Eight Coronavirus patients recover, discharged in Lagos 1
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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.”

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COVID-19: Don’t know if health workers will get hazard allowance, says minister 3
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COVID-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

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Nigeria provides insurance cover for health workers combating COVID-19 4
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Nigeria 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

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Ogun Doctors Alarmed Over Possible Spread of Coronavirus, Begs for Lockdown
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Ogun 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,

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Medical Association Hits FG Over Failure to Contain Coronavirus Spread
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Medical 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

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BREAKING: US Approves Chloroquine as Coronavirus Treatment
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BREAKING: 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

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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. Lawal said two of the cases were brought in from Plateau State, adding that among the confirmed cases, 16 were recorded. He noted: “There are also three people that have died of probable cases. They are called ‘probable cases’ because we couldn’t take their samples before they died. “Totally, we have seven health workers that were affected. We managed and discharged one of the doctors that were pregnant. Four others are currently on admission, and we’ve been managing them. They are now stable. In fact, we will discharge two of them today (Wednesday) because they have finished their 10-day treatment period. “Two doctors died, one died here (ATBUTH) while the other died in a private clinic here in Bauchi.” Since most of the deaths were as a result of late reporting, he advised people to report suspected cases on time. The state, he disclosed, has received assistance from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in its efforts at reducing the scourge to the barest minimum, even as he appealed public-spirited individuals to support in the fight against the disease. The surveillance officer said the seven pillars that help in managing the epidemic are: education, communication, risk communication, surveillance, case management, laboratory confirmation and prevention, and control. He noted communication as key in managing the epidemic. “If people get the correct information, they will know how to protect themselves and this will help in breaking this chain and reducing the spread. Sometimes people feel it has a spiritual undertone, but if you give them the correct information, they will know exactly what it is. So communication is key in controlling outbreak responses. “When you have one case and you allow it, it will spread; but once you are able to contain it, then you limit the spread and it will die naturally,” Lawal said.
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Lassa 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.

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