By Sola Ogundipe MAN’S best friend plays a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Dogs can be trained to detect malaria, now the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, LSHTM, Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University aim to find out if they can detect COVID-19. The team has begun preparations to intensively train […]

By Chioma Obinna As part of efforts to encourage health workers in the frontline of coronavirus containment, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank Plc, has launched an N1 billion Health Workers’ Fund to support frontline healthcare professionals who are taking care of persons infected with the Coronavirus disease in the country. To kick-start […]

By Chioma Obinna Mouka brand of mattresses and bedding products has donated 200 mattresses to Ogun State Government for the enhancement of isolation centres used for the treatment of people infected with COVID-19. The mattresses were presented to the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engineer Noimot Salako Oyedele by Mouka’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dimeji  Osingunwa,  […]

By Sola Ogundipe In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, APN, has urged Nigerians to take care of their emotional and mental health. In a position statement and advice to Nigerians on the COVID-19, President of the APN, Dr. Taiwo Sheikh said no Nigerian should suffer a mental breakdown […]

Says state battling local transmission, tracing 2,293 contacts Cases rising at pace workers can control By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government has warned that private hospitals across the state are not yet allowed to treat COVID-19 patients. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Monday, said although cases of […]

By Chioma Obinna Management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH has approved life insurance for each staff working as warriors in the drive to rid Nigeria of COVID-19. The Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof Chris Bode while addressing health workers at the institution acknowledged the difficulties involved in managing the condition, adding that; […]

Number of recovered patients hit 31 By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government, on Monday, discharged additional two patients comprising two females from Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Yaba, to reunite with their families. The patients were discharged after testing negative twice consecutively to Coronavirus, COVID-19 and have been discharged. The Incident Commander, Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, […]

The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, says it has rolled out strategic measures and ready to combat the challenges of management of COVID-19 resolutely. Prof. Chris Bode, the Chief Medical Director, made the assertion while addressing the management and members of staff of the institution in Lagos on Monday. “We are […]

Urges African leaders to speak with one voice By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Africa Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council, AU-ECOSOCC, on Monday, condemned French scientists over comment on first testing Coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine on Africans. The condemnation was contained in a statement signed by the Nigeria Representative, AU-ECOSOCC, Oba Olasunkanmi John, while expressing […]

The FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has inaugurated a seven-man sensitisation and monitoring committee on the coronavirus pandemic. Comrade Ochiaka Ugwu, Secretary of Council, in a statement in Abuja on Monday disclosed that the committee was set up by the Council Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche. Ugwu listed members of the committee […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says mental health plays an important part in the fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVI9-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Its Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19. Ihekweazu said that no one could manage people […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday said that the Chinese medical personnel coming to Nigeria to assist in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must undergo the necessary checks as provided by Nigeria. In a statement issued after a meeting with the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the […]

Spain overtook Italy on Monday as the country with most confirmed infections of the new coronavirus, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). With 130,759 infections, Spain now has around 1,800 more than Italy, ECDC figures showed. Spain superseded Italy over the weekend, according to the data, which was published on […]

By Gabriel Olawale National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has alerted Nigerians to be mindful of fake chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets currently in circulation. According to a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the NAFDAC was notified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the circulation […]

By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano The Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has extended the shutdown of civil service activities in the state by two weeks. Ganduje issued instruction of an additional two weeks to stay at home for the civil servants on Monday while receiving a report of the COVID-19 Fundraising Committee at Government house. […]