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 has unveiled the international passport numbers of 100 air travelers who evaded the Day 7 post-arrival PCR test in-country. The Taskforce disclosed this on Saturday in a tweet posted by the Presidency Office of Digital Engagement PODE. ALSO READ: We’ll sue Police for arresting, torturing Sowore […]

Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by a state-run institute, the government said on Saturday. A government minister said earlier the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine had been given the green light on Friday, paving the way for a huge […]

As Nigeria prepared to receive its first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, two scientists have cautioned the Federal Government against a mass COVID-19 vaccination plan. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in December 2020 revealed that the Federal Government had planned to acquire vaccines worth N400 billion. Ehanire had said that the N400 billion would […]

By Nwafor Sunday The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, Saturday said that 4,527 persons infected with Covid-19 are currently undergoing home based care in Lagos state. Disclosing this via his twitter handle, Abayomi gave the total number of COVID19 cases discharged from COVID19 Lagos Care centres as 2,920. He said that 23,036 persons […]

By Chioma Obinna President of the Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA, Dr Osahon Enabulele has called for sustained adherence to Infection Prevention and Control measures in the new year. Enabulele in his new year message to welcome all physicians in the commonwealth of nations and the world at large maintained that efforts must be stepped up […]

The United States has recorded more than 20 million cases of Covid-19, Johns Hopkins University said Friday in its real-time tally, as the New Year brought another grim milestone underlining the country’s struggle to quell the virus. The US has so far registered 20,007,149 cases and 346,408 deaths in the pandemic, the Baltimore-based university said, […]

Cheap and easy to store, the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine approved by the British regulator on Wednesday has given a shot in the arm to the global fight against coronavirus. Here are five facts about the much-anticipated vaccine. – Practicality – The AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine has the major advantages of being inexpensive, costing about £2.50 ($3.40, 2.75 euros) […]

By Chioma Obinna Medical doctors under the auspices of Medical Guild have decried what it described as ”complacency” among Lagosians on the effects of COVID-19 even though the country was neck-deep in the second wave of the pandemic. The doctors under the employ of the Lagos State government who also called for restraint on the […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Thursday granted pardon to 16 prison inmates at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, MSCC, Makurdi. The Governor said the decision to pardon the inmates was based on the directive of the Federal Government as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor who was […]

Edo government on Thursday said that it had recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, urging residents to be proactive and observe all precautionary measures to guard against spread of the deadly virus. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr Andrew Obi, in a statement in Benin on Thursday said that government had reactivated isolation and treatment […]

Around 50 countries around the world have already started vaccinating their people against Covid-19, barely a year after the first alert by China signalled the start of the epidemic. A snapshot: – China leads the way – China, where the pandemic first emerged, was also the first to start vaccinations over the summer, without waiting […]

By Sola Ogundipe With the end of the year 2020 barely a few hours away, renowned virologist and former President of the Nigeria Academy of Science, NAS, Prof Oyewale Tomori, has admonished Nigerians against attending religious crossover services to usher in the new year. The crossover service, an annual activity held by religious organisations in […]

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,016 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The country has so far tested 938,602 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in Feb. 27. The agency said […]

By Luminous Jannamike The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, said it had not abandoned corps members who tested positive to COVID-19 in Jigawa State as reported by some news outlet. It also said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the State government, and the Jigawa Secretariat of the Scheme have been in […]