Lassa fever: Minister directs health experts to embark on awareness campaigns
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Against the backdrop of a renewed outbreak of Lassa fever in the country, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Manhood, has directed all environmental health experts at the federal, state and local government levels to immediately reembark on massive awareness campaigns aimed at controlling the spread. Addressing the media Monday, […]
Lassa fever: NCDC confirms 195 cases, 29 deaths in 11 states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, explained that the current figures were as on Friday, […]
Amotekun: Yoruba World Congress activates help desk to collate suggestions
By Adesina Wahab The Yoruba World Congress, YWC, has set up a help desk that will help in collating suggestions, concerns, and observations by people about the operation of the regional security outfit, ‘Operation Amotekun’. The step, according to the YWC Secretary-General, Prof. Anthony Kila, in Lagos on Saturday, would help ensure that the outfit […]
Coronavirus: China virus toll hits 41; Australia reports first four cases
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with Hong Kong declaring a virus emergency, scrapping celebrations, and restricting links to mainland China. Australia on Saturday confirmed its first four cases, Malaysia confirmed three and France reported Europe’s first cases […]
Chinese doctor dies of coronavirus while treating patients
By Sola Ogundipe with Agency report A Wuhan hospital doctor has died nine days after contracting the deadly coronavirus as he battled to save infected patients in the city – as the death toll from China’s outbreak jumped to 42 from a total of 1,399 confirmed cases on Saturday. Liang Wudong, 62, a retired medical […]
Lassa Fever: Expert emphasises environmental hygiene
Dr. Boniface Okolo, the Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, has advised Enugu residents to be conscious of their environmental hygiene to avoid being infected by deadly diseases. Okolo gave advice against the recently reported case of Lassa Fever in Enugu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
