Tag: COVID-19 Index Case
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Travellers must bear full costs of COVID-19 tests – PTF
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has said the country cannot afford to conduct free COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving into Nigeria. Aliyu, who made this statement on Saturday during a webinar organised by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, noted that the country…
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Unbelievable! Yobe’s index COVID-19 case has no travel history, contact with infected person
Yobe State Government on Thursday confirmed its index case of coronavirus (COVID-19). Alhaji Idi Gubana, the Chairman of the State Committee on Covid-19, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Damaturu. He said; “The confirmed case is a 29 year-old-man who developed symptoms on April 23, he presented himself at the State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, with…
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Unsolicited media inquisitions into Anambra’s COVID-19 index case worrisome, unethical
The Anambra State Government has said unsolicited inquisitions by the public and media in particular into the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] index case of Anambra State is both worrisome and unethical. The Commissioner for Information & Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba who stated this in a special release signed by him on Tuesday said the materials…
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JUST IN: Obiano orders total lockdown of Anambra hours after COVID-19 index case surfaces
Anambra Governor Willie Obiano has ordered total lockdown of the state, which recorded its index case of COVID-19 on Friday. He directed security operatives to arrest violators of the new order where necessary The Governor gave the directives on Saturday during a broadcast to the state on the new development According to him: “Ndi Anambra,…