COVID-19: Medical lab scientist differs with FG on 1,500 tests per day claim
Says lockdown extension has no performance indicators By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna A renowned medical laboratory scientist and researcher, Dr. Casmier Ifeanyi has faulted the claim by the Federal Government that Nigeria has the capacity to carry out 1,500 COVID-19 tests per day, as announced by President Mohammadu Buhari in his lockdown extension speech […]
South Korea set to double supply of coronavirus tests to U.S
South Korea’s SolGent has secured an order to supply a U.S. government agency with an additional 7,500 kits which can each perform 100 coronavirus tests, the CEO of the biotech firm told Reuters. That will double the number of tests U.S. authorities can perform using kits sourced from South Korea to 1.5 million. SolGent has […]
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing programme for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate what it said could be as many as 15,000 unknown infections, despite having implemented some of Asia’s strictest and earliest lockdown measures. Authorities have targeted several phases of ramped-up testing, starting on Tuesday with 8,000 people working at or admitted […]
IMF grants debt relief for 19 African nations
The International Monetary Fund has approved immediate debt service relief for 19 African countries for an initial period of six months to enable them to channel financial resources towards dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Burkina Faso, Chad, Central African Republic, and Mozambique are among the countries that will benefit from this relief. READ ALSO; IMF grants […]
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
More than 1.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 119,168 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as of Tuesday. AMERICAS * Total confirmed cases rose to more than 584,000, with deaths exceeding 23,500 in the United States, according to a Reuters tally. * Ten U.S. governors […]
Indonesia reports its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths
Indonesia on Tuesday reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths with 60 new fatalities, taking the total to 459, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto confirmed 282 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 4,839. A total of 426 people have recovered, he said. More than 33,600 tests […]
India extends world’s biggest lockdown as coronavirus cases cross 10,000
India extended on Tuesday a nationwide lockdown for its 1.3 billion people until May 3 as its prime minister warned of economic sacrifices to save lives as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000. Sharp downward revisions to economic growth forecasts in the wake of the pandemic point toward sickening levels of unemployment, but Prime […]
Stocks rise on China trade data, easing pandemic fears
World stocks gained on Tuesday after Chinese trade data came in better than expected and some countries tried to restart their economy by partly lifting restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak. European stock markets opened stronger, with the pan-European STOXX 600 index rising 0.6% to its highest since March 11. Analysts said the threat […]
DICOMAG worries over welfare of persons with diabetes as COVID-19 spreads
By Chioma Obinna The Diabetes Control Media Advisory Group, DICOMAG, in collaboration with Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre, has urged Nigerians living with diabetes and others at high risk to take special precautions to prevent infection by COVID-19. In a statement, Dr. Afokoghene Rita Isiavwe, who is the Chairman, DICOMAG Board of Trustees, said persons with […]
NGO commends Okowa on measures to tackle coronavirus
By Juliet Umeh Health-based nongovernmental Organisation, Castle Noble International, has said the prompt action by Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, in closing the land borders around the state, as well as providing adequate facilities to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the state was commendable. President of the organisation, Mrs. Ite Donald Ekpo in a […]
Doctors say coronavirus spreads through farts
The deadly coronavirus could be spreading through farts, according to doctors. But farts are unlikely to transmit the virus provided pants are worn. Tests carried out have shown that the virus was present in the faeces of more than half of patients with COVID-19. They said more research needed to be done to rule out […]
