Tag: Coronavirus
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BREAKING: SSG, Commissioner test positive for COVID-19 in Delta
Two top government officials have tested positive for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Delta State as the State intensifies efforts to combating the spread of the disease. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made this known on Sunday in Asaba, the State capital. According to Ifeajika, both officials…
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Bayelsa records spike in COVID-19 positive cases
Bayelsa State has witnessed a spike in the number of samples returning positive to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This is happening despite proactive and preventive measures taken by the State government to avert the spread of the disease. Seventeen (17) new cases were recorded on Friday 19 June, 2020 while Twenty-five (25) cases were confirmed on…
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BREAKING: Delta records highest COVID-19 cases in single day
Delta State has recorded the highest number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a single day. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 83 COVID-19 cases for the State on Saturday. The development brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the State to 501. The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa…
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New COVID-19 exposure tool appears on smartphones without users notice
A new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exposure notifications tool has appeared on smartphones without users having to personally install it. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the new COVID-19 exposure notifications tool showed up on the settings of both iOS and Android smartphones as part of an update of the operating systems. The update released by Google and Apple…
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98 more COVID-19 patients recover in Lagos
Ninety-eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the deadly virus in Lagos State. The discharged patients consist of 71 males and 27 females. This was disclosed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Friday. Giving a breakdown of the figures, Sanwo-Olu said 23 were from Onikan, 22 from LUTH, 17 from Gbagada, and…
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COVID-19 treatment centres in Delta already full – Gov. Okowa
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday said Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment centres in the State were already full of patients, emphasising that caution was needed to manage the alarming rate of infection and transmission. Governor Okowa stated this while speaking with Government House Correspondents on the level of infection of the dreaded disease in…
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BREAKING: Nigerian scientists discover breakthrough COVID-19 vaccine
Nigerian Universities’ Scientists, under the aegis of COVID-19 Research Group, on Friday announced the discovery of a vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Addressing a news conference on Friday at Adeleke University, Ede, in Osun, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, Leader of the team, said the vaccine was being developed locally in Africa for Africans.…
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Mass protests in U.S. caused no new spike in COVID-19 cases – Reports
The wave of mass protests against racism and police violence has not resulted in a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., media reported, citing preliminary studies. In Minnesota, which is the epicentre of the protests, 1.8 per cent of 3,200 protesters, who tested for COVID-19 at community sites, turned out…
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What couples in Jos like about the pandemic lockdown
Some couples in Jos, Plateau, have expressed what they liked most about the COVID-19 lockdown. Some of the couples, who spoke with the NAN on Friday in Jos, said that if it were possible to have a lockdown without a pandemic, it would help build healthy family relationships. Mrs Patience Davis, a mother of two…