Tag: Coronavirus
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Ex-Ondo NMA chairman dies of COVID-19
A former chairman of the Ondo chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Michael Adeyeri, has died of COVID-19 complications. Adeyeri was said to have died at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo. Ondo NMA Chairman, Dr. Wale Oke, confirmed this to journalists in Akure. Late Dr. Adeyeri was the founder of Shekinah Hospital located…
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Bayelsa records 13 COVID-19 cases, 1 death
Bayelsa has recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 282. Dr Jones Stowe, the state Director of Public Health and member of COVID-19 Task Force who gave the update in a statement in Yenagoa, said the state also recorded one additional COVID-19 related death. Stowe explained that…
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Super Eagles striker contracts Coronavirus
Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has contracted the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). The player tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, while the result of his mates, Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club Genk, came out negative. “In the run-up to the first exhibition game of the season, the entire Genk group was tested yesterday…
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Delta Govt. to go tough on violators of COVID-19 protocols – Commissioner
Delta Government on Wednesday warned that it would no longer tolerate violation of the rules meant to stem the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Mr Charles Aniagwu, the state Commissioner for Information, gave the warning while briefing journalists in Asaba on the decisions reached at the state Executive Council virtual meeting on…
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Oxford University expert makes new revelations about Coronavirus
The novel coronavirus has existed worldwide and broke out whenever and wherever favourable conditions occurred rather than starting in China, an Oxford University expert said. Dr Tom Jefferson, Senior Associate Tutor at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) at Oxford and a visiting professor at Newcastle University said. “I think the virus was already here;…
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BREAKING: Ondo Gov, Akeredolu recovers, tests negative for COVID-19
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reportedly tested negative for COVID-19. Akeredolu in a weekly press briefing on Monday confirmed that he tested negative twice. Barely a week ago, the governor revealed in a statewide broadcast that he tested positive for the virus. He urged residents of the state to always take precautions against…
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(Video)TNG Investigations: Traces of corruption in the management of Kaduna’s over N.6bn donated Covid-19 funds
….citizens insist El-Rufai must probe officials in charge of food Palliatives …Civil servants lament contributions of N374,450,000 from salary …Publish what you spent on Covid-19 prevention and management now, CSOs tell El-Rufai, other governors By Emmanuel Bagudu Predictions and prophecies by anti-corruption activists that the Covid-19 pandemic will be a fertile ground for aggravated corruption…
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WHO discontinues trial of hydroxychloroquine treatment for COVID-19 patients
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has discontinued the use of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir in its global trial for treatment of COVID-19 as recommended by the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee. The UN health agency, in a statement posted on its website, stated that the Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an…
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Ghanaian president goes into self-isolation as associate contracts COVID-19
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into a 14-day self-isolation after one of his close associates tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a statement has said. The statement signed by the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, late Saturday said Akufo-Addo decided to take the precautionary measure in compliance with the COVID-19 protocols. The…