COVID-19: Sydney Fans Watch Live Concert from Cars

CoronavirusEntertainmentWorldCOVID-19: Sydney Fans Watch Live Concert from Cars

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Singer-songwriter Casey Donovan performed on stage in Sydney on Thursday in a free concert that treated fans to some of the first live music many had heard in months. But they had to stay in their cars to enjoy it. Drive-in concerts are emerging as a trend that allows performers to connect with fans in real life while maintaining safe social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Donovan, who shot to fame after winning Australian Idol...

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COVID-19: Kaduna Hospital to Start Consultations via Phone

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kaduna Hospital to Start Consultations via Phone

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, has said it would start phone consultation for patients, to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Amina Bello-Mukhtar, Head of Clinical Pharmacy and also a medical practitioner with the hospital, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna. Bello-Mukhtar said the management of the hospital introduced phone consultation, to ensure social distancing and prevent the spread of Coronavirus. According to Bello, telephone numbers...

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DRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

AfricaHealthNewsDRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has started 42 days countdown to end Ebola in the country. Ghebreyesus who stated this in a statement posted on WHO website, said there was continued hope to end the virus. “The last person who was being treated for Ebola in the DRC recovered and was discharged on May 14. “On that day, the DRC Ministry of Health announced the...

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There Are Fewer Coronavirus Receptors in Children’s Noses – Study

CoronavirusHealthWorldThere Are Fewer Coronavirus Receptors in Children’s Noses – Study

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The study had shown that the reception that allowed the coronavirus infection into our cells appear to be less common in children’s noses. This could be the reason children are less likely to get sick with the virus, the new study revealed. The receptor is described as a molecular doorway into cells called ACE2. According to the study, samples were looked from more than 300 people between the ages of 4 and 60, revealed that...

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UPDATE: Lagos NMA Reverses Sit-at-Home Order to Health Workers

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Lagos NMA Reverses Sit-at-Home Order to Health Workers

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has reversed the sit-at-home directive it issued to its members yesterday. The NMA in a statement, said it initially gave the directive following alleged harassment of its members by men of the Nigeria Police Force. The association said it ordered its members to sit at home because it was “unbearable combining the continued threat to life from the officers and men of the police force...

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Lagos Doctors Strike: We Have Other Issues Apart from Movement Restriction – NMA

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaLagos Doctors Strike: We Have Other Issues Apart from Movement Restriction – NMA

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that there are other issues apart from the conflicting directive from the Police in Lagos, which led to the alleged harassment of doctors in the state. Yesterday, the Lagos NMA in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Dr. Saliu Oseni and Dr. Ramon Moronkola respectively, asked its members to stay at home indefinitely as from 6pm on Wednesday, March 20, over alleged harassment...

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No Fewer than 11 Trucks Carrying Almajiri Have Been Sent Back in May – Cross River Government

Crime & SecurityLifestyleNewsNigeriaNo Fewer than 11 Trucks Carrying Almajiri Have Been Sent Back in May – Cross River Government

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The Cross River Government said no fewer than 11 trucks carrying Almajiri have been intercepted and sent back at the Gakem-Benue boundary of the state. The activities were carried out by the state task force in collaboration with Peace Corps Nigeria. This was disclosed on Thursday by the state’s head of the taskforce team at the border, Mr. Omang-Idiege. According to him, the trucks were intercepted and returned to their point of origin. Idiege who...

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COVID-19: FCT Council Enforces Suspension of Motorcycle Operations

BusinessCoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: FCT Council Enforces Suspension of Motorcycle Operations

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

The Kuje Area Council in the FCT, has commenced enforcement of the suspension on all motorcycle operations in the area, aimed at curbing community spread of COVID-19. Mr Abdullahi Sabo, Chairman, Motorcycle Operators Restructuring Committee in Kuje, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. NAN recalls that the council had on May 12, announced the suspension. Sabo said that the development followed the daily rise in confirmed cases...

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Curfew: Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-at-Home Wednesday

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaCurfew: Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Sit-at-Home Wednesday

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos has directed its members to immediately proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home strike starting from 6.00p.m on Wednesday. The association gave the directive in a joint statement signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Dr Saliu Oseni and Dr Ramon Moronkola, respectively in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that to strengthen compliance of the curfew, the police in Lagos on Tuesday mounted road blocks in different parts of...

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Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Funding to WHO Permanently

HealthWorld NewsTrump Threatens to Pull U.S. Funding to WHO Permanently

PilotnewsMay 19, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days, according to a letter to the WHO chief shared by Trump on Twitter. In a four-page letter to WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Trump set out what he called “repeated missteps” by the organisation. Trump claimed that the WHO shares the responsibility for the large number of...

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