The Lagos State government on Friday announced the discharge of 10 more Coronavirus patients, having tested negative twice for the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, in a statement, said that the number of discharged patients from the isolation centres in the state was now 117. ”My dear Lagosians, I am happy to inform you that 10 more COVID-19 patients; three females and seven males including three foreign nationals, two Indians and one Filipino have...
AfricaCoronavirusNewsS. Africa to Ease Lockdown Restrictions Slightly in May
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
After recording 75 COVID-19 fatalities, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday said the country would gradually start easing lockdown restrictions from May 1. He said the government had developed an approach that determined the measures that should be in place based on the direction of the pandemic in the country. As part of this approach, there will be five coronavirus levels from five to one. South Africa is currently at the highest strata of...
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the government to gradually lift the lockdown measures due to an improved COVID-19 situation. In a message delivered to the nation, Tebboune congratulated Algerians on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on Friday, saying, “I have issued instructions to review the quarantine procedure in line with the progress of the situation on the ground.” “The more indicators show improvement here and there, the closer...
CoronavirusPoliticsUnited StatesTrump Claims Heat Kills Virus, Tells Americans to ‘Enjoy the Sun’
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Americans to “enjoy the sun” after unveiling a study that supposedly showed that the novel coronavirus dissipates more quickly with sunlight and at higher temperatures. “I hope people enjoy the sun, and if it has an impact that’s great,” Trump said during his daily coronavirus task force briefing. Bill Bryan, head of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, presented the information, saying the coronavirus reaches its half-life at...
CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Abia Govt. Places 209 Contacts of Index Cases Under Surveillance
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
Abia Government on Friday said it had traced 209 contacts of the two index coronavirus cases in the state and placed them under surveillance in an isolation facility. The Abia Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency on Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia. Okiyi-Kalu said the Abia Rapid Response Team, the Medical Protocol Sub-committee of Abia Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 and the Federal Medical Center (FMC),...
CoronavirusEntertainmentWorldLockdown: Rolling Stones Release New Track ‘Living in a Ghost Town’
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
The Rolling Stones gave their fans some satisfaction by releasing a new track “Living in a Ghost Town”, part-recorded during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. The song, powered by a Keith Richards’ riff and a chanted refrain, comes with a video showing deserted streets and subway stations in London, Los Angeles, Kyoto, and other cities. “So the Stones were in the studio recording some new material before the lockdown and there was one song we thought...
CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNigeriaCOVID-19: 173 Inmates Regain Freedom in Edo
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
In line with the declaration of the Federal Government on the release of inmates to decongest Correctional Centres to create room for social distancing, the Edo Government has granted pardon to 173 inmates of the Correctional Service in Edo. This was contained in a statement by Mr. Aminu Suleman, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Command on Friday in Benin. Suleman said that Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo granted the inmates pardon and ordered...
CoronavirusNewsNigeriaHouse officer’s Death Not COVID-19 Related — FMC Umuahia
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has thrown more light on the death of the hospital’s house officer, Dr. Jude Okpareke, saying that his death had no connection with COVID-19 pandemic. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Okpareke allegedly slumped and died in the hospital on Monday, the same day the Abia government announced that two patients on admission at the facility tested positive for coronavirus. The news of the death, which went viral...
CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: UNIBEN Directs Compulsory Use of Face Masks in Campus
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo has directed the compulsory use of face masks in its campus to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, announced the directive in a statement issued on Friday in Benin. “This is in line with the Edo State Government’s policy, in the efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state. “Staff, residents, and visitors...
CoronavirusWorld NewsConcerns Grow in Japan as Virus Spreads on Italian Cruise Ship
PilotnewsApril 24, 2020
An increasing number of coronavirus infections on an Italian cruise ship on Friday caused concern in communities in South-Western Japan. According to Local Government officials, 43 additional crew members on The Costa Atlantica docked in the city of Nagasaki have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The new cases raised the total number of infections on the ship to 91 and one crew member, who is showing severe symptoms, remains hospitalised in the city of...