Despite the spike in cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, PTF, yesterday ruled out another total lockdown, saying it would only strengthen the guidelines to check the trend.

By Chioma Obinna The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu while speaking during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday alerted Nigerians to be prepared for more confirmed cases of COVID-19. Ihekweazu also noted that the recent increase in cases and gaps in contact tracing are […]

Senegal on Thursday reported 119 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the country to 4,759. “A total of 1,164 tests were carried out in the past 24 hours,’’ Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye, director-general of public health at the Ministry of Health and Social Actions, said. Ngom Ndiaye added that 102 follow-up contact […]

By Wole Mosadomi – Minna Niger State Government has declared that it has expended N795 million so far to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the State. Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane who is also Chairman of the state COVID-19 Taskforce disclosed this while answering questions from members of the state […]

Surgeons in the United States have performed a double-lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient in Chicago, the hospital that carried out the procedure said Thursday, in what is thought to be a first in the United States. The patient is a young Hispanic woman in her twenties, and had spent six weeks on a life […]

By David Royal Nigeria on Wednesday night reported an increase of COVID-19 infections with 409 new cases and 17 new deaths. This brought the total number of infections in the country to 13,873, and the number of deaths to 382, said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in an update. The health agency said […]

The House of Representatives, yesterday, demanded from the Accountant-General of the federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris,  details of all the funds donated by the Federal Government to the states of the federation,  the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the relevant  ministries tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Police in Rivers State asked residents to ignore the 8 pm to 6 am COVID-19 containment curfew imposed by Governor Nyesom Wike and instead honour the 10 pm to 4 am protocol stipulated by Federal Government. The Police Command in Rivers in response to residents’ complaints said Wednesday that […]

Group seeks life insurance By Davies Iheamnachor At least seven health workers on COVID-19 duties in Rivers State have tested positive to Coronavirus. This is just as the Association of Resident Doctors has urged Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to scale up the promised hazards allowances for frontline workers fighting COVID-19 in the state. […]

Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and the country’s health and interior ministers are to be questioned by prosecutors looking into how the government handled the coronavirus pandemic, news agencies reported. Italian prosecutors from Bergamo, the city in the northern Lombardy region worst hit by the coronavirus, have launched a wide-ranging investigation into the health crisis, […]

Fifty relatives of coronavirus (COVID-19) victims filed complaints Wednesday over the handling of the pandemic in the first such legal group action in Italy, which has reported over 34,000 deaths. “We don’t want revenge, we want justice,” said Stefano Fusco, 31, who created a group on Facebook to reach out to others in similar situations […]

Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so. The US authorised the emergency use of remdesivir in hospitals at the start of May, followed by Japan and South Korea, while Europe has been considering following suit. The […]

By Paul Olayemi A pastor who was allegedly smuggled into a private hospital in Sapele, Delta State on Saturday, after he developed Coronavirus complications has reportedly died Monday night while awaiting evacuation after the hospital was closed by the Delta State Ministry of Health monitoring team. The pastor, Wilson Okotie, Senior Pastor, High Impact Christian […]

By Jonas Ezieke – Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday demanded from the Accountant-General of the federation, Mr Ahmed Idris the details of all the funds donated by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the states of the federation, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC and the relevant ministries tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced the confirmation of 663 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 13,464. The 663 new cases are the highest daily figure Nigeria has ever recorded since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. NCDC made the announcement through its Twitter handle […]