India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the epicentre shifts to the south Asian giant. India’s 78,761 cases exceeded the 77,299 recorded in the United States on July 16, a Reuters tally of official data showed. The world’s second-most populous nation is, with […]

Three Nigerian migrants attacked staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for the new coronavirus, the defence ministry alleged Saturday. The incident at the Celio military hospital, now turned into a COVID-19 treatment centre, occurred when they saw a Bangladeshi migrant walking out after testing negative and then tried to flee but […]

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria, on Saturday, recorded 250 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 20 states of the federation. A report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,  revealed that till date, 53,727 cases have been confirmed; 41,314 cases discharged and 1,011 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. […]

Nigeria has continued to maintain a drop in COVID-19 new cases, reporting only 160 cases and no death. From the list of the new cases reported, Plateau State is still leading with 44 cases, followed by Lagos State with 27 new cases.

Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for virus epidemic-related crimes since January, the state prosecutor’s office said. One case involved a shopper who beat another customer to death for not wearing a mask in a supermarket. Other cases […]

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has launched a contactless digital hand-cleaning machine that uses sensor to monitor body temperature, dispenses hand sanitizer, detergent and water. Inspecting the equipment produced by the institution’s faculty of Engineering, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Charles Igwe, said that the machine was an […]

Following the recent trend of COVID-19 development in Nigeria, Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has advised the Federal Government to reopen the economic fully. This is just as it recommended that there must be improved regulations and coordination of activities of relevant sectors of the economy such as public transportation, event planning, the hospitality industry […]

Qatar has the world’s highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing, a young population, and lavish healthcare spending. With 40,702 cases per million since the pandemic began, Qatar is well ahead of next-placed Bahrain, which has seen nearly 29,000 cases per million, and San Marino at […]

By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Tuesday, said chloroquine is effective in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said this during an online news conference, where she also confirmed that the agency received about 40 applications […]

​Urges states to ramp up testing, declare correct results Spike in Lagos infections attributed to evacuees Slams $3,500 fine on airline which boards COVID-19 patient By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has announced a decline in the COVID-19 case fatalities but lamented that the country’s death figure has crossed the unenviable record of 1, 000 fatalities. […]

…Urges states to ramp up testing, declare correct results …Spike in Lagos infections attributed to evacuees …Slams $3,500 fine on airline which boards Covid-19 patient By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has announced a decline in the Covid-19 case fatalities but lamented that the country’s death figure has crossed the unenviable record of 1, 000 […]

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. This was confirmed in a press statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. According to the press statement, the commissioner for health, Abayomi, contracted the virus due to “subsequent close contact with persons feeling unwell […]

The global death toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases. Western Europe, particularly Spain, Italy Germany and France, has been hit with infection levels not seen in many months, sparking fears […]

Australia recorded a further 17 new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday but infections in the hard-hit state of Victoria, the site of all the latest deaths, are showing a downward trend, authorities said on Sunday. Other than in Victoria, which accounts for over 80% of Australia’s COVID-19 deaths due to a second wave of infections, the […]

Chief Executive Officer of Aisha Secrets, Aisha Tolu Idris, has commended the government, corporate organizations and individuals in the drive to sensitize the populace to give priority to their health during as new wave of COVID-19 pandemic bites harder. Aisha stated this in Lagos, when sharing her views on the second wave of the COVID […]