Zinedine Zidane’s week has gone from bad to a lot worse, with the coach having tested positive for COVID-19. The news came shortly before the coach was due to speak at his Friday press conference ahead of the weekend’s LaLiga Santander match against Alaves, which he won’t be available for. Details shortly…
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The Ebonyi government has announced a ban on night clubs and drinking joints among others to forestall the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The ban is contained in a statement signed by Mr Francis Nweze, Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity and made available to newsmen
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The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that COVID-19 vaccine is meant to bring about a disease that would kill people. Following the second wave of the pandemic, many countries of the world including Nigeria, are currently demanding for the newly invented vaccines to prevent the spread of the pandemic. However, Governor Bello,
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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said on Monday the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) would carry out 450 tests in each local government area of the country. The PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this at task force media briefing in Abuja, said the tests would commence immediately in a few states in
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The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo, has tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus, but has thus far showed no symptoms of the virus, reports say. This was contained in a statement posted on Tuesday on President Rebelo’s official website, with many expecting him to appear in the last major presidential debate scheduled for later
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The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a fresh COVID-19 protocol for all international travelers in the country. In the new protocol released by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on its Twitter handle, the travellers are directed to undertake a mandatory COVID-19 test at least 96 hours before departure from their various destinations. They are
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Police operatives in Lagos have arrested 243 persons for violating the COVID-19 protocols in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters, Ikeja, on Saturday, said the violators were arrested during the raid on some night clubs in the state. According to him,
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Kaduna state commissioner for health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni has tested positive for COVID-19. The commissioner announced it on Friday, on her Twitter page, adding that she has began treatment. In her Twitter post, she said “Following notification that I have tested positive for #COVID19, I have proceeded into isolation for the necessary treatment. “I look
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Singer, Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has contracted the ravaging coronavirus disease. He made the disclosure via his verified Instagram handle on Tuesday morning. He advised strict observance to the Covid-19 guidelines. ”ATTENTION!!! Fck it !!! Covid is REAL !!! I know as typical Nigerian or African is very hard to believe some will say “experience
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A man has died after getting Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Israel. The 75-year-old man from Beit Shean died on Monday morning from cardiac arrest, about two hours after receiving the vaccine, according to The Jerusalem Post. The man received the vaccine at 8:30 in the morning, and waited for the customary time at the health
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A court in China has sentenced a citizen journalist identified as Zhang Zhan, 37, to four years in prison for live streaming a report from Wuhan as the COVID-19 outbreak unfolded early this year. Zhan, a former lawyer who was held since the month of May was sentenced to jail on Monday almost a year
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has informed that no fewer than 20 doctors have lost their lives in one week due to the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Dr. Emma Amodu, NMA Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during a press
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The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic should not be a source of worry to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) and its host communities since measures are already put in place to contain it while members of the public are expected to play their own part. This was the submission of the Chairman,
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Enugu State government has confirmed a total of 1,372 cases of COVID-19 in the state since the outbreak of the dreaded pandemic in the state. State Commissioner for Health, Dr Emmanuel Obi, spoke during a press conference in Enugu. He also informed that among the cases were 187 health workers and 15 members of the
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A former Burundi President, Pierre Buyoya, has died from COVID-19 complications. Ex-president Buyoya’s death was confirmed by his cousin and a diplomatic source to BBC on Friday. The family source said he died in Paris, France, on Thursday. “President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had COVID-19,” he said. Several other relatives confirmed
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