Mexico on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 50,000 coronavirus deaths, far more than the worst-case estimates of the government, which faces criticism of its handling of the crisis and the economic fallout. The country has the world’s third-highest fatality toll from the disease, behind only the United States and Brazil. The health ministry announced […]

Mr. Gboyega Akosile, who is the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has narrated how he, his wife and driver survived the COVID-19 disease.

…Inaugurates 43-man monitoring, compliance C’ttee …Religious leaders okay measures, assure of compliance By Olasunkanmi Akoni Barely 24 hours to the partial re-opening of worship centres, Lagos State Government, on Thursday, released several safety protocols and guidelines numbering 46 that must be adhered to during services in the first phase. Also, the state government has inaugurated […]

The Federal Government has extended the ease of COVID-19 lockdown by another four weeks. The Presidential Task Force made this known in its daily updates of development around COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday. Vanguard

Germany on Thursday recorded its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections in three months, the government’s infectious diseases institute said. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recorded 1,045 new infections within the past 24 hours, the first time since May 7 the number has topped 1,000. Germany’s new daily caseload then eased significantly but has […]

CHAIRMAN, Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday, said new regulations, based on the task force’s recommendations, will be released tomorrow, Thursday, as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari gives his approval.

Pfizer says supply to Nigeria is priority in Africa THE Federal Government has revealed its intension to examine every possible option in the development and distribution of a vaccine against the COVID-19 disease, and the health and safety of Nigerian citizens is the priority of the Buhari administration in that matter. This was disclosed earlier […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its COVID-19 update on Tuesday noted that more than 11,100 patients have recovered from the virus within 24 hours after its last report. The report posted on the Centre’s official Twitter handle on Tuesday (4th August) indicated that 31,851 patients have recovered from the […]

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has donated additional 20,000 face masks to Lagos State government as part of its contributions to eliminate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state.

By Demola Akinyemi The Deputy Governor of Kwara State and Chairman COVID-19 Technical Committee in the state Mr Kayode Alabi and his wife, Mrs Abieyuwa Alabi, on Monday, tested positive to COVID-19 virus. The couple earlier showed signs of the symptoms, a development that prompted them to go for a test, which eventually came out […]

Nigeria, on Monday, recorded a drop in the number of COVID-19 daily confirmed cases with 288 new cases. The 288 fresh cases of confirmed cases were reported in 15 states of the federation.

Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, ordered the stepping down of the COVID-19 test as a mandatory requirement for returning students in the exit classes, and equally directed that the government laboratories carry out tests for all returning SS3 boarding students at no cost.

Russia said Monday it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine next month and turn out “several million” doses per month by next year. The country is pushing ahead with several vaccine prototypes and one prepared at the Gamaleya institute in Moscow has reached advanced stages of development. “We are very much counting […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed that spas, bars, lounges, night clubs, cinemas, games arcades remain shut, even as hugs, handshakes and high-fives are prohibited in churches.

South Africa on Saturday surpassed 500,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, representing more than 50% of all reported coronavirus infections in Africa’s 54 countries. South Africa Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new COVID-19 cases Saturday night, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 503,290, including 8,153 deaths. South Africa, with a population of about 58 million, has […]