COVID-19 :European Union to Release $14. 5m To Nigeria

CoronavirusEuropeForeign PolicyCOVID-19 :European Union to Release $14. 5m To Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 30, 2021

The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen says the Union will release $14. 5 million out of the €50 million promised to the Federal Government to assist in the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine this week. Karlsen, who addressed newsmen yesterday in Abuja, revealed that already €9 million grant had been released to boost the prevention and response to Coronavirus in Nigeria. “The EU is taking the lead in supporting partner...

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NLCPresident Calls On Government To Recognize COVID-19 As Compensable Occupational Hazard

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNLCPresident Calls On Government To Recognize COVID-19 As Compensable Occupational Hazard

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2021

President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Mr. Ayuba Wabba has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to recognize COVID-19 as a workplace disease, notifiable and compensable occupational hazard. The NLC President who disclosed this in a statement commemorating the 2021 International Workers Memorial Day, with the theme “Save Lives at Work,” on Wednesday in Abuja, stated that this was significant coming at the epoch of the global fight against the virus. “The contribution of frontline...

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29,205 People Received First Jab Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Adamawa

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccination29,205 People Received First Jab Of COVID-19 Vaccine In Adamawa

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 29, 2021

The Executive Chairman, Adamawa state primary healthcare development agency, Dr. Sulaiman Saidu Bashir has disclosed that no fewer than 29,205 people have so far received the first jab of COVID-19 vaccine in Adamawa state. Bashir who disclosed this at a Press Conference to commemorate the African Vaccination Week (AVW) and World Malaria day in Yola, lauded the state government and the various development partners such as WHO, UNICEF, ICRC, AFENET, CRS and NURU for the...

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Virologist Calls for Transparency in Development of Vaccines

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationVirologist Calls for Transparency in Development of Vaccines

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 26, 2021

Dr. Solomon Chollom, the spokesman for Plateau Inter-professional Health Committee on COVID-19 Response, has called for transparency in vaccine development and outcomes of clinical trials. Chollom, a virologist, spoke on Monday in Abuja on the side-line of the 2021 World Immunization Week. Celebration of the 2021 World Immunisation Week, which has “Vaccines Bring Us Closer’’, as its theme, began on April 24 and would end on April 30. Key stakeholders in vaccine research, production, administration,...

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Forty-Four Persons, Including Two Medical Doctors Died Of Coronavirus Disease In Gombe State

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaForty-Four Persons, Including Two Medical Doctors Died Of Coronavirus Disease In Gombe State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 24, 2021

Deputy Governor of Gombe, Manassa Jattau, who doubles as chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Committee said forty-four persons, including two medical doctors, have died of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)-related complications in the State. Briefing newsmen in Gombe, the Deputy Governor stated that the state was able to reduce the mortality rate to 2.1 per cent against the seven per cent recorded in most states.  “Out of the 34,472 samples taken so far, 2,034 tested positive for...

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COVID-19: NCDC Discharges 65, Total Recoveries 154,643

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Discharges 65, Total Recoveries 154,643

PilotnewsApril 24, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 65 people after testing negative for the COVID-19 virus following treatment in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It stated that the nation’s total recoveries had increased to 154,643, in the last 24 hours. The public health agency noted that the country recorded no deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, making it the 11th consecutive day that...

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Germany’s Emergency Brake’ Pandemic Rules Come into Force

CoronavirusEuropeNewsGermany’s Emergency Brake’ Pandemic Rules Come into Force

PilotnewsApril 24, 2021

BERLIN — A controversial new law in Germany that imposes uniform Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on areas where infections are rapidly spreading went into effect on Saturday. The “emergency brake” kicks in when the infection rate in a given district, as measured by the number of cases during the past week per 100,000 people, reaches more than 100 for three consecutive days. Wide swathes of Germany exceed the limit, from rural communities to big cities like Berlin,...

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EU Commission Weighing Legal Action Against AstraZeneca

CoronavirusEuropeNewsEU Commission Weighing Legal Action Against AstraZeneca

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

BRUSSELS — The European Commission is weighing legal action against pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, to ensure delivery of sufficient COVID-19 vaccines, according to multiple diplomatic sources. The EU executive who negotiated contracts with vaccine producers on behalf of the European Union’s member-states could seek an injunction because the company had not yet made a formal commitment on planned deliveries, one EU diplomat told dpa. This would take place in Belgian courts, another diplomatic source said. After...

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Air India Cancels UK Flights For 1 Week

CoronavirusIndiaNewsTravelAir India Cancels UK Flights For 1 Week

PilotnewsApril 22, 2021

NEW DELHI — Amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 infections, Air India said it was cancelling flights to and from the UK for one-week starting, April 24, officials said. “Due to restrictions implemented by British authorities, flights scheduled between April 24, to April 30, April from India stands canceled,“ Air India said. The airline announced that two flights destined to Britain originating from Delhi and Mumbai on Friday too have been cancelled. Britain has placed...

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Covid-19 Vaccination: 12,316 Persons Receives Covid-19 Vaccination In Enugu

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationCovid-19 Vaccination: 12,316 Persons Receives Covid-19 Vaccination In Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 21, 2021

Six weeks after taken delivery of the first batch of 65,410 Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, only 37.7% of target has received the COVID-19 vaccination in coal city, Enugu State. The first phase of the vaccination targets health workers, frontline workers from sectors such as military, paramilitary, etc, COVID-19 response team, petrol station workers and strategic leaders (NPHCDA). “Once the health workers are vaccinated, the second phase of the rollout will...

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