JUST IN: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 665
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Monday night. 20th April announced an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country. It was announced in a recent tweet by the centre that 38 new cases have been reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 665 . […]
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Increase testing for COVID-19 now, Health Writers urge NCDC
By Chioma Obinna With just over 5,000 Nigerians tested for COVID-19, the Health Writers Association of Nigeria, HEWAN, has called on the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, to urgently scale up laboratory testing across the country even as it urged the Federal government to institute proper incentives for frontline health workers in the fight […]
‘Go on self-isolation’, NCDC advises Lamido
National Center for the Control of Diseases (NCDC) has counselled former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido to as a matter of urgency to go on self-isolation sequel to a successful Covid’-19 test in Kano.
COVID-19: Nigeria discharges 85, confirms additional 5
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has treated 228 active cases of COVID-19 and discharged 85 of them as the total number of the cases in the country rises to 323. The NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, said on Sunday that it recorded five new cases of coronavirus in the country – two in Lagos, two in […]
Clinical trials on COVID-19 vaccine show promising results, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it takes time to obtain accurate results […]
COVID-19: Unravelling inaccuracies in NCDC data
By Maxwell Adeleye On April 11, at exactly 9:30p.m., the National Centre for Disease and Control, NCDC, announced a total of 318 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria through its website and verified social media accounts. Analyses: 70 discharged, 10 deaths and 238 active cases. However, a further look at the data released by NCDC shows […]
