The Osun State Government on Thursday confirmed that six more Ivory Coast returnees have tested positive for coronavirus. The latest development brings the total number of cases in the state to 20. Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, revealed that all the 127 returnees had been tested and 18 of them had returned
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Akwa Ibom State has recorded its first five cases of deadly coronavirus, becoming the 13th state to have the infection in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. According to the NCDC, Nigeria now has a total of 174 confirmed cases. It tweeted, “Twenty three new
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Four new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria. Three were recorded in Osun State and one in Ogun State. “As at 11:15 am 31st March there are 135 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria with two deaths,” said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The pandemic has been recorded in 11 states
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The Cross River State Government on Monday turned back 35 American oil workers over coronavirus screening. The state government was said to have asked the workers to go for further screening in Lagos or Abuja before they would be allowed in. It was gathered that they were later taken to Abuja. A Charter flight said
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By: C. P. Anaso March 30, 2020. In the wake of the US-China cold war, soon after roundtable and trade deals toward the end of 2019, there emerged a health crisis which seemed internal to China but soon grew to become a subject of world health concern that would define the political and economic shape
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Nigeria has recorded its second coronavirus death as cases in the country increased to 111. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday. He made the announcement during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja.
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The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has applied to the Federal Government for the sum of N1bn to secure his state against the dreaded coronavirus spread. The governor said Anambra had opened a special account for donations towards preventing coronavirus from spreading into the state, which currently has no record of coronavirus. In a statement
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The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Chief Medical Director, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested positive for coronavirus. The CMD made this known in a statement on Sunday morning. The CMD’s positive status was among the four new cases recorded in Oyo State and announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday evening. The statement,
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The Nigerian Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede, has tested positive for coronavirus. The CG, who disclosed this in a WhatsApp message to The Punch this morning, explained that he is already on self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom on March 22. He stated, “Today, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have been on self-isolation
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Imo Governor, Hope Uzodinma has ordered complete lockdown of the state as part of measures to prevent the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease from entering the state. Uzodinma gave the order in a state broadcast on Saturday in Owerri. He said the move was in line with his commitment to protect the loves of the people
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On Saturday, statistics showed that Italy topped the world chart on coronavirus death row which had risen above 10,000 with less significant measures to curb it. The 889 new fatalities reported by the civil protection service came a day after the nation of 60 million registered a world record of 969 deaths on Friday. Its
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President Donald Trump said Saturday he is considering placing coronavirus-stricken New York state and adjacent areas under “quarantine,” to prevent people there from spreading the virus to other parts of the US. “There’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine – short-term, two weeks – on New York, probably New Jersey, certain parts
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Roads Traffic Services (DRTS), also known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), yesterday, advised drivers to desist from accommodating more than three passengers in their cars. VIO Head of Public Relations, Kalu Emetu, who gave this warning during a sensitisation for drivers in the territory, stressed the need for drivers
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The US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria says it is preparing emergency flights to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria despite airport closures. This is not unconnected to the exploding coronavirus cases in Nigeria which stands at 81 on Saturday morning according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil
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China has promised to share COVID-19 containment strategies, drugs and vaccines with Nigeria. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, said he and other Chinese diplomats would stay in the country and work closely with medical professionals to defeat the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking while presenting some medical items, including hand gloves, sanitisers, automatic hand dryers
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