The Enugu State Government has announced three new confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the state, bringing the total to 15. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday. Obi said that two previously active COVID 19 cases in Enugu had now tested negative, adding that the
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Executive Secretary, Anambra Primarily Healthcare Development Agency (APHDA) Dr. Chioma Ezenyimulu has called on parents and caregivers to rise up to the task of immunizing their children against measles and other vaccine preventable diseases. She decried low turnout for routine immunisation meant to protect children against diseases due largely to the effects of lockdown occasioned
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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID 19 on Monday said Nigeria was not yet ready for full opening of the economy, insisting that tough decisions had to be taken for the good of the greater majority. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha who stated this
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NAIROBI, Kenya, African Guarantee Fund (www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (AGF), has today announced its COVID-19 response aimed at reducing the uncertainties facing financial institutions in Africa as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. AGF’s COVID-19 response is built on the imperative need for commercial solutions over and above the regulatory efforts already
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Madagascar has registered its first coronavirus death, of a 57-year-old medical worker who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure, the national COVID-19 taskforce said on Sunday. Taskforce spokeswoman Hanta Danielle Vololontiana said in a televised statement that the man had died on Saturday night. “A man died from COVID-19 in Madagascar … he is
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Nigeria has once again recorded a higher single-day spike in COVID 19 cases. This is according to the daily infection toll update released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for Sunday, 17 May. The centre announced that Nigeria recorded a total of 338 new cases, with Lagos State still leading with 177 new cases
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Rev TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has enjoined Nigerians to be ready to make necessary sacrifices after the Covid-19 pandemic. He said the pandemic might cause some Nigerians to withdraw from the city to rural lives or to do away with some of their properties. He said what was happening currently
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The Nasarawa State Government has conveyed its profound appreciation to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for deploying additional two life support ambulances with complete team of personnel to the state, describing the gesture as, uncommon, indelible, unprecedented and indeed, a positive boost to the state’s capacity and efforts to combat the devastating novel coronavirus pandemic. Confirming
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The Lagos State government has announced that three Nigerians who were recently evacuated from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have tested positive for COVID 19 at an isolation centre in Lagos State. This was announced in a tweet on Sunday, by the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Abayomi said, “Three of
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Air Canada announced Friday that it will lay off at least half of its staff due to the collapse of its business during the coronavirus pandemic. The airline decided to slash its workforce after reducing flights by 95 percent due to border closures and lockdown measures, it said in a statement emailed to employees and
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that Lagos State has once again recorded a high single-day spike with 179 new COVID 19 cases, with total confirmed cases in the country hitting 5445 as at Friday, 15 May. In the daily infection update released by the centre on its Twitter handle, it said
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National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria (NAPPTON) has demanded inclusion of its members in the COVID 19 response plan, as well as adequate provision of Personal Protective Equipment for Health Workers in the state. The body also assured its preparedness to provide services in line with international best practices, THE DAILY
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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has ordered total restriction of vehicular and human traffic into the state from 8pm to 6pm. He said every movement into the state, including those carrying essential goods and services must wait till the next morning. Obiano in a Special Broadcast on Covid-19, confirmed the new case of the
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There is palpable anxiety in Anambra state following the confirmation of new COVID-19 case in the state by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. The NCDC on May 13, confirms 184 cases, with Anambra and Enugu States recording new COVID-19 cases. The Anambra State case is coming weeks after the suspected index case tested
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is developing a framework under which grants and long term facilities will be provided to researchers, science institutions and biotechnology firms to develop COVID-19 Vaccine. The Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this at the unveiling of the THISDAY Dome Testing, Tracing and Treatment Centre, Abuja
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