The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 148  new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2950. The NCDC also said that six new patients had been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 98. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Tuesday night said that the 148 new cases were recorded from 16 states. “43-Lagos,...

Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has signed an executive order for the immediate closure of some markets including International Markets in Mubi and Ganye in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus disease. Other markets affected include border markets in  Fufore, Toungo, and Maiha. The measure is coming after the state recorded six new cases of the coronavirus on Monday, five of which were from Mubi and one in Lamurde. The Press...

The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has opened an 18-bed capacity isolation centre for testing and treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UPTH, Prof. Henry Ugboma, disclosed this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the centre in Port Harcourt. According to him, the hospital is concerned with the increasing number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country. “Based on this, UPTH, with the support of the Federal Government,...