By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta No fewer than 20 medical laboratory staff of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Another family of four was reported to have also contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The family of four was said to have contracted the viral disease […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Tension has enveloped the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, in Ogun State as no fewer than 20 medical laboratory staff of the hospital and another family of four have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The family of four was said to have contracted the viral disease from their father […]

India reported the biggest daily jump of 64,531 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 2,767,273, according to the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. The death toll in the country also increased to 52,889, with 1,092 new deaths reported during the past 24 hours. According to the data, there are […]

A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of Covid-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The project, known as the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT), has received 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, a WHO spokeswoman in Geneva told DPA. The UN health agency […]

Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country. The US pharmaceutical company’s subsidiary Janssen will test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in Brazil, part of […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA— As part of its support for the fight against Covid-19 in the country, BUA Group has presented three ambulances to the Abia State government. While receiving the vehicles at Government House, Umuahia, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu thanked BUA Group for her timely intervention in the battle against the pandemic. He noted that […]

As CBN gives N26bn to hospitals, pharmaceutical firms Emma Ujah The Federal Government has warned that Nigeria risks another pandemic if the nation fails to urgently develop her health infrastructure. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, gave the warning at the inauguration of the Board of Experts (BoE) of […]

By Harris Emanuel – Uyo Akwa Ibom State government says it has conducted 1,721 COVID-19 test in the state. Of the numbers, 250 confirmed cases were recorded, while the total number of recoveries stood at  208, the total number of active cases was 34 and 8 died from the illness. Secretary to the State Government […]

Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as they accused the group’s firebrand conservative leader who has reportedly tested positive of obstruction. The country’s “trace, test and treat” approach has been held up as a global model in […]

To address the poor flow of information about COVID-19 to children in internally-displaced persons, IDP, camps, and hard-to-reach areas, where children have no access to television or social media, Raquel Daniel, Founder, Beyond the Classroom Foundation, has released a booklet entitled ‘There is a New Virus in Town’.