COVID-19: Kwara Govt Extends Palliatives to Unilorin

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kwara Govt Extends Palliatives to Unilorin

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says about 643 of its workers had benefited from the COVID-19 palliatives being distributed by the Kwara Government. According to the institution’s bulletin issued on Monday, no fewer than 643 Departmental Staff have received food items donated by the state government as palliatives to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by Coronavirus pandemic. The university said that the food items, which included 200 bags of 5kg rice, 100 bags...

CONTINUE READING
Spain to Welcome Foreign Tourists Back From July

CoronavirusEuropeTourismSpain to Welcome Foreign Tourists Back From July

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Spain, on Monday, urged foreign tourists to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school. The world’s second-most visited nation closed its doors and beaches in March to handle the COVID-19 pandemic but has seen out the worst and plans to lift a 14-day quarantine requirement on overseas arrivals within weeks. “It is perfectly coherent to plan summer vacations to come to...

CONTINUE READING
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Hospital Records First Case of COVID-19, Says CMD

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNnamdi Azikiwe University Hospital Records First Case of COVID-19, Says CMD

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, have confirmed one case of the coronavirus at the hospital. Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, disclosed this on Monday. Igwegbe said the patient was diagnosed with the virus following a test upon getting to the hospital. According to him, the test result was released on May 23. He said the patient was immediately moved to one of the isolation...

CONTINUE READING
Russian COVID-19 Cases Exceed 350,000

CoronavirusWorld NewsRussian COVID-19 Cases Exceed 350,000

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Russia has confirmed 8,946 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its total infections to 353,427, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Monday. The death toll grew by 92 to 3,633, while 118,798 people have recovered, including 5,499 over the last 24 hours, according to the statement. Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, confirmed 2,560 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 166,473. Russia’s consumer rights and...

CONTINUE READING
NCDC Confirms 313 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now 5350

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 313 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now 5350

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, taking the toll of active cases to 5350. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, however said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. It said that a total of 7839 cases had been confirmed, 2263 cases discharged, while 226 deaths had been recorded across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC stated...

CONTINUE READING
FG Says It is Unfortunate for People to Think It’s Making Money with COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFG Says It is Unfortunate for People to Think It’s Making Money with COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria has described it as unfortunate insinuation for some people to think that it is making money with the increasing number of COVID-19 in the country, claiming that the disease does not exist. The remark was made by the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora on Friday during a webinar by Emmanuel Chapel, titled ‘State of Health: Epidemic Outbreaks, COVID-19 Talk Series’. The programme was hosted by the Founder and...

CONTINUE READING
COVID-19 Deaths in New York Drop Below 100 for First Time Since March

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesCOVID-19 Deaths in New York Drop Below 100 for First Time Since March

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave Westchester and the Hudson Valley the green light to reopen starting on Tuesday as the coronavirus death toll dipped below 100 for the first time since the crisis erupted in March. The governor also suggested hard-hit Long Island could start the reopening process on Wednesday if the death toll and case numbers keep dropping in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “What’s safe in Buffalo is safe in Albany is safe in New York City,” Cuomo said on Saturday. The death toll dropped to 84 people Friday, the first time...

CONTINUE READING
COVID-19: Gov. Ugwuanyi Turns Back Over 100 Vehicles Entering Enugu from Ebonyi

CoronavirusCrime & SecurityNigeriaCOVID-19: Gov. Ugwuanyi Turns Back Over 100 Vehicles Entering Enugu from Ebonyi

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has turned back over 100 offending vehicles entering Enugu State land boundary area from Ebonyi for violating inter-state travel ban. The Senior Special Adviser on Media to Enugu State Government, Mr Louis Amoke, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. Amoke said that the governor turned backed the offending vehicles on Saturday night at the Amechi Idodo/Nkalagu land boundary area of the two states. “Gov. Ugwuanyi,  evening of Saturday,...

CONTINUE READING
New York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

CoronavirusPress * MediaUnited StatesNew York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus. All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialise the dead as the U.S. approaches the “grim milestone” of 100,000 coronavirus fatalities, the news outlet wrote. The assistant editor of the paper’s graphics desk Simone Landon said...

CONTINUE READING
DAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday recorded 265 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,526. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCDC, through its official tweeter handle, announced that 133 of the new cases were found in Lagos, 34 in Oyo, 28 in Edo, 22 in the FCT, six in Plateau, five in Kaduna, three each in Borno...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com