Tag: Coronavirus
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Namibia’s first COVID-19 patients recover after 79 days in hospital
The first two patients to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Namibia have been cleared by health authorities after 79 days in hospital, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula announced on Monday. “The couple’s recoveries mark the end of the chapter involving the first 16 cases. “The response team is excited about this good news,” the minister said.…
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Tackling Covid-19: The Lagos example – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha The robust and dynamic response of the Lagos State government to the outbreak of COVID-19 compels us to revisit the nature of the federal system which we operate with a view to suggesting how we could best embrace 21st century models in governance. For, the character of the Lagos State government, its…
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287 dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases surpass 10,000
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria surpassed 10,000 on Sunday, with 307 new cases announced. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC gave the nation’s caseload as 10,162. There was no surprise in Sunday night announcement. Lagos remains the most affected state, with 188 new cases. The new figure is smaller than the 378 recorded on Saturday.…
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Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, on Sunday, reported the East African nation’s first death caused by the new coronavirus. The victim was a 65-year-old driver, who opted to return home from a neighbouring country, where he resided, after falling severely ill, the ministry said in a statement. He passed away from severe respiratory complications while receiving…
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Covid-19: Save Kogi from the scourge, Hon Yusuf tells Gov Bello
…says no single test has been conducted in Kogi …no palliative distributed Hon Tajudeen Yusuf representing Ujumu/Bunu/Kabba Federal Constituency of Kogi in the House of Representatives on Sunday told Governor Yaya Bello to take responsibility and tackle Covid-19 headlong in Kogi State. In a statement issued on Sunday, Yusuf said:” There’s need to tell the…
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60 oil rig workers test positive for coronavirus
At least 60 oil rig workers on the Jubilee oil production field offshore Ghana have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. International oil firm Tullow which operates the field revealed this in a statement. It said two of the cases were reported by the oil firm on Tuesday, while contact tracing led to one additional…
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Nigeria records highest single-day Covid-19 cases, 273 persons dead
Nigeria has announced 553 new covid-19 cases, its highest number in a single day. The NCDC made the announcement Saturday night, with the new figure taking Nigeria’s virus caseload to 9,855. The national death toll increased from 261 to 273, with 2,856 discharged. Lagos remains the hot spot of the virus with 378 cases, also…
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COVID-19 shows how critical ICT is to economic growth – Pantami
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has said the emergence of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has shown how critical the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector is to economic growth. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pantami stated this against the backdrop of ICT’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first…