The Immigration boss had tested positive to COVID-19 on March 29, and had been on self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom. Mr James said the news of the Comptroller General testing negative twice after self-isolation came with great relief and thanks to God. “The CGI in an overwhelming appreciation took cognizance of the
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Eight Coronavirus patients recover, discharged in Lagos
The Lagos State government on Tuesday announced the discharge of eight coronavirus patients after making full recovery from the deadly virus. “8 more people; 2 females and 6 males have tested negative and fully recovered from #COVID19,” Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement. “They have been discharged to return to their families.”
Read moreNCDC discharges 85 COVID-19 patients, records five new cases
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
Read moreCOVID-19: Don’t know if health workers will get hazard allowance, says minister
The Nigerian Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has said he is not aware if health workers treating coronavirus patients are being paid hazard allowance. The minister made the disclosure during a meeting with the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 and the leadership of the National Assembly on Thursday, a video published by Channels TV on YouTube
Read moreNigeria provides insurance cover for health workers combating COVID-19
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured health workers battling to keep Nigerians safe from the coronavirus pandemic disease an insurance cover policy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated this today in Abuja. “Adequate insurance, compensation, and support would be provided to frontline health workers during and in the aftermath
Read moreNigeria lacks capacity to conduct mass COVID-19 testing – FG
The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now given the nation’s over 200 million population. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen after the arrival of the Chinese experts and some equipment in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the
Read moreChinese Medical experts to join Nigeria in the fight against COVID-19
The Nigerian Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday, said that Chinese doctors, nurses and medical experts would arrive in Nigeria in a few days to assist in the fight against COVID-19. The minister said this during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. Cases in Nigeria have reached 210
Read moreOgun Doctors Alarmed Over Possible Spread of Coronavirus, Begs for Lockdown
The Ogun State, chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has raised the alarm over the possible spread of COVID-19 in the state. It, therefore, asked the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, to lock down the state for at least two weeks in view of the increasing cases of COVID–19 across the country. The State Chairman of the association,
Read moreMedical Association Hits FG Over Failure to Contain Coronavirus Spread
The Nigerian Medical Association lashed out at the federal and state governments for failing to contain the spread of the disease. The NMA, in a statement by its President, Dr Francis Faduyile, raised the alarm over the absence of respirators and other equipment at some of the designated coronavirus isolation centres across the country. The NMA
Read moreBREAKING: US Approves Chloroquine as Coronavirus Treatment
The US has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday. “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone through the approval
Read moreLassa Fever Kills 16 Persons, Including Two Doctors in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Surveillance Support has disclosed that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 14 other people in the state. The Surveillance officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, told journalists yesterday at the Lassa Fever Camp, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), that 43 cases had been confirmed in the state since January 2020.
Read moreBauchi District Head Dies of Lassa Fever
Governor Bala Mohammed has disclosed that a district head in Bauchi State has been killed by Lassa fever. This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Lawal Muazu, on Monday. According to the statement, the governor did not, however, give further details or the identity of the
Read moreChildren, Africans May Have Special Protection Against Coronavirus
There are indications that children and people from Africa may have special protection against coronavirus. While a recent study has backed up claims that the virus was less severe in children and less likely to kill them compared to adults, there was yet any scientific evidence supporting the latter notion. The debate was fuelled by
Read moreAnother Patient Cured of HIV
A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he stopped traditional treatment. The so-called “London Patient”, a cancer sufferer originally from Venezuela, made headlines last year when researchers at the University of Cambridge reported they had found
Read moreCoronavirus: New York Declares Health Emergency
A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus was given permission late Saturday to dock, while New York announced a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. The fast-spreading virus has already spread to 30 US states, killing at least 19 people, while the American capital announced its first case Saturday
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