UPDATE: Lagos Health Commissioner Recovers from COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Lagos Health Commissioner Recovers from COVID-19

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 31, 2020

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi has recovered from COVID-19, the Gbenga Omotosho, the Commissioner for Information announced. Professor Abayomi tested negative 8 days after it was announced that he had contracted the virus. “Following the mandatory isolation, the Commissioner retook a COVID-19 PCR test which returned negative yesterday evening (Sunday),” Mr. Omotosho stated “He will be returning to his full duties gradually and remains resolute in delivering the mandate of Mr....

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Breaking News: Lagos Reopens Tertiary Educational Institutions

CoronavirusEducationNewsBreaking News: Lagos Reopens Tertiary Educational Institutions

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 30, 2020

Basic and Secondary schools may reopen from Sept. 21 Launches COVID-19 care pack for patients on home-based care The Lagos State government has approved the reopening of tertiary institutions for academic activities from September 14. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a press briefing on Saturday at the State House in Marina. The government had shut down academic activities across all levels of education in March in order to curb the spread of COVID-19...

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NCDC Confirms 296 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 296 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday, added that only one death was recorded in the country. It said till date, 53,317 cases had been confirmed, 40,726 cases discharged while 1,011 deaths had been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The health agency disclosed that the 296 new cases...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records Lowest Daily Case of 221 New COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records Lowest Daily Case of 221 New COVID-19

PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 221 new cases was the lowest number of cases recorded in the country in about three months. It recalls that on Aug. 4, Nigeria reported 288 COVID-19 new cases and 290 one week later,...

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CAN Adamawa State Organizes Intercessory Prayer for COVID-19 Victims

CoronavirusNewsReligionCAN Adamawa State Organizes Intercessory Prayer for COVID-19 Victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 27, 2020

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Adamawa state chapter has organized an intercessory prayer in honor of the State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria  Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza who is currently in isolation for contacting COVID-19. Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza was last Sunday declared COVI-19 Positive and had gone on isolation. The event was held at the CAN State secretariat in Jimeta where Christians in the state were charged to intensified prayers for...

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Chloroquine cqb Treat Coronavirus at Early Stage – NAFDAC DG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChloroquine cqb Treat Coronavirus at Early Stage – NAFDAC DG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 26, 20205

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has said chloroquine is effective for the treatment of COVID-19 at the early stage of infection. During a virtual news conference on Tuesday, adeyeye stated the research has shown that chlorine is effective for an early stage Covid-19 infection. Mojisola stated that chloroquine can be used prophylactically and that countries like Ghana and Senegal have also embraced the clinical...

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NCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 252 New COVID-19 Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsAugust 26, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC, which made the disclosure on its official twitter handle on Tuesday, said that a Multi-Sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, has continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. The public health agency said that the 252 put the country’s total number of infections at 52,800, with...

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WHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Says 172 Countries Engaging With Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

Up to 172 countries have been engaging with the “largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio” coordinated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), its chief said on Monday. “At present, there are nine vaccines that are part of this dynamic portfolio,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus at a virtual news briefing, referring to the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility. He added that nine other vaccines were under evaluation for the longer term. According to him, COVAX...

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COVID-19: No Date Yet for Schools’ Resumption – Minister

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: No Date Yet for Schools’ Resumption – Minister

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the Federal Government has continued to engage stakeholders. Nwajiuba said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The minister, however, expressed optimism that the date for resumption was around the corner, adding, that ” we are not going to be brandishing dates.” He disclosed that...

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India’s Virus Cases Top 3m Amid Biggest Rise in Infections

AsiaCoronavirusIndia’s Virus Cases Top 3m Amid Biggest Rise in Infections

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases in India topped three million on Sunday, government data showed. This is as the South Asian country logged the world’s biggest daily rise in cases for almost three weeks. India, a country of 1.3 billion, has so far reported 3,044,940 infections, with 69,239 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, the Federal Health Ministry said. India is ranked third behind Brazil and the United States in the highest number...

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