COVID-19 outbreak proves global business needs China

AfricaHealthOpinionWorld NewsCOVID-19 outbreak proves global business needs China

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2020

Nigeria’s effort to rapidly identify and contain the spread of the index case of COVID-19 may have been successful – with no new case as at March 2 – but as the disease spreads to over fifty countries, the global economy is panicking and some experts say this is not looking good for many countries, including Nigeria. It is a typical case of ‘when China sneezes, global business catches a cold.’ The wake of coronavirus...

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Coronavirus: Anambra Assembly calls for Construction of Quarantine Facility to Check Disease Outbreaks

HealthNigeriaCoronavirus: Anambra Assembly calls for Construction of Quarantine Facility to Check Disease Outbreaks

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2020

The Anambra House of Assembly has called on Gov. Willie Obiano to direct the state Ministry of Health to construct a quarantine facility to check the spread of viral diseases in an event of health emergency in the state. The House made the call in its resolution on Thursday, following a motion moved by Mr Lawrence Ezeudu (Dunukofia) under Matters of Urgent Public Importance. Ezeudu said it was important to have a quarantine facility in...

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Coronavirus Latest News in Nigeria: What We Know About How the Italian Man Entered Nigeria Undetected

HealthNewsNigeriaCoronavirus Latest News in Nigeria: What We Know About How the Italian Man Entered Nigeria Undetected

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 1, 2020

Since the announcement that a man who just arrived from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria, has COVID-19, many people have been asking how the Italian was able to go through the Lagos Airport undetected, despite the health screening reported to be carried out at the airport. In the early hours of February 28, the Government of Nigeria, confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the country. The case makes Nigeria the first sub-Saharan Africa country...

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Coronavirus in Nigeria: ‘Follow This Precautions’ – Nigerian Government Tells Citizens

HealthNigeriaWellnessCoronavirus in Nigeria: ‘Follow This Precautions’ – Nigerian Government Tells Citizens

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)February 28, 2020

Following the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has announced health precautions Nigerians should take. “All Nigerians should take care of their health,” the Minister said in a statement released in the early hours of Friday 25 February. “Maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others, including their own families.” Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer....

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Coronavirus in Nigeria: What We Know About How the Italian Man Entered Nigeria Undetected

HealthNigeriaWorldCoronavirus in Nigeria: What We Know About How the Italian Man Entered Nigeria Undetected

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)February 28, 2020

Since the announcement that a man who just arrived from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria, has COVID-19, many people have been asking how the Italian was able to go through the Lagos Airport undetected, despite the health screening reported to be carried out at the airport. In the early hours of February 28, the Government of Nigeria, confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the country. The case makes Nigeria the first sub-Saharan Africa country...

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Italian Man Becomes Nigeria’s First Case of Coronavirus-Minister

HealthNewsNigeriaItalian Man Becomes Nigeria’s First Case of Coronavirus-Minister

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2020

An Italian man who arrived in Nigeria three days ago has become the African country’s first case of coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, as infections spread rapidly worldwide. The Health Ministry said on Twitter that the case was in the state of Lagos, home to the southwestern commercial capital of the same name. Lagos is the biggest city in Africa’s most populous country, with a population of about 20 million. “The case…is the...

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Virus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases

AfricaHealthNewsVirus enigma: Experts ask why Africa seems to have few cases

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2020

The coronavirus is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared — and experts want to know why. More than 2,760 people worldwide have died of COVID-19 and almost 81,000 infected in over 45 countries. Most of these have been in China, but cases are now rising fast in parts of Europe and the Middle East, while the first infection in...

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Gov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

FoodNigeriaWellnessGov. Matawalle Directs Schools Mgt. to Eat Same Food Fed to Students

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has directed public boarding schools’ management and feeding officers in the state to eat the same food they feed their students. Matawalle gave the directive shortly after paying unscheduled visits to two boarding schools; Government Science Secondary School and Government Girls Secondary School, all in Gusau the state capital. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a Projects Verification Committee set up by the governor last December, had reported that...

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No Country Will Be Spared, Warn Experts, as Fight Against Coronavirus Ramps Up

HealthWorld NewsNo Country Will Be Spared, Warn Experts, as Fight Against Coronavirus Ramps Up

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare for surprises. “No country should assume it won’t get cases, that...

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Miss Nigeria International Queen Gets Support for ‘Feeding the Elderly’

LifestyleNigeriaWorldMiss Nigeria International Queen Gets Support for ‘Feeding the Elderly’

PilotnewsFebruary 27, 2020

Brendance and Crusader Limited, promoters of Mr and Miss Nigeria International, on Thursday said the organisation would support the forthcoming ‘Feeding the Elderly’, a pet project of Miss Nigeria International, Idara Dennis. Mr Brendan Nsikak, Chief Executive Officer, Brendance and Crusader, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the programme would hold on March 7, in Osun State. Nsikak said that Idara and Peter Abah were winners of the 8th Edition of...

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