Available information show that pregnant women seem to be at equal risk as other adults, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in a guideline for pregnant women and nursing mothers. “It is known that the bodily changes that occur during pregnancy, may put expectant women at increased risk for some infections,” a part of the NCDC guideline read. “Pregnant women have had a higher risk of severe illness when infected with viruses from...

Equity International Initiative (EII) a non-governmental organisation,  has said that the effect of prolonged lockdown of the nation’s economy might be worse than the Coronavirus disease. EII Country Director, Mr. Chris Iyama, stated this at a news conference on Saturday in Jos. Iyama said that many Nigerians would die of starvation if the options to mitigate the spread of the virus were not reassessed for better alternatives. The country director stated that many Nigerians, particularly...