‘Not Giving Us Early Notice Caused Chaos’ – Reactions as NYSC Suspends Orientation Camp Nationwide

CoronavirusHealthNigeria‘Not Giving Us Early Notice Caused Chaos’ – Reactions as NYSC Suspends Orientation Camp Nationwide

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the suspension of the on-going orientation course for 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Corps members. In a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, the NYSC attributed the action to COVID-19 pandemic which lead to the suspension of large gatherings. “Therefore, the Corps Members shall be posted to commence their primary assignments forthwith, while they shall be invited back to orientation camps when...

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With Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Nigerian Government to Implement Travel Restriction

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaWith Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Nigerian Government to Implement Travel Restriction

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

The government of Nigeria has announced travel restrictions following the discovery of five more cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. The move to restrict entry into the country for persons coming from 13 countries with over 1000 cases of COVID-19 was announced on Wednesday morning by the Presidential Task Force on the Control of the Coronavirus led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

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COVID-19 outrage: Nigerian Government bans visitors from US, UK, others

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 outrage: Nigerian Government bans visitors from US, UK, others

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

With Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Nigerian Government to Implement Travel Restriction The government of Nigeria has announced travel restrictions following the discovery of five more cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. The move to restrict entry into the country for persons coming from 13 countries with over 1000 cases of COVID-19 was announced on Wednesday morning by the Presidential Task Force on the Control...

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BREAKING: US President says Medicare Will Cover Telehealth Services for Beneficiaries in Self-Isolation

HealthNational SecurityWorldBREAKING: US President says Medicare Will Cover Telehealth Services for Beneficiaries in Self-Isolation

PilotnewsMarch 17, 2020

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:48 AM   United States President Trump announced Tuesday that telehealth services will be covered under Medicare so patients can access treatment while in self-isolation. During a Tuesday White House coronavirus press briefing, the president announced that “Medicare patients can now visit any doctor by phone or video conference at no additional cost, including with commonly used services like FaceTime and Skype.” “Never used on a scale like we’re going to...

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Breaking: One suspected coronavirus case in Enugu State

AfricaHealthNewsNigeriaBreaking: One suspected coronavirus case in Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2020

The faith of a patient who has shown signs of the novel coronavirus will be known by Monday, few hours from now. According to reliable medical personnel, the patient has been sick and undergoing treatment before now. However based on suggestive signs of the dreaded virus, the patient was isolated, samples collected and tested for the virus; results of the test will be known tomorrow. The scope of the virus spread in the country has...

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BREAKING: Yellow Fever: FG Activates Points of Entry Policy

HealthNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Yellow Fever: FG Activates Points of Entry Policy

PilotnewsMarch 13, 2020

The Federal Government has activated the “Nigeria’s Point of Entry Policy on Prevention and Control of Cross Border Transmission of Yellow Fever’’ to prevent the transmission of the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Ehanire said it was pertinent to review the policy due to ongoing transmission of yellow fever in parts of the country and in line with World Health Organisation (WHO)...

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Zamfara Govt Uncovers 200 Ghost Doctors

HealthLaw & JusticeNigeriaZamfara Govt Uncovers 200 Ghost Doctors

PilotnewsMarch 13, 2020

The Zamfara Government on Friday said it has discovered 200 ghost medical doctors from its payroll. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabi’u Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau, noted that the ghost doctors were uncovered during the ongoing civil servants verification exercise under the State Hospital Service Management Board (HSMB). “When the present administration came in, we had 287 medical doctors in the government’s payroll purported to be working in various General...

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Again, Atiku Asks Buhari to Restrict Flights from Countries with High Prevalence of Coronavirus

HealthNigeriaTravelAgain, Atiku Asks Buhari to Restrict Flights from Countries with High Prevalence of Coronavirus

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 13, 2020

Atiku Abubakar has called on President Buhari to restrict flights from countries with a high prevalence of coronavirus, saying its global best practice. Two weeks ago, When Nigeria recorded the first case of COVID-19, Mr. Abubakar, a top challenger of President Buhari in the 2019 Presidential election, asked the federal government to “temporarily halt flights to and from any nation with a prevalence of this scourge.” He also advised investing in new detection facilities at...

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What is a ‘Novel’ Coronavirus?

HealthWorldWhat is a ‘Novel’ Coronavirus?

PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020

A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some...

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BREAKING NEWS: UK Health Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus Days after Seeing PM Boris Johnson

HealthWorldBREAKING NEWS: UK Health Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus Days after Seeing PM Boris Johnson

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 11, 2020

Nadine Dorries, Junior Minister for Health in the UK has confirmed in a statement that she has tested positive to  COVID-19. This is coming days after she attended an International Women’s Day event last Thursday, where the Prime Minister and hundreds of people in the Parliament were present. Reports say she had close contact with hundreds of people at the meeting. She was reported to have fallen ill last Friday. It is not clear who...

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