Tag: CORONA VIRUS
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Coronavirus: Lagos Govt alerts public, increases preparedness
The Lagos State Government says no cases of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) have been identified in Lagos or Nigeria, saying it has increased preparedness against the virus. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, made this known on Thursday in Lagos, saying that the state was ramping up its level of preparedness considering the…
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China says 9 dead, at least 440 infected with new coronavirus
Nine people have died and hundreds have been infected by a new type of coronavirus, according to Chinese medical authorities. Beijing has identified 440 patients carrying the virus across 13 Chinese provinces, said Li Bin, deputy director of the National Health Commission, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Elsewhere, the semi-autonomous territory of Macao also confirmed…