Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: NCDC announces 149,882 recoveries as at March 25
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882 as it announced 97 new cases. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. It also said that it managed 1,015 community recoveries in FCT and…
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COVID-19 kills 5 Nigerians in 24Hrs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced additional five COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll to 2,036. However, the number of COVID-19 recoveries from 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood at 149,882 as NCDC announced 97 new cases on Thursday. NCDC also said that it managed 1,015 community recoveries in…
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My Vaccination Story – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene It wasn’t planned. I was seeing off my neighbour and friend on Thursday evening when one of the officers of our estate residents’ association called out to me. He was in knickers and shirtsleeves, with his right hand clutching his left shoulder. “I’ve just been vaccinated,” he said. “Would you like me to…
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Morocco suspends flights to and fro five additional countries
Morocco said on Wednesday that it had suspended all flights to and from Mali, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, and Libya, to curb the spread of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) variants. The Moroccan National Airport Office (ONDA) disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. It added that the suspension was…
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COVID-19: About 122,000 persons get AstraZeneca vaccines
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said about 122,410 persons have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccines. Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency ((NPHCDA), said this while speaking at the National PTF briefing on Monday in Abuja. Shuaib said only Kogi, Kebbi, Zamfara and Oyo States were yet…
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French minister hospitalised with COVID-19
French Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne has been hospitalised with Covid-19, a week after testing positive for the virus, her ministry said Monday. Borne, 59, is under medical supervision in a hospital in the Paris region and her condition is improving, the ministry said in a statement. On March 14, Borne tweeted that she had tested…
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NAFDAC sends important message to Nigerians over COVID-19 vaccine labels
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has advised Nigerians to ensure the Astrazeneca vaccine being administered on them had the original label. The agency said the warning was imperative to ensure people did not risk being vaccinated with fake Astrazeneca vaccine. The position of NAFDAC is contained in a statement…
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Pandemic lockdowns leave $10trn hole in global economy
A strong rebound this year would still leave the world down with an estimated 10 trillion dollars due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Although the global economy could expand by 4.7 per cent in 2021, it would nonetheless wind up “short of 10…
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BREAKING: Tanzanian President, John Magufuli is dead
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died, the country’s vice president has announced on state television, after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts. In a televised address to the nation late on Wednesday, Vice President Samia Suluhu said the 61-year-old president had died of a “heart condition”, which he has suffered for a decade,…
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Why WHO wants use of AstraZeneca vaccine to continue despite fears
Despite fears over usage, the World Health Organization (WHO) has again recommended the continuous use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Recall a number of countries in the European Union have temporarily suspended use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The countries suspended use of the vaccine as a precautionary measure based on reports of…