Dr Dennis A Castro B Breathing over and over exhaled air turns into carbon dioxide, which is why we feel dizzy. This intoxicates the user and much more when he must move, carry out displacement actions. It causes discomfort, loss of reflexes and conscious thought. It generates great fatigue. In addition, oxygen deficiency causes glucose […]

  By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 220 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,388. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also confirmed 17 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 85. “220 new […]

Criticisms have greeted the Infectious Diseases Bill in the works at the House of Representatives to give teeth to Federal Government’s efforts to manage the special circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which as of Friday night had claimed 68 lives in Nigeria.

Find below the description of the types of activities allowed under Phase 1 of the post-lockdown era in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja (4th -17th May, 2020) as released by Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, who chairs the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus:

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions, Dr. Paschal Obi, in this interview, calls for improved welfare package and good working conditions for health professionals fighting against coronavirus pandemic.

Tomorrow, the lockdown imposed on Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja by the Federal Government will be partially lifted.

Explains how we must change the narrative Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria and Nigerians will come out of COVID-19 pandemic stronger. Osinbajo made this assertion during his interaction at the 2020 edition of ‘The Platform’ themed “Nigeria’s battle against COVID-19”. “We will get through this much stronger economically and much stronger […]

Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British prime minister said on Sunday, in his first detailed comments about his illness. “It was a tough old moment, I won’t deny it,” he was quoted as saying by the Sun on Sunday newspaper in […]

In a bid to transform the minds of Africa’s public figures and sensitise them to change their community positively, New Generation Africa platform has intensified discussions to engage young people. Created by Daniel Ogoloma, the platform has since increased its engagement following the COVID-19 pandemic as more people are at home. According to Ogoloma, the […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Palpable fear on Saturday enveloped the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State as a pregnant woman reportedly died from coronavirus complications at the hospital. It was gathered that the deceased, who was tested for COVID-19 alongside two others – a male and a female, died while awaiting result […]

Rarely have two words ignited such a firestorm of controversy. “So what?” said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday when a journalist asked him about the fact that more than 5,000 Brazilians had died of the coronavirus. The far-right leader’s off-the-cuff comment has been sparking anger ever since, with governors, politicians, healthcare professionals and media […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, and the State Safety Commission, LSSC, have stressed the need for the use of face masks as well as adhering to social distancing rules in public as part of measures to curtail the spread of ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the state in particular and Nigeria […]

By Bashir Bello KANO – The United Nations Children Funds, UNICEF, Kano Field Office on Saturday lost its Head of Communications, Malam Rabiu Musa. A son to the deceased, Musa Rabiu, who confirmed the death, said his father died at the age of 60. According to him, “He died at about 3 a.m on Saturday, […]

Kaduna State Government has announced daily incentives payment and insurance coverage for death and disability to frontline health workers. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Baloni, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to Dr Baloni, high-risk staff will receive a compensation of N15,000 per day, while medium risk staff will receive N10,000 […]

Madagascar on Saturday delivered to Guinea-Bissau a shipment of a herbal tea that President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus and hopes to distribute across West Africa and beyond. Baptised Covid-Organics, the drink is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven efficacy in malaria treatment — and other […]