Tag: NCDC
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Strange illness results in unexplainable deaths in Rivers State
An unexplainable number of deaths have been reported in Bonny kingdom of Rivers State, and according to sources, in the past two weeks alone, at the last count, 11 persons have been reported dead. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is coming after a dead whale washed ashore the beach of some communities in Bonny and reports…
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BREAKING: Nigeria records COVID-19 breakthrough as NCDC validates viral RNA extraction
The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on Thursday in the laboratory of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA)…
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FG considers sending some ‘sick’ Covid-19 patients home as cases surpass 7000
Three hundred and thirty-nine new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, pushing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,016. However, despite the rising number of infections in the country, the federal government is considering discharging COVID-19 patients earlier than their required treatment and isolation period, even though they are…
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NCDC DG reacts to viral video of dancing COVID-19 patients
Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has reacted to some Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who recorded themselves dancing and having fun, the video of which has been trending on the social media. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NCDC DG as saying it was not easy to be somewhere…
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Breaking: Deaths in Delta, other states hit 200 as NCDC confirms 284 new cases of Coronavirus
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday released 284 fresh cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, taking the overall total to 6,677. According to NCDC, Lagos recorded a spike again, with 199 new Coronavirus infections, just as Rivers has 26 fresh cases, Oyo, 19 cases, while FCT and Borno recorded eight new cases each.…
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Zamfara attacks NCDC over ‘hike’ in COVID-19 cases, demands public apology
The Zamfara State Government on Tuesday said the figure of 10 new COVID-19 cases in the state announced on Monday by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) was wrong, as the state had only recorded two new cases. Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, the state Commissioner of Health told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
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Only one Covid-19 test carried out in Kogi – NCDC
A situation report released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that only one tested sample was carried out in Kogi State. According to the report, there are 35,983 samples tested in 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) so far. Of all the tests carried out in the nation, Kogi and…
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Coronavirus: NCDC releases number of COVID-19 tests conducted for Kogi, Cross River
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has released the number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests conducted for Kogi and Cross River States that are yet to report any confirmed cases of the disease. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the NCDC released the data alongside the number of COVID-19 tests conducted per State published on its website…
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Coronavirus: NCDC sets to publish number of COVID-19 tests per State
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says all is set to publish the number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests that have been carried for States of the Federation. Director General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who disclosed this in an interview on Tuesday, said this will be published so as to see that there…