Tag: NCDC
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NCC activates short code for verified COVID-19 info from NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have activated a short code – “6232” for verified information. The number is being introduced as a means for the public to contact NCDC’s Connect Centre and access verified information on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the…
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Panic, fear as four Nigerians test positive for highly contagious, deadly UK COVID-19 strain
Nigerians yesterday were struck with palpable panic and fear as the highly contagious and deadly new British strain of the Covid-19 virus was diagnosed in four people. This has further complicated the already worrisome pandemic whose second wave of infection is currently ravaging the country. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 1,617 new infections, 14 more deaths in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday as the country so far has tested 1,172,234 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020. The public health Institute also…
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What you should know between COVID-19 and malaria – Ministry of Health
The Federal Ministry of Health has distinguished between the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and malaria, saying they are two different diseases. According to the Ministry, although COVID19 and malaria share similar symptoms like fever, headache and fatigue, they must not be mistaken for the same disease. “COVID19 and malaria are two different diseases that share similar…
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COVID-19: Virus now spreading fast with mild symptoms, NCDC warns Nigerians
The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has warned that the Coronavirus pandemic is spreading fast, causing mild symptoms in some victims and severe illnesses and death in others. Ihekweazu disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He…
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FG announces distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccine
The federal government has announced a distribution plan for Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country. The announcement was made through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). According to NPHCDA, the rate of infection in each State of the federation would be the criterion used in the distribution. The agency revealed the plan…
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Second wave: Lagos faces alarming Covid-19 infections, breaks daily record again
Lagos State on Thursday posted 807 new cases of COVID-19, to break its former record and setting a new one. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, had reported 1,565 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, with Lagos reporting 807 cases. The State broke the COVID-19 record in single day infections it set on January 5,…
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Women Affairs Minister recovers from COVID-19
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has tested negative to COVID-19, after being treated for the disease. The minister made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, advising the public to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines to be safe. She thanked Nigerian women and the entire nation for the prayers “and…
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NCDC announces 1,016 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 86,576
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,016 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 938,602 persons since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 749 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 749 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 937,712 people since the first COVID-19 confirmed case was made known on…