Tag: COVID-19
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COVID -19 Subvariant: NCDC monitoring new devt, to start testing in four states
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is monitoring the new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, named EG.5 and BA.2.86 in four states. In a statement on Saturday, the health agency said its COVID-19 Technical Working Group has been monitoring emerging variants from local to global level.…
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SEE health measures in place at Lagos airport to prevent new COVID-19 variant
T he Officer-in-Charge, Port Health Services (PHS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Dr Omede Ogu, said on Friday that proactive measures had been taken to prevent the new COVID-19 variant from slipping into the country. Ogu gave the assurance in an interview with NAN in Lagos.
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panic as new COVID- 19 variant detected in United Kingdom
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency, (UKHSA) yesterday detected new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 in the country. UKHSA made this known via a statement on its website. According to UKHSA, the new COVID-19 variant was detected in an individual with no recent travel history.
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Over $200 billion in Covid loans stolen by fraudsters in US – Report
More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a US federal watchdog, the media reported. Notably, the watchdog was investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the pandemic. On Tuesday, the inspector general of the Small Business Administration, SBA, released a report…
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COVID-19: People in Japan who got used to face masks are attending smiling lessons
People in Japan who became so used to wearing face masks during the pandemic are signing up for lessons to teach them how to smile again.
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Avoid debts, pay salaries- Okonjo-Iweala urges governors
The Director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged Nigerian governors to avoid piling up debts on their states and to prioritise citizens’ welfare if they want to have successful tenures. Okonjo-Iweala in her address at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) induction ceremony yesterday in a Abuja, emphasised the importance of…
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COVID-19: NCDC embarks on integrated health emergency
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it was transiting the country from acute emergency response to managing COVID-19 as part of integrated healthcare delivery for all infectious diseases. This is followed by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The…
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WHO opens up on international emergency status of COVID-19
The global Coronavirus pandemic is no longer considered an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided.
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NCDC confirms 42 new cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two weeks, with Lagos State recording 27 cases.
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Presidential candidate down with COVID, suspends campaigns
Dumebi Kachikwu, Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on Nigerians to be vigilant as COVID-19 makes a comeback.