Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant- WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus told journalists at the agency’s Headquarters in Geneva that it was also more likely that people who had been vaccinated,…
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COVID-19-hit Chelsea earn point at foggy Wolves
Chelsea slipped further behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League title race as they were held to a goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The visitors had a request for the fixture to be postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak rejected on Sunday morning – with manager Thomas Tuchel saying they were “a bit angry”…
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Buhari tasks Nigerian varsities to come up with cure for COVID-19
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday tasked Nigerian universities to come up with a cure for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Represented by Mr John Mairafi, a Director with the National Universities Commission (NUC), Buhari gave the charge in Oye-Ekiti, at the 5th and 6th convocation ceremony of the Federal University (FUOYE). He charged scholars in universities to engage…
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COVID-19: Don advises FG to build trust in fighting pandemic
Dr Rasheedat Oniyangi, an Abuja based Consultant Paediatrician, has called for rebuilding of trust between the government and the governed in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Oniyangi gave this advice on Wednesday while delivering the 8th Kola Olafimihan Endowed Lecture of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin (Unilorin).…
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BREAKING: UK bows to pressure, removes Nigeria, 10 other countries from red list
UK Nigeria red list
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COVID-19: Funny bone berates absence of testing facilities at Nigerian airports
Popular comedian, Stanley Chibuna, popularly known as Funny Bone, on Monday criticized the absence of COVID-19 testing facilities at Nigerian airports. The entertainer took to his Instagram page, comparing Nigeria with Ghana, as regards each country’s reaction to COVID-19. He wrote, “Ghana had their borders secured right from day one. You need a negative COVID-19…
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Aso Rock calm as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa test positive for COVID-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
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FG restricts airlines from UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia in reciprocity over Omicron COVID-19
FG restricts airlines from UK, Canada Saudi Arabia in reciprocity over Omicron COVID-19
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Pharmaceutical experts call for local manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines
Some concerned pharmaceutical and virology experts have urged the Federal Government to be proactive about the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine plant in the country to be able to cater to the needs of the over 200 million Nigerian citizens living in Nigeria. They spoke in the light of the current revelation by Reuters that…