The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said over 20,000 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus across Africa. The organisation revealed in a statement issued on Thursday by the organisation. WHO said the preliminary data shows that health workers “make up more than 5% of cases in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and in four of these, health workers make up more than 10% of all infections”. “The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned...

NCDC on Thursday announced that the total death toll recorded from the COVID-19 disease in Nigeria has reached 833 on Thursday after 20 more people died from the respiratory illness. The agency reported that 604 new cases of coronavirus were recorded on Thursday. The new figure shows a slight increase from the 595 infections reported on Wednesday. Nigeria recorded it first case of the virus in late February and has since witnessed a progressive rise...

Concerned by the increasing violation of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the government directives meant to curb the spread COVID-19, Osun State is considering deploying mobile courts across the State. In addition to the deployment of mobile courts, it will also replace payment of fines with hours of community service by persons found guilty. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, following an Executive Council meeting,...