Tag: COVID-19
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Nigeria records 67 new COVID-19 infections, no fatalities
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 67 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 164,147 with 154,304 recoveries. The NCDC also disclosed on its official Twitter handle on Friday that there were now 7,734 active cases in the country. It added that death toll stands…
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Rising cases of COVID-19 alarming – WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there is an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. He noted that the surge has pushed global infections toward their highest level since in the pandemic began. Ghebreyesus said this on Friday in a briefing focused on Papua New Guinea and the western…
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COVID-19: FG reaffirms commitment to vacinate all eligible Nigerians
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Friday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to get every eligible Nigerian vaccinated against COVID-19. Mr Bawa Abba, National Supervisor for Adamawa COVID-19 Vaccination, NPHCDA, spoke in Yola, Adamawa, on the sideline of a three-day “Media Dialogue On Routine Immunisation, Post Polio Certification and COVID-19 Vaccination”. The meeting…
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COVID-19: Stop spreading rumours, get vaccinated — UNICEF tells Nigerians
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to get vaccinated against the novel Coronavirus instead of spreading rumours about the efficacy of vaccine which is to prevent the virus. Mrs Elizabeth Onitolo, UNICEF Specialist, Communication for Development (C4D), made the call at a three-day media dialogue in Yola on Tuesday. According to Onitolo,…
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BREAKING: U.S. calls for immediate halt of COVID-19 vaccine use
The United States of America (USA) has called for an immediate halt of the use of a Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the call on Tuesday. Both the FDA and CDC in a joint statement called for…
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Ramadan: WHO raises alarm of possible surge in COVID-19
Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month would begin on Tuesday in many Arab countries, as the holy month comes amid restrictions for the second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia announced on Sunday night that the new moon was not spotted and therefore, Monday marks the last day of the…
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Lagos Govt eases restriction, gives conditions for event centres to reopen
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved further easing of restrictions on social centres across the State with immediate effect. The Governor gave the approval after due consultations and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDAs including the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Lagos State Safety Commission. The Commissioner…
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COVID-19: Nigeria records another death, more infections after one week of no fatality
Nigeria on Saturday recorded another death for the second day running after one week of no fatality from the Coronavirus Disease. The country had also recorded a death on Friday from the pandemic, which spread to the country on February 27, 2020. This comes after seven days of no fatality from the virus. According to…
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Lagos state government eases Covid-19 restrictions on event centres
The Lagos state government has eased the restrictions on social and event centres. In the new guidelines released today April 9 by Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff, the commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, the state government pegged the occupancy limit for event centres at 500 while social events can now have up to 200 people at…
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Britain claims Nigeria’s COVID-19 variant deadlier than South Africa’s
Nigerian Covid-19 variant is causing jitters in Britain, as reports claimed it could be deadlier than the South African strain. One report said though cases of the South African variant have risen in the last week – but it is the cases of the Nigerian variant that have seen the biggest rise. The figures show…