Tag: CORONA VIRUS
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India tops a million coronavirus cases as pandemic hits villages
India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million coronavirus cases, behind only the United States and Brazil. This is as infections spread further out into the countryside and smaller towns. For India’s population of around 1.3 billion, experts say a million cases are still low and the…
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Coronavirus punishment from God- Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, minister of state, labour and employment, has averred that God allowed coronavirus to afflict humans so they can retrace their steps back to Him. In a tweet on Thursday, the minister said Nigerians should ask for forgiveness and also follow the directives of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). “God has…
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Coronavirus patient has been moved to better facility now – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said it had moved the coronavirus patient to a better facility where he would be comfortable. TheNewsGuru had reported earlier that the patient was very dismayed about where he was secluded and had threatened to flee. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who made the latest…
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Coronavirus: I can’t breathe well again – Mimi Orijekwe laments
Sensational actress, Mimi Orijiekwe has stated that wearing a double face mask as a preventive measure against coronavirus is preventing her from breathing well. TheNewsGuru recalls that Nigeria had confirmed its first case of coronavirus after an Italian man visited the country on a business trip. The man was said to have also made…
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Coronavirus test on Chinese national negative – Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the Chinese citizen presented at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja on Wednesday on suspicion of being infected with Coronavirus has tested negative. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known through a press statement on Thursday, noting that “the likelihood of COVID-19 infection in this particular patient was…
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Coronavirus: Health Minister Ehanire inspects UATH Isolation Centre
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health on Tuesday inspected an Isolation Centre under construction at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) Gwagwalada as part of the precautionary measures to prevent importation of coronavirus. Ehanire in a statement by the Head Media and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs Enefaa Bob- Manuel, said the Federal…
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Just in: Trouble looming as Coronavirus hits another African country
Botswana Government says on Friday that the country has registered its first-ever suspected case of the deadly Coronavirus. A statement on its twitter handle and signed by the nation’s Director, Health Services, Malaki Tshipayagae said the suspected case was registered on Thursday. It said the suspected case was registered at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport…