COVID-19: NCDC Announces 838 New infections, 7 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Announces 838 New infections, 7 Deaths

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  838  new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus was announced on Feb 27, 2020. According to the centre, the country has recorded a total of 84,414 cases and 1,254 fatalities since the pandemic...

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Coronavirus: South Africa Records More Than 1 Million Cases

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCoronavirus: South Africa Records More Than 1 Million Cases

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

South Africa has breached the one million mark for COVID-19 cases, with 9,502 new infections announced on Sunday night. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, confirmed that the total number of people who have been infected with the virus now stands at 1,004,413. At the same time, a further 214 deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of fatalities to 26,735. South Africa, which had the fifth-highest number of positive cases in the world in March, is...

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Japan Halts Foreigners’ Entry Amid New Virus Strain Scare

CoronavirusForeign PolicyTravelWorld NewsJapan Halts Foreigners’ Entry Amid New Virus Strain Scare

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

Japan on Monday imposed new COVID-19 response measures that include a ban on entrance for non-resident foreigners from most countries until the end of January to “protect” citizens, authorities announced. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that the measures were taken to protect citizens amid the spread of the new and more transmissible coronavirus variant. “These are proactive measures to protect the lives of the country’s citizens,” Suga told reporters. Japanese citizens and...

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Current Strain of Coronavirus Circulating in Senegal is More Virulent – Minister

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaCurrent Strain of Coronavirus Circulating in Senegal is More Virulent – Minister

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

The strain of virus of the second wave of coronavirus currently circulating in Senegal is “more virulent” than that of the first wave. Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, disclosed this on Saturday. In an interview with a local newspaper, Le Quotidien, Sarr said that, in terms of the aggressiveness of this second wave, “the virus is considered to be more virulent’’. “Clearly, from the point of view of the statistics...

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WHO Chief Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Won’t Be Last

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Chief Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Won’t Be Last

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis. Tedros gave the warning in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday. “History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life,” he said. The WHO head said that better investment in public health supported by governments and...

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Germany Reports 13,755 New COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusEuropeNewsGermany Reports 13,755 New COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

Germany reported 13,755 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 1,640,858, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The nationwide death toll rose by 356 to 29,778, the data showed. Germany reported its first case of the new COVID-19 variant on Thursday in a woman, who flew in from Britain, local health authorities said. The patient arrived via Frankfurt airport on Dec. 20 and tested...

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 829 New Infections, 1 Additional Death in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Reports 829 New Infections, 1 Additional Death in Nigeria

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  829 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 925,215 samples have been tested in the country. The NCDC said that the new infections bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to...

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Buhari Pays Tribute to 20 Doctors, Nkanga Who Died of COVID-19 in A Week

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBuhari Pays Tribute to 20 Doctors, Nkanga Who Died of COVID-19 in A Week

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tributes to 20 Nigerian doctors who were reported to have died of COVID-19 within a week. The President was quoted by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. At a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, Enema Amodu, disclosed the death of the medical practitioners. Amodu disclosed that the deceased health workers included consultants, professors, and some...

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COVID-19: Government Directs Universities to Remain Close

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Government Directs Universities to Remain Close

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2020

As University students are preparing to return to classes following the suspension of strike by ASUU, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered Vice-Chancellors of universities to stop academic activities amid increasing COVID-19 cases. Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) signed the circular that Classrooms, hostel accommodation, conferences, and seminars are to be put on hold. Maiyaki directed the universities to remain closed and await further instructions. The statement read in part “Vice-Chancellors are to...

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20 Doctors Died Less Than A Week In Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellness20 Doctors Died Less Than A Week In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2020

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says, no fewer than 20 doctors have died of COVID-19 in the last one week in Nigeria in the second wave of the pandemic. Dr. Emma Amodu, NMA Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), disclosed this at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja. “These doctors lost their lives after contracting the deadly disease while treating infected patients who failed to disclose their true health status. “For those of...

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