Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: What we are doing to avoid third wave – Lagos Government
The Lagos State Government says all its facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of COVID-19 in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, in a statement on Monday, said the state was set to take steps to prevent another wave…
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FG imposes fresh COVID-19 measures aimed at flights from Brazil, India, Turkey
The massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil, Turkey and India has prompted the Nigerian Government to impose fresh measures aimed at preventing further importation of the coronavirus into the country. The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said…
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Malaria: Low awareness responsible for increased fatality during COVID-19 — Pharma Company
By Vivian Ihechu The Coordinator of St. Rachael’s Antimalarial Art Competition, Mr Temitope Alli, says the low attention on malaria in the country during COVID-19 has made it to be a bigger challenge than the pandemic. According to him, to help address the situation, the pharmaceutical company instituted an Art competition to raise malaria awareness…
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Europe now has more Coronavirus vaccinations than infections – WHO
More people in Europe have now been fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus than have been proved to be infected with it, the World Health Organisation said. It has been 462 days since the first infections were reported in the European region, WHO Europe Regional Director, Hans Kluge said on Thursday. Since then, he said, the…
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BioNTech to request approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children over 12
German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech is to request the authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine for children from the age of 12 in the European Union, it announced on Thursday. The request would probably be filed in the next few days with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), a spokesperson told doa. The news magazine Der Spiegel had…
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New record of 379,000 daily coronavirus cases in India
India had a new record in daily Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) infections with more than 379,000 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, figures from India’s Health Ministry showed on Thursday. In addition, 3,645 people as a result of the disease, the ministry said. From May, all adults in India are to be able to get…
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Nigeria to receive 29.8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says Nigeria will receive 29.8 million doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The NPHCDA Executive Director, Dr Faisal Shuaib made this public on Monday during the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja. “The Federal Government has signed off to receive up to…
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Prepare for third COVID-19 wave, Nigerians warned
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has warned Nigerians to brace up for a third COVID-19 wave following the surge of infections in India. On Sunday, India reported 346,786 new cases of COVID-19 for the previous 24 hours, with 2,624 deaths – the world’s highest daily toll since the pandemic began last year. Overall,…
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India records 352,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, 2,812 deaths
India on Monday saw a new global record of 352,991 daily new COVID-19 infections as a second wave of the pandemic overwhelmed the health systems. This prompted countries like the U.S., Britain, France and Germany to offer support. The South Asian country had registered 2,812 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the deadliest since…
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COVID-19: India’s super wealthy flee to UK in 8 private jets ahead of travel ban
Eight private jets carrying some super wealthy Indians have landed in London ahead of the travel ban placed on India by the United Kingdom (UK). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the travel ban placed on India by the UK started 4 a.m. local time on Friday. The private jets carrying the super wealthy Indians left Dubai on…