Tag: Coronavirus
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Pope inaugurates reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica, as public masses resume in Italy
Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two months in the latest easing of Italy’s coronavirus restrictions. Francis said a private Mass in a side chapel where St. John Paul II is buried to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Lagos lists conditions to reopen businesses, worship centres
The Lagos State Government on Sunday renewed hopes of reopening businesses and worship centres that had been under lock and key for over five weeks now as one of the early measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] disease. However, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in his address on Monday said the business owners…
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Senior police officer absconds after testing positive for Coronavirus in Abuja
A Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, is on the run in Abuja after testing positive for Coronavirus. Report had it that Police authorities and officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have been looking for the police officer since Friday. The CSP (names withheld) attached to 21 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Nyanya, Abuja,…
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Bauchi doctor infects 10 family members with Coronavirus
A Nigerian doctor has infected 10 of his family members with the deadly Coronavirus in Bauchi State, including his nine-year-old son. Dr. Rilwanu Muhammed, Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), on Sunday said though nine of the family were recently discharged, but the 9-year-old son remained in isolation as he is yet to…
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Huge, worrisome figures in Lagos, Kano as Nigeria records 338 new Coronavirus cases
Nigeria has been hit with 338 new cases of Coronavirus, with Lagos and Kano recording serious spikes in infections. In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday, Nigeria now has 5,959 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. Lagos recorded a spike on Sunday, with 177 new infections, while Kano ramp up…
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COVID-19: Again! Kaduna Govt shut down Saturday markets, relaxes movement restrictions
…one month lockdown order expires Tuesday May 26 Kaduna State Government says Saturday will no longer be included in the initial two-day window of the restriction of movement order. Managing Director of Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company(KMDMC), Hafiz Bayero disclosed this on Sunday in a press statement made available to TNG. Bayero said that…
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Akwa Ibom Govt. intercepts 68 suspected COVID-19 patients at border
Akwa Ibom Government says it has intercepted 68 suspected COVID-19 patients at the border, invading the state. Gov. Udom Emmanuel made the disclosure when he played host to State Caucus of the National Assembly in Uyo on Sunday. According to the governor, they tried to bring in about 68 of them. So you can imagine…
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Kebbi discharges 5 additional COVID-19 patients
Kebbi State Government says it has discharged five more COVID-19 patients, bringing the number of patients so far discharged from the Kebbi Medical Center, Kalgo to 16. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to Gov. Abubakar Bagudu on Media, disclosed this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. Sarki said the state’s Commissioner for Health,…
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COVID-19: Kebbi approves safety allowances for frontline health personnel
Gov. Abubakar Atiku-Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the payment of operational safety allowances for frontline health workers, working round-the-clock to check coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat in the state. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to the governor, on Media announced this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. “These allowances are structured to enhance…