Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: NPHCDA reveals two states with lowest vaccinated population in Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says the states of Abia and Taraba have the lowest number of vaccinated people so far in the country. According to it, no fewer than 800,000 people have been vaccinated in Nigeria. The NPHCDA made the disclosure on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports…
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COVID-19 third leading cause of U.S. deaths after heart disease, cancer
The United States Centres for Disease Control, on Thursday released an MMWR report that provides provisional data on mortality in the United States in 2020. According to it, with approximately 378,000 fatalities, COVID-19 ranked as the third leading cause of underlying deaths after heart disease and cancer. In 2020, about 3.3 million people died in…
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JUST IN: Alex Iwobi reacts after negative COVID-19 test [VIDEO]
Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi has reacted after testing negative to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that barred him from playing against the Squirrels of Benin Republic on Saturday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Iwobi tested positive following the COVID-19 tests conducted on the Super Eagles squad on arrival in Porto Novo, Benin Republic. Following laid down COVID-19 protocols,…
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Real Madrid defender sanctioned for breaking COVID-19 restrictions
Real Madrid defender, Marcelo, faces a fine for breaking the travel restrictions currently in place to halt the spread of COVID-19. This was decided after the Valencian regional government confirmed it had started investigating him on Monday. The confirmation came shortly after the player posted a photo of himself and his family at the Malvarrosa…
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Nigeria records 104 fresh infections, 7 deaths in a single day
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 104 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,593. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. 104 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-48 Enugu-16 Kwara-8 Kaduna-6 Plateau-5 Kano-5 Rivers-4 FCT-4 Ogun-4 Edo-2 Ekiti-1 Katsina-1 162,593 confirmed…
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Buhari gets 14-day ultimatum to probe Yahaya Bello’s N4.5bn COVID-19 funds
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate alleged misuse of the N4.5 billion donations, loans, and support the Kogi State government obtained from the Federal Government. SERAP also threatened to take all appropriate legal actions grateful if the government failed to do the right thing within 14 days. The…
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What we have done to prevent importation of fake COVID-19 vaccines – FG
Following the arrest of about 3,000 doses of fake Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines destined for Africa from China, the federal government (FG) has revealed a measure put in place to prevent the importation of fake vaccines into the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a circular released by Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, the Director,…
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More than 100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19-UNESCO
A new study, released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, has revealed that more than 100 million more children, than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures. According to the study from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNECSO), “One year into COVID: Prioritising education recovery to…
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Lagos Assembly petitioned over high cost of COVID-19 test
A coalition has petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly on the high cost of (COVID-19 tests in private laboratories in Lagos State. The call is contained in a statement issued by the Coalition Against High Cost of COVID-19 Test in Lagos (COHCTL), signed by its Co-Convener, Dotun Atilade on Friday in Ibadan. COHCTL is…
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I have taken COVID-19 vaccine, not scared of death-Kunle Afolayan
Popular filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has announced that he has received a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the movie director revealed that he took the vaccine on Wednesday. Afolayan said he took the vaccine despite claims about the alleged side effects of the drugs among those who have been…