Tag: Coronavirus
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Many Nollywood stars have Coronavirus, but aren’t going for test – Omotola
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said many of her colleagues have Coronavirus and called on the Actors Guild of Nigeria to asked all members to undergo test for the virus. Jalade-Ekeinde, who is receiving treatment after testing positive for Coronavirus said she had struggled with the thoughts of opening up and asking all Nollywood stars…
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Coronavirus and the lovers of pleasure – Femi Aribisala
We are living in biblical times. These are the “last days” foretold in the scriptures. Paul warns Timothy that: “in the last days perilous times will come.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5). However, what he calls perilous is remarkably different from what we normally regard as perilous. Paul’s perilous times do not include the current rash of…
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Nigeria records 325 new coronavirus cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night announced 325 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. This brings the total number of infections in the country to 48, 770. Nigeria has continued to report less than 500 daily coronavirus infections in the past three weeks, a sign that the country’s epidiemological curve…
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Coronavirus detected on surface of chicken wings from Brazil
A sample of chicken wings imported to China from Brazil has tested positive for the coronavirus, Chinese authorities said Thursday. COVID-19 was detected on a surface sample taken from a batch of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Tuesday. The Office of the Shenzhen Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters…
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INVESTIGATION: Bayelsa Govt. abandons Odi General Hospital to rot
…it’s the fault of the govt., we have not done well, says Bayelsa’s former Commissioner for Health …HMB should just shut down the facility, says a concerned doctor Leaky roofs, damaged ceilings, rusty clinic beds, mushroom theatre, and more dilapidation – is the deplorable state of the Odi General Hospital, where patients, who otherwise should…
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COVID-19: Two Atletico Madrid players test positive
The two positive coronavirus cases reported in the Atletico Madrid camp have both been returned by players, Goal reports. News broke on Sunday that two members of the party set to travel to the Champions League quarter-finals in Portugal had tested positive for the virus, but there was no further indication whether those effected were…
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Just In: Obasanjo tests negative for Coronavirus
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has tested negative for Coronavirus. This is contained in a press statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi on Sunday. Akinyemi revealed that the former President took the test on Friday, August 7, at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Pent House residence, Okemosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State.…
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Sad! Fire razes isolation centre killing 10 COVID-19 patients
There was a fire outbreak on Sunday morning at a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation centre in India that left 10 COVID-19 patients dead. Ten other COVID-19 patients were injured in the tragedy that happened in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijaywada hotel that was converted into a COVID-19 care centre. The cause of fire was yet to be…
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Coronavirus vaccine undergoes final testing phase in Russia
Russian Deputy Health Minister, Oleg Grinev, says a state laboratory vaccine for the novel coronavirus is undergoing final testing phase, expected to be registered next week. According to him, the vaccine is currently in its final testing phase, which is extremely important. “We need to understand that the vaccine will be safe,” he said in…
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Coronavirus kills 17 persons in 24 Hours, total infections near 45,000
For five consecutive days, Nigeria has continued to record daily coronavirus infections below 500. On Wednesday, 457 coronavirus infections were confirmed, two days after 288 cases – the lowest number since June 8 – were reported. The latest figure brings the total number of infections in the country to 44,890, according to the Nigeria Centre…