COVID19: NCDC donates preventive materials to Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday, gave out coveralls, masks, gloves, google protection, boots, hand sanitizers, body bags, face shields, disposal bags for bio-hazardous waste and other preventive materials to the Delta State Government as part of its effort to contain the spread of the dreaded coronavirus […]
COVID-19: NCDC lists measures to support health security in states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said that it would continue to support state governments to put in place measures to strengthen health security.
NCDC confirms 2 new cases of coronavirus, 1 in Lagos, 1 in Osun
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed, early Wednesday two new of coronavirus in Lagos and Osun states. Both cases, according to a tweet from NCDC, are returning travellers to Nigeria in the last seven days. As at 07:00 am 25th March, there are 46 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have […]
COVID-19: Nigeria may have more than 50 cases
Kyari, Mohammed, aides test positive NCDC keeps mum over whereabouts of govt’s officials confirmed By Joseph Erunke – Abuja About 50 cases of coronavirus may be in Nigeria as more people continue to test positive to the dreaded virus which has made many countries shut down activities as part of their control measures. At the […]
NCDC confirms two fresh cases of COVID-19, Nigeria’s cases hit 44
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday confirmed two new cases of COVID-19. The Centre disclosed this via its Twitter handle, saying the two cases returned from Germany and the United Kingdom. It said: “Two new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: one in FCT and one in Bauchi. READ ALSO: Fear […]
COVID-19: How insufficient facilities may ruin Nigeria’s containment efforts
By Sola Ogundipe and Chioma Obinna Even before Nigeria recorded its first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there had been outcry nationwide over what was widely perceived as the country’s ‘unpreparedness’ towards containment of the dreaded respiratory disease. Many Nigerians expressed reservations about government’s claims of readiness to find, isolate, test and treat every […]
Nigeria COVID-19 cases rise to 42
AS NCDC confirms new cases in Lagos, Ogun LASG urges all participants of AMVCA to go on self -isolation By Chioma Obinna The number of cases of coronavirus diseases in Nigeria on Tuesday, rose from 40 to 42 following two new confirmed cases in Lagos and Ogun State. Confirming this in its twitter handle – […]
NCDC speaks about alleged 472 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has debunked in its entirety, a tv screen image circulating of “472 confirmed cases” being attributed to COVID-19. The centre in a tweet on Monday explained that the figures in the image being circulated are reported cases of Lassa fever in the country and not […]
RAGING CORONAVIRUS: Let’s lock down now, says Aisha Buhari
ABUJA — Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, yesterday said there should be total lock-down of the country to prevent further spread of coronavirus currently ravaging the world.
COVID 19: Confirmed cases in Nigeria move to 40 as 4 are confirmed by NCDC
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria have risen to 40 as four new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Monday night. The centre said out of the new confirmed cases, two cases were returning travellers. A statement by NCDC on its Twitter handle said […]
Coronavirus: Travelers from high-risk countries, our biggest threat — NCDC
By Gabriel Olawale Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has raised alarm over the influx of people from countries with high cases of coronavirus says they are the biggest source of transmission. “Our biggest source of risk in travelers returning from high-risk countries & are expected to self isolate for 14 days. Our appeal to #Nigerians […]
