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Taraba has not suffered a single COVID-19 death

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

By Okerafor Athanatius COVID-19 has not claimed a single life in Taraba said Danjuma Adamu, Commissioner of Information and Reorientation. He made the disclosure while speaking with reporters in Jalingo. Adamu debunked reports by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control that the state recorded

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We spend ₦400,000 to treat one COVID-19 patient – El-Rufai

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

While urging northern traditional leaders not to relent in leading the campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stressed that the cost of treating COVID-19 patients is very expensive.  READ ALSO: El-Rufai advised not to create Hausa Emirate in Chikun The governor who made […]

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Okonjo-Iweala reiterates vital role WTO can play in COVID-19 vaccine production

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

A former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reiterated the vital role the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can play in producing a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. The global trade body in Geneva at a reception held in her honor by the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations while appealing for global support for her candidacy […]

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Tell us how ₦30bn was spent on COVID-19 in 4 months — CSOs to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

Two civil society organisations, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Connected Development (CODE), have asked the Federal Government to give the details of how it spent ₦30.5bn in four months to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, DAILY TIMES gathered. The group requested to know the specific items the funds were spent on and the […]

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COVID-19 response cost ₦30bn in 4 months, FG says

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

The federal government says it has expended ₦30.5 billion on COVID-19 response in four months, Daily Times gathered. Ahmed Idris, the accountant-general of the federation, said the amount spent represents 84 per cent of ₦36.3 billion COVID-19 donations received from April to July. He said this in response to a freedom of information (FoI) request […]

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WHO concurs with ‘emerging evidence’ of COVID-19 being airborne

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah World Health Organisation has responded to an open letter by a group of scientists urging the umbrella health body to address the possibility of COVID-19 virus being airborne. The letter opens with: “We appeal to the medical community and to the relevant national and international bodies to recognize the potential for airborne […]

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Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine generated immune response, says study

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah A Covid-19 vaccine developed and tested in Russia generated neutralizing antibodies in dozens of study subjects, and while the vaccine often caused side effects such as fever, those side effects were mostly mild, according to data published in the medical journal The Lancet. Russia drew criticism when it announced the world’s first […]

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Robert Pattinson reportedly test positive for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2020 0

Robert Pattinson, has been halted in Britain after the actor reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed. “A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols,” Warner Bros. said in a statement to AFP. “Filming is temporarily paused.” The studio […]

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COVID-19: Kaduna based doctor dies from complications

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

A Kaduna-based doctor by the name Clement Bakam, has become the latest medical personnel to fall to the sword of the novel Coronavirus Disease. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abdulsalam Abdulrazak, in a condolence message to the family and friends of late […]

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Corticosteroids, WHO approves for treatment of server case of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a guidance for clinicians and healthcare decision-makers on the use of Corticosteroids for patients with severe COVID-19. In a statement on Wednesday, Corticosteroids are listed in the WHO model list of essential medicines, readily available globally at a low cost, Daily Times gathered. It said: “We recommend systemic […]

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Malaria cases surge in Mozambique amid COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

By Sharon Isaalah As Africa is focused on combating the novel coronavirus, there are increasing warnings not to lose sight of other health threats like malaria, which has killed at least 365 people in Mozambique in the first six months of 2020, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago. Although the number of malaria deaths has […]

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COVID-19 antibodies may last only 3 months after infection

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe As the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that antibodies -the proteins produced by the immune system that can grant protection against re-infection may fade in as little as two months after infection in certain people who have recovered from the virus, Daily Times gathered. The study […]

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Another close aide of President Buhari reportedly contracts COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2020 0

The Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to President Muhammadu Buhari, Sarki Abba, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to findings by DAILY TIMES. Abba, who is one of the President’s closest aide tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago and had not been seen in the Presidential Villa since then, according to credible sources. […]

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We’ve spent over ₦1bn to manage COVID-19 – Gombe gov. reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

Gombe State Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya says his administration has so far expended over one billion naira (₦1bn) in the containment of COVID-19 in the state, Daily Times reports. Yahaya, who disclosed this while commissioning a ₦120 million molecular and diagnostic laboratory located at the State Specialist Hospital, Gombe, said the state was now better […]

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COVID-19 cases decline as Nigeria records lowest daily cases

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Daily Times Nigeria reports that  NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. READ ALSO: COVID-19: 20 students writing WASSCE test positive in… According to reports  the 221 new cases was

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How Africa is coping with COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2020 0

Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, thirty-two African countries have less than 5,000 cases, according to NAN. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) confirmed on Monday. The centre uncovered that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa flooded to 1,187,937, as the mortality rate rose to 27,779 as of […]

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COVID-19 could end before 2022 — WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than two years, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, Daily Times Nigeria learnt. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Recovery rate now more than double as Nigeria’s case exceeds 50,000 “Hoping we can have additional tools like a vaccine, I think

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Nigeria to begin COVID-19 drug trial in 13 states – PTF

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

The federal government has stated that Nigeria will commence COVID-19 drug trial in 13 states soon. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, made this known during a press briefing on Thursday, August 20. Aliyu said the drug trials would soon start in 22 sites scattered across 13 states of […]

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₦523m school feeding: World Food Programme ‘silent’ on minister’s claims

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

Despite a claim by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Umar-Farouq that her office partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations on the feeding school children during the lockdown, details of the partnership appear unverifiable. At a recent briefing by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, the minister had disclosed that the […]

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Health workers’ strike looms over COVID-19 allowance

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has warned that it would not guarantee industrial harmony if members who were wrongly paid 10 per cent as COVID-19 allowance were not paid the due sum, Daily Times gathered.. Mr Josiah Biobelemoye, National President of MHWUN gave the warning during a courtesy visit to the Chief […]