COVID-19: NCDC Records 397 New Infections, 10 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 397 New Infections, 10 Deaths

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 397 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 932,327 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27. The public health agency said that the new infections were reported from 17 states...

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UN Chief Calls for Making 2021 “Year of Healing”

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PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday, called on the international community to make 2021 “a year of healing” in his video message for the new year. “Together, let’s make peace among ourselves and with nature, tackle the climate crisis, stop the spread of COVID-19 and make 2021 a year of healing,’’ the UN chief said. “Healing from the impact of a deadly virus; healing broken economies and societies; healing divisions. “And starting to heal the...

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How COVID-19 Catches 9 to 10 People Every Minute in Los Angeles County

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesHow COVID-19 Catches 9 to 10 People Every Minute in Los Angeles County

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

An average of nine to 10 people in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States (U.S.), currently test positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) every minute, local health officials said. The county’s Department of Public Health reported 13,661 new COVID-19 infections and 73 more deaths in a daily release, pushing its cumulative cases up to 733,325 with 9,555 related deaths. Officials estimated there were delayed reports of 432 additional deaths due to...

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U.S. VP-elect Mulls Citizenship Bill for 11m People

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PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would, on assuming office, bring a bill to Congress with a roadmap to citizenship for 11 million undocumented people. Harris said on Twitter that her first priority after assuming office would be to save American lives from the coronavirus pandemic. Together with Biden. she also vowed to join the Paris climate agreement from which the Trump administration had withdrawn earlier. “Day one @JoeBiden and I will...

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Iran Starts Trial of Locally Developed Coronavirus Vaccine

CoronavirusWorld NewsIran Starts Trial of Locally Developed Coronavirus Vaccine

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

Iran tested its locally developed Coviran Barekat Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine for the first time on Tuesday. According to the state broadcaster, three test subjects were given the vaccine in the presence of the Iranian health minister. An additional 56 people are set to receive the vaccine in the first phase of testing, and results should be announced in less than a month. President Hassan Rowhani said Iran would import foreign vaccines as well as use...

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We Are Faced With Challenges of Life, IDPs Cries Out

NewsNigeriaPeopleWe Are Faced With Challenges of Life, IDPs Cries Out

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2020

After staying for seven years in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) informal camp in Malkohi, a suburb of Yola town in Adamawa state Northeast Nigeria the 2,860 IDPs from Borno state with the majority from Gwoza Local Government Area are now faced with a myriad of life challenges. Narrating their ordeal to West African Pilot News, the IDPs said inhabitants of Malkohi who offered some portions of land turned into IDP Camp are now demanding their...

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Trump Makes U-turn, Signs $900bn COVID-19 Relief Package

CoronavirusEconomyUnited StatesTrump Makes U-turn, Signs $900bn COVID-19 Relief Package

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package. The action came just hours before a government shutdown, and days after the president opposed the bill over “wasteful and unnecessary items’’. In a statement, Trump called on Congress to make more amendments to reduce excess spending and expunge the “wasteful items”. “I will sign the Omnibus and COVID package with a strong message that makes...

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 838 New infections, 7 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Announces 838 New infections, 7 Deaths

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  838  new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The centre announced this on its verified website on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 925,215 persons have been tested since the first confirmed case of the virus was announced on Feb 27, 2020. According to the centre, the country has recorded a total of 84,414 cases and 1,254 fatalities since the pandemic...

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“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

BusinessEntertainmentFilmWorld News“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

“Demon Slayer”, the animated tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons that murdered his family, has shattered a nearly two-decade record to become Japan’s top-grossing movie, its distributor said on Monday. The film, based on a popular manga and television anime series, powered past “Spirited Away”, the mega-hit Academy Award-winning movie by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki that opened in 2001, in just a little over two months. “Demon Slayer”, with a full official title of...

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Assessing Cancer Care, Management in Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessAssessing Cancer Care, Management in Nigeria

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

A News Analysis by Cecilia Ologunagba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) _____ Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, including Nigeria, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The global health agency estimates that over eight million people die of cancer annually and it is acclaimed the second leading cause of death globally. The disease is responsible for 72,000 deaths in Nigeria every year, with an annual estimated 102,000 new cases, according to the...

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