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Coronavirus: UN advises staff against nonessential travel

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2020 0

The United Nations (UN) has advised its personnel against non-essential travel to China and other countries with reported cases of the deadly coronavirus. In an advisory circulated among its secretariat staff on Friday, the organisation said it was difficult to predict the situation globally as

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Coronavirus: Why WHO declared global health emergency

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was based on the recommendations of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). In a statement issued from

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No threat of Coronavirus in Nigeria — FG

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The Federal government has declared that there is no threat of Coronavirus in Nigeria.The government made the assertion following the closure of popular retail supermarket- Panda in Abuja for selling exclusive China food products to select Chinese customers. Panda was closed down by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), following a tip-off.

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Trump launches coronavirus task force as U.S. readies more Wuhan evacuations

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The Trump administration launched a task force with a brief to protect the United States from the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the country prepared to evacuate more of its citizens from the epicentre of the outbreak in Wuhan, China. In a statement on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said Washington would arrange extra evacuation flights from […]

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Italian cruise ship placed in quarantine over coronavirus fears

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

Thousands of people are stuck on a cruise ship at the port of Civitavecchia, near Rome, because of a suspected coronavirus patient on board. The cruise ship is the Costa Smeralda, run by Costa Crociere. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Germany ‘well-equipped’ to handle virus According to the Italian news agency ANSA, there are around 7,000 people […]

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India reports first case of coronavirus – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

 India on Thursday said a patient in the southern state of Kerala had tested positive for novel coronavirus, the first case in the country of the virus which originated in China and has so far killed 170. “The patient was a student of Wuhan University in China. FEC: Ministry of Health makes presentation on Lassa […]

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Coronavirus: FG shuts Chinese supermarket in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

In its bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has shut down the Chinese-owned Panda Supermarket in the Jabi area of Abuja. In a series of tweets on its verified Twitter handle, the FCCPC said that it has confiscated some frozen food items illegally imported from […]

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FG warns there’s no vaccine for the Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The federal government has cautioned Nigerians living in China to be wary of the coronavirus saying, there is no vaccine yet. Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who issued the warning in a statement, said that the Nigerian mission in Beijing is in touch with Nigerians in Wuhan. According to the statement issued […]

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Coronavirus: FG strengthen surveillance at Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano, FCT airports

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

Abuja – Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthening surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The five international airports are in Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire,  who disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday […]

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United Arab Emirates confirms first cases of novel coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that several members of a family that travelled to the country from the Chinese city of Wuhan have tested positive for the new form of coronavirus. The UAE’s official news agency WAM cited the health ministry as saying that the health condition of those infected is stable and they […]

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Chinese authorities urge citizens to avoid travel abroad as death toll climbs to 106

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

Authorities on Tuesday have urged all Chinese to avoid travelling abroad in a bid to stop the new coronavirus as the death toll in the country climbed to 106. Twenty-six people died since Monday morning, including a first casualty in the capital, Beijing, health authorities said. Nigerians should stop eating rats to avoid Lassa fever-Minister […]

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Here’s a rundown of all the coronavirus cases in China

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2020 0

There are more than 2,700 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 80 deaths in China. Across China, 15 cities with a combined population of over 57 million people have been placed under full or partial lockdown. After 5 years Dr Sid, Simi’s marriage crashes Worldwide concern is mounting about the rate of transmission, with Chinese […]

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Coronavirus: WHO advises countries to prepare for detection as death toll hits 56

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised member states to be ready for timely detection and management of any outbreak of the deadly coronavirus as the death toll in China hit 56. China has confirmed 1, 975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus while the death toll from the virus has risen to […]

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Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the U.S

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

A second case of the deadly new strain of coronavirus sweeping China has been confirmed in the U.S., health officials said on Friday. A person who returned to the U.S. state of Illinois from Wuhan in central China, where the outbreak originated, is the second to be diagnosed with the new strain in the U.S., […]

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Coronavirus: Germany ‘well-equipped’ to handle virus

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

Germany is well-prepared to handle the new coronavirus coming out of China, according to the head of tropical medicine at the Medical Mission Hospital in Wuerzburg. August Stich told dpa that the hundreds of worried people or perhaps thousands in Germany are mostly travellers returning back home. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: African countries step up screenings […]

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Beijing cancels New Year events over coronavirus fears

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2020 0

Beijing authorities have cancelled “large-scale” events, including New Year celebrations, in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus, state media reported on Thursday. The “large-scale events’’ include traditional temple fairs, the state-run newspaper Beijing Evening News said on the Weibo messaging service. READ ALSO: 9 dead, at least 440 infected with new

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Coronavirus: Port health services on alert at points of entry – NCDC

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria port health services are on alert at points of entry to curb the spread of coronavirus disease to the country. The novel coronavirus (nCoV) was first identified by Chinese researchers with the pathogen behind a mysterious illness that had sickened 59 people in Wuhan, a city […]

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Coronavirus: NCDC advises Nigerians how to keep safe

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is currently coordinating a multisectoral technical group that is assessing and managing the risk of importation of Coronavirus into the country. The information is in a public health advisory by NCDC on Wednesday. Coronavirus are viruses typically found in animals, ranging from livestock to household pets and wildlife […]

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First case of deadly Coronavirus detected in Hong Kong

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

 China’s special administrative region of Hong Kong has recorded the first case of the mysterious novel coronavirus, which was contracted by a man who visited the city of Wuhan. The passenger of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link arrived in Hong Kong with signs of fever on Tuesday and was subsequently sent to the Queen […]