Tag: doctor
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Bauchi doctor infects 10 family members with Coronavirus
A Nigerian doctor has infected 10 of his family members with the deadly Coronavirus in Bauchi State, including his nine-year-old son. Dr. Rilwanu Muhammed, Chairman, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), on Sunday said though nine of the family were recently discharged, but the 9-year-old son remained in isolation as he is yet to…
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UK-based Nigerian doctor, wife die from COVID-19 ten days apart
Nigeria-born Doctor James Oniah and his care home director wife, Mary, have died from coronavirus in the United Kingdom 10-days apart. Seventy-nine year old retired radiologist Oniah died on April 24 only for Mary to succumb to the virus on May 4. They both died at King George Hospital in Ilford, East London, according to…
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Ekiti doctor contacts coronavirus while treating infected pregnant woman
The Ekiti State Government on Tuesday said a medical doctor working with a private clinic in the state, has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing to four the number of confirmed cases in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade who made this disclosure on Tuesday, while addressing newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, said the doctor…
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Doctor dies in Akwa Ibom after displaying COVID-19 symptoms
A medical doctor, Dominic Essien, has died in Akwa Ibom State after displaying suspected symptoms of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The deceased owner of San Dominique Hospital, Uyo was said to have been sick with fever, cough and shortness of breath for about one week. The late Dr Essien was a renowned private practitioner,…
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Doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient in Lagos
A medical doctor who attempted to manage a Coronavirus patient at a private hospital has been struck dead by the virus. The doctor, 51, was the first health worker in Nigeria who died of Coronavirus after he contacted the deadly disease while managing a patient. He is the second medical doctor to have died of…
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68-year-old Nigerian doctor dies of COVID-19 complications in UK
Alfa Sa’adu, a medical doctor of Nigerian origin who lives in the United Kingdom, has died of the coronavirus. Sa’adu, 68, who is also the Galadima of Pategi in Kwara State, died of complications from the disease on Tuesday. Aisha Ahman-Pategi, Kwara State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, confirmed his demise to TheCable. Until his demise,…
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Chinese doctor who issued early warning on coronavirus dies
A doctor who became a hero in China after sounding the alarm early on about a new coronavirus outbreak has died of the disease, the Wuhan hospital where he was being treated, said on Friday. Li Wenliang, a 33-year-old ophthalmologist at a hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, triggered an outpour of support…
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Gunmen invade Kaduna community, kill vigilante, kidnap doctor’s wife, children
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked Juji Community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing a vigilante man. According to reports the bandits, kidnapped the wife of a medical doctor Philip Ataga, his children as well as his security guards in the early hours of Saturday. Residents of the community, who came…
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DSS parades ‘fake doctor’ for killing 15 patients
The Department of State Services (DSS) has paraded a man described as a fake doctor, Ibrahim Mustapha, having operated illegally under the Adamawa State government since 2015. DSS State Director of Security, Bola Olori, paraded the suspect yesterday in Yola, the state capital. He said Mustapha, who allegedly started his alleged fake practice as a…
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Lagos Police arrest suspected killers of LUTH doctor, Stephen Urueye
The Lagos Police Command has arrested two persons suspected to have killed Dr. Stephen Urueye, a graduate of the University of Lagos, near the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba. According to Channels Television, the suspects; Gbadebo Jimoh and Malik Adeboye, were arrested on Friday by police operatives from the Itire division. Both have been…