The French government warned Thursday that it would be “unacceptable” for pharmaceutical giant Sanofi to reserve any COVID-19 vaccine for the United States (US) first, after the firm’s chief said he would give preference to the American market. “For us, it would be unacceptable for there to be privileged access to such and such a […]

Burundi has ordered the expulsion of the country’s top World Health Organization (WHO) representative and three other experts coordinating the coronavirus response, the foreign ministry said in a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday. In a letter dated May 12 and addressed to WHO’s Africa headquarters, the foreign ministry said the four officials “are declared […]

U.S. federal authorities on Wednesday warned that China-linked hackers were targeting U.S. research organisations to steal data on vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said health care, pharmaceutical and research institutions working on a pandemic response should all be aware they were the prime targets […]

The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the WHO said it may never be […]

United States authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal COVID-19 (coronavirus) data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said organisations researching COVID-19 were at risk of “targeting and network compromise by the People’s Republic […]

A 14-year-old boy with no underlying health conditions has died from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to coronavirus, a London children’s hospital said on Wednesday. The teenager was part of a cluster of eight cases treated at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital over a 10-day period in April, according to a report by his medical team […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Management of the Chinese construction giants, CCECC, has said that it is always willing to support Nigeria to fight the coronavirus pandemic when called upon. Managing Director of CCECC, Micheal Jiang, stated this at the sidelines of the commissioning of the 300-bed COVID-19 treatment facility in Abuja. Jang said the company participated […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has discharged 26 more patients from various isolation facilities having recovered fully and tested negative twice consecutively for COVID-19. With the latest record, the total number of cases successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities has risen to 528. The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Incident […]

Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) is partnering with ABUAD-Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti on clinical research aimed at developing drugs and vaccines for viral infections with special focus on Coronavirus pandemic. Ooni Ogunwusi made this known at his Ile-Oodua palace on Monday while receiving reports from his Clinical […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti To avert the community spread of the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic, the Ekiti State government would next week begin random testing for residents across the state. The government also restated its commitment not to allow security agencies enforcing the lockdown to infringe on the rights of the suspected offenders in the […]

…raise alarm over mode of transporting samples By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria, AMLSN, Cross River Branch has predicted that there were possibilities of positive cases in the state, insisting that more test must be carried out to ascertain level of success. The Association also said that since […]

By Agbonkhese Oboh Over 50 percent of respondents to a poll by Lagos State Government have demanded another lockdown in the state to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the Twitter poll, Lagos State asked: “Considering the level of compliance with government’s directives on limiting the spread  of COVID-19 in a Lagos State, should the […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure No fewer than 23 Northerners who flouted the interstate restriction order due to the COVID-19, have been arrested while sneaking into Ondo state in a cement trailer. Vanguard gathered that they were intercepted by the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) at Gbara-Oke along Ilesha-Akure highway. The occupants according to the Special […]

Scales up screening, testing exercise in Igueben, Uromi, Ekpoma The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of the 14th coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, who has tested negative twice for the virus and cleared from one of the state’s isolation centres. In a statement, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki said he remains resolute to […]

Lesotho, the last African country to have been unaffected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, on Wednesday announced it had detected its first case of COVID-19. The virus was detected on an individual among 81 people who were tested after arriving last week from Saudi Arabia and neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said in a […]