Tag: Coronavirus
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Covid-19: Ebonyi records 9th case, discharges one patient
Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi on Thursday announced a new case of Coronavirus in the state. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to nine. This is even as one of the earlier confirmed cases has tested negative and is set to be discharged today. The governor who noted that the…
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Coronavirus: Delta State epicentre records more cases, with no testing centre
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Delta State, bringing the total number of cases in the State to 22. While the State had discharged 6 cases and had recorded 3 deaths, the number of active cases in the State now stands at 13.…
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Delta gets new cases as 184 new Coronavirus infections are reported, total now 4,971
Nigeria has recorded 184 fresh cases of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, taking its overall total to 4,971. According to the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday, Lagos sits at the top with 51 new cases; Jigawa is second with 23 new infections, while Bauchi and Katsina are joint third…
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Tests upon tests for players as PGA Tour prepares for return
Golfers and caddies returning to the PGA Tour next month will face a battery of tests and safety measures as they adjust to tournament golf in the era of novel coronavirus. Golf Channel said on Tuesday it had seen the 37-page health and safety document being sent to players as the PGA Tour shut down…
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2019/2020 Bundesliga restarts amid pandemic
The eyes of the sports world will be on Germany’s Bundesliga this weekend as it becomes the first “big league’’ to restart after the COVID-19 shutdown. But little would have changed on the pitch with Bayern Munich hunting an eighth straight crown. The German Football League decided last week to resume the first and second…
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Twitter expresses readiness to allow employees work from home ‘forever’
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it could allow employees to continue to work from home indefinitely even after the end of the coronavirus crisis. Jennifer Christie, Twitter’s head of human resources, said if employees were in a position to work from home and they wanted to continue to do so “forever”, Twitter would “make it…
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COVID-19: NITDA boss tasks ICT experts on post-pandemic innovations
Mr Kashifu Inuwa, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on ICT experts in Africa to prepare for post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic innovations that would boost economies. Inuwa made this appeal during the Africa Tech Leaders webinar series organised by Digital Jewels, with theme: “COVID-19 Pandemic: The Africa Leaders’ Outlook”, monitored on Tuesday…
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Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since March 9
Thailand, the first country outside China to discover a case of the new coronavirus, on Wednesday reported no new daily cases for the first time in two months. Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration, said the report made the government to consider easing more restrictions on businesses. “We all…
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111 people test negative for Coronavirus in Kogi
Kogi Government said on Tuesday said that 111 people it tested for coronavirus had returned negative. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja. Fanwo, however, said that the Coronavirus tests were conducted on the persons without the supervision of officials from the National…
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Delta govt releases COVID-19 result of American woman who died in hotel
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test result of an American woman (name withheld), who suddenly died in a hotel Delta State has been released. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the American woman died on Saturday at Acemco Hotel, Okuokoko in Okpe Local Government Area of the State. Following the lodgement of the death case at the Orerokpe police…