Tag: Second wave
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Covid-19 reloaded – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside That Nigeria currently battles with a second, more deadly wave of Covid-19 is no longer in doubt. The numbers are dire. In the first week of January, the country had about 10,000 positive tests reported in just seven days obviously linked to the festivities . One in every six persons (16 per…
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Second wave: Governors meet Wednesday to discuss rising COVID-19 cases, deaths
The 36 state governors in Nigeria will hold a virtual meeting on Jan. 20, to discuss issues relating to the second wave of COVID-19. Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head of Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Bello-Barkindo said that the meeting would commence at 2p.m,…
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Deadly second wave: UK records new daily high of 1,564 COVID-19 deaths
The United Kingdom reported a daily record of 1,564 coronavirus fatalities on Wednesday, the first time the death toll passed the 1,500-mark since March last year. The previous highest increase was 1,325, which was reported on 8 January. It takes the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test to 84,767.…
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Eight Nigerians dead in one day as Covid-19 spreads more in several states
Amidst a raging second wave of COVID-19, was underscored Saturday Nigeria recorded new 1585 cases from 25 states and Abuja. It was the first time that the infections were reported in as many states. So far in the first nine days of January, 11,483 cases of the virus and 56 deaths have been confirmed. On…
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FMC Medical Director warns Nigerians: ‘Using Aboliki, steam inhalation, eating garlic… not treatments for Covid-19’
““Steam inhalation, aboliki and methyl salicylates application are not treatments for COVID infection and they are also not preventive.Eating garlic, turmeric or all such things do not prevent or treat the conditions, you have a far better chance of beating the virus when you present early, and therefore, treatment is instituted very early.” – Dr…
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Second wave: Lagos reveals five COVID-19 hotspots
The Lagos State Commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi has revealed the five hotspots for COVID-19 in the state. These are Eti-Osa, Ajeromi, Surulere, Amuwo-Odofin, and Mushin. In a tweet on 1 January Abayomi described the five LGAs high burden areas. They led in tests positivity of between 27 and 25 percent. They are followed…
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COVID-19 2nd Wave: Delta State goes on partial lockdown, reduces all public activities by 50 percent
By Emman Ovuakporie Due to the second wave of COVID-19, the Delta State Government has embarked on a partial lockdown of all public activities. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that this was contained in a circular issued and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Chiedu Ebie and dated December 24th, 2020. In the circular…
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JUST IN: FG shuts down nightclubs, imposes other new restrictions to curb Covid-19’s second wave
The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the…
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Covid-19: FG admits Nigeria now in second wave as daily caseloads hit another highest record
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said there were indications that the country had entered the second wave of infections. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, who gave the indication, lamented the risk of not just losing the gains from the hard work of…
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Second wave manifesting: Covid-19 hits Nigeria hard as country records new highest daily caseloads
Nigeria has again set a new highest daily record in COVID-19 caseloads with 930 cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC). The previous record was set on 11 December, with 795 cases. According to the data released Wednesday night by the NCDC, Lagos and Abuja, the Federal capital account for 458 or 49.2…