Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
Katsina resident tests positive for Covid-19 in Ekiti
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti—A resident of Katsina who came on a visit to Ekiti State has tasted positive of the deadly Covid 19 pandemic. The latest discovery brings the number of patients in the state to 12. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, broke the news in Ado Ekiti, on Monday. Yaya-Kolade in […]
Global coronavirus death toll tops 250,000, says Johns Hopkins varsity
The worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus passed 250,000 on Friday – increasing by over 100,000 deaths since April 17 – according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. continues to outpace the rest of the world in reported deaths at 68,689 – nearly doubling since April 17 – followed by Italy […]
Six killed as plane carrying medical supplies crashes in Somalia
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. “The cause of the accident is not yet known,” government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told DPA. The plane, which was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the coronavirus, took off from Baidoa […]
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rise to 2,802
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday said the country recorded 245 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 2,802. The centre also said that the number of fatalities has risen to 93 after recording 6 new deaths, 2,292 active cases, while 417 […]
Ease of lockdown in Lagos, FCT: FG mulls another lockdown
Despite the appeal against flooding the streets, Lagos and Abuja residents, yesterday, trooped out en-masse to transact their businesses, ignoring social distancing and overloading by commercial vehicle drivers.
Nigeria records 245 new cases of COVID-19, as total infections now 2802
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2802. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead from the virus in the country, bringing the total number of death to 93. The agency on its […]
Doctor who treated first US COVID patient fears second wave
The doctor who treated the first COVID-19 patient in the United States said Monday he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted. George Díaz’s first patient, diagnosed in January in Washington state, has already recovered after receiving remdesivir, an experimental drug that the US approved on Friday for emergency use. […]
Lockdown ease: Residents worried at poor social distancing in Lagos
Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday, expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread following the ease of lockdown. Many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of the lockdown of the state but did […]
COVID-19: WHO supports scientifically proven traditional medicine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world, including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo said this in a statement posted on its website on Monday. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the […]
COVID-19: Osun discharges eight patients, including two children
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients including two children from its isolation centre. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening. He explained that Osun had not recorded any new case in the last […]
COVID-19: Kukah donates 30-room hotel to Sokoto as isolation centre
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has donated a 30-room hotel to the state for use as isolation centre for COVID-19 cases. The state’s Ministry of Health announced Kukah’s donation via its Twitter account on Monday, adding that it was done on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The tweet read: […]
Scientists create antibody that defeats coronavirus in laboratory
Scientists created a monoclonal antibody that can defeat the new coronavirus in the lab, an early but promising step in efforts to find treatments and curb the pandemic’s spread. The experimental antibody has neutralised the virus in cell cultures. While that’s early in the drug development process— before animal research and human trials— the antibody […]
Lagos discharges 14 COVID-19 patients
Fourteen patients who were receiving treatment for coronavirus in Lagos have been discharged after recovering from the disease. The ministry of health in the state broke the news in a tweet on Monday. The tweet said six females and eight males were discharged from isolation centres at Yaba, Onikan, LUTH and Eti-Osa. READ ALSO: COVID-19: […]
US milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths likely by June
United States President Donald Trump now says his worst-case coronavirus scenario would be 100,000 deaths, but the country will probably reach that grim milestone by next month, according to several scientific models — none of which predict a summertime halt to the virus’s spread. “We’re going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people. […]
Vaccine telethon raises billions as Europe eases virus lockdown
Hopes rose in the fight against the coronavirus on Monday as world leaders pledged billions of euros for a vaccine in a special telethon and European countries edged out of lockdown. Despite US President Donald Trump snubbing the fundraising effort, the World Health Organization hailed the 7.4 billion euro ($8.1 billion) haul as a “powerful” […]
