Tag: Coronavirus
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COVID-19: Delta community raises N20m to provide palliatives to residents
The Issele-Uku Development Union in Aniocha North Council area of Delta, says it has distributed foodstuffs worth over N20 million as palliatives to the people of the community to cushion the hardship of COVID-19 lockdown. Mr Uche Odiaka, the Coordinator of the Union’s Palliative Committee, told newsmen on Friday in Issele-Uku that prominent sons and…
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Ten family members test positive for Coronavirus in Kaduna
Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i has revealed that a family of 10 members tested positive for COVID-19 in Kaduna state. This is as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday night announced 18 new COVID-19 cases in the state. El-Rufa’i disclosed this on Friday via his verified Twitter handle, saying that, the new cases were…
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BREAKING: Nigeria records COVID-19 breakthrough as NCDC validates viral RNA extraction
The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on Thursday in the laboratory of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)…
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Lockdown: Delta Govt. evolves modalities to rejuvenate economy
The Delta Government on Thursday, charged all its contractors to return to site as part of measures to revive the state economy which had been devastatingly impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, told newsmen in Asaba on Thursday that government’s decision was aimed at stimulating the state economy…
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COVID-19 is evil from hell, nobody should blame it on God, Bishop charges
Bishop Mike Bamidele, the General Overseer of Victory Chapel International Church, Osogbo has said the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is evil from hell and warned that nobody should blame God for it. Bamidele, who declared this at a news conference to announce the 2020 Pentecost Day Celebration, said no pastor can predict the end of the…
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BREAKING: NMA directs doctors in Lagos to return to work
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State, has reversed the indefinite sit-at-home directive to its members, telling them to resume work from 6 p.m today. The Association gave the directive in a joint statement on Thursday in Lagos, by its Chairman and Secretary, Dr Saliu Oseni and Dr Ramon Moronkola, respectively. The association on May…
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COVID-19: Bayelsa Govt lifts ban on funerals to decongest mortuaries
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Thursday lifted the ban on funerals with stringent COVID-19 protocols as a measure to decongest mortuaries in the state. Diri had in an Executive Order aimed at containing the spread of the Coronavirus, outlawed social activities like marriages, burials and social gatherings. Diri who announced the approval on Thursday…
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BREAKING: COVID-19 spreads to Sapele as Delta confirms more cases
The Delta State Government has confirmed three new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, with Sapele Local Government Area reporting cases of the virus for the first time. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the State Government on Thursday confirmed two COVID-19 cases for Sapele LGA, while the other case was confirmed from Oshimili North LGA. The development brings the…
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NCDC DG reacts to viral video of dancing COVID-19 patients
Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has reacted to some Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who recorded themselves dancing and having fun, the video of which has been trending on the social media. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NCDC DG as saying it was not easy to be somewhere…