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COVID-19: Doctors’ purported strike ill-timed, Enugu Govt. says

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Enugu – The Enugu State Ministry of Health says  the purported strike embarked upon by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane was ill-timed. Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, said this in a statement

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WHO trains 22 African health workers on COVID-19 management

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa Regional office, has trained 22 health workers to manage patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARIs) Associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19). READ ALSO: COVID-19: Nasarawa govt urges residents to maintain hygiene WHO, in a statement posted on its website said the beneficiaries were from 11 Africa countries, including

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COVID-19: A’Ibom Govt urges residents not to panic – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

As Coronavirus case was confirmed in Nigeria, the Akwa Ibom Government has urged residents of the state not to panic as government has taken precautionary measures to contain the disease. The state commissioner for health, Dr Dominic Ukpong made the call in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday. […]

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COVID-19: Nasarawa govt urges residents to maintain hygiene

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

 The Nasarawa State Government has tasked residents to maintain personal and environmental hygiene to avoid being infected with infectious diseases such as Coronavirus, Lassa fever among others. Musa Ibrahim,  State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources made the call on Saturday in Lafia, while addressing newsmen after the February environmental sanitation

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COVID-19: Commission frowns at arbitrary hike in price of face masks, others

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has frowned at the arbitrary increase in the prices of protective face masks and latex gloves by suppliers and retailers of the products. A statement by Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Chief Executive Officer of the commission, in Abuja on Saturday described the practice as a violated of […]

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COVID-19: Now is the time for all governments to step up, says Antonio Guterres

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

United Nations – UN Secretary General,  Antonio Guterres has called on all governments to “step up and do everything possible’’ to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing UN correspondents in New York on Friday, Guterres said containment of the disease was possible, “but the window of opportunity is narrowing’’. This came shortly after the World Health […]

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COVID-19: Newcastle stop shaking hands

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce said on Friday his side has stopped shaking hands at training because of fears over the coronavirus. Nearly 2,800 people have died worldwide, with more than 80,000 infected including 19 in Britain by the virus and Bruce said the club was being extra-cautious. “There’s a ritual that everybody shakes hands when […]

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COVID-19 : Identify, quarantine passengers on plane with Italian, Virologist tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

Abuja – Dr Solomon Chollom, a virologist and medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute Vom, Plateau State, has called on the Federal Government to identify and quarantine other passengers who had contact with the Italian in the plane or at the airport. Chollom, said, on Friday in Abuja, that the passengers who […]

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Lagos allays fears of COVID-19, says isolated Chinese not infected

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

The Lagos state government has said that the Chinese citizen who was admitted at the Reddington Hospital, Ikeja on Wednesday and suspected to have been infected with the coronavirus has tested negative to the virus. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who made this known through a press statement on Thursday, noted that the likelihood […]

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Senate President orders health ministry to intensify screening at airports, seaports over Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan has directed the Senate Committee on Primary Health Care to liaise with Federal Ministry of Health to intensify screening for COVID-19 at airports and seaports. This followed a point of order brought up by Sen. Ajayi Boroffice (APC-Ondo), under article 43 of the Senate Rule. READ ALSO: CoronaVirus: FAAN explains prevention […]

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Chinese embassy provides 25,000 masks to virus-hit Daegu

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

The Chinese Embassy in South Korea on Thursday provided 25,000 masks to the south-eastern city of Daegu amid a spike in the number of the new coronavirus cases in the city. The embassy said the provision was an expression of gratitude to South Koreans over the friendship and support they showed to China, which is […]

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COVID-19: 11 suspected cases tested in Nigeria negative – NCDC

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says result of the 11 suspected cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) tested in Nigeria is negative. ECOWAS Court advocates legal system to guarantee Ivoirians of rights protection Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of NCDC, confirmed this on Thursday in Abuja. Ihekweazu reassured Nigerians of their safety against COVID-19,

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Covid-19: Iran outbreak spreads; Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan report first cases

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

 Bahrain, Kuwait and Afghanistan have registered their first cases of the new Coronavirus (Covid-19), all of whom were coming back from Iran. Kuwait’s Health Ministry says three people who were returning to the Gulf country from the Iranian city of Mashhad were found to have the virus, the state-run KUNA news agency reports. READ ALSO: […]

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Covid-19: 52 new cases reported in South Korea

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

South Korea on Friday reported 52 new cases of Covid-19, a 50 per cent spike in the number of infections, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The number of coronavirus-affected patients almost trebled in just three days to 156, with most in the city of Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang […]

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ECOWAS may need $50m to combat Covid-19 epidemic, says WAHO boss

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Director General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Professor. Stanley Okolo, has disclosed that the region may need within the range of 30 to 50 million dollars to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. Disclosing this at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, he called on partners and the private sector to provide funding support to […]

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New Covid-19 infections drop as China reverts diagnostic guidelines

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The number of new confirmed Covid-19 infections in China dropped significantly on Thursday as health authorities reverted a decision to count clinically diagnosed patients as confirmed cases. Only 394 new coronavirus infections were counted across China over the past 24-hour period, compared to 1,749 new cases added on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Chloroquine confirmed as

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3 Iranians infected with coronavirus – Health official

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Three Iranian citizens were infected with the novel coronavirus, officially dubbed COVID-19, in the cities of Qom and Arak, Iranian Health Ministry Information Public Relations Head, Kianush Jahanpur, said on Thursday. Jahanpur added that 19 people were currently being tested for the virus. READ ALSO: Chloroquine confirmed as effective cure for Coronavirus-China Experts

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Hong Kong confirms second Covid-19 death as toll in China tops 2,000

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

China reported 1,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 on Wednesday, with the National Health Commission reporting 136 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll beyond 2,000.  Read here: Gbajabiamila seeks China’s support to end insecurity Hong Kong, with 62 confirmed cases, saw its second Covid-19 death on Wednesday morning, […]

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Covid-19: NCDC boss, Ihekweazu chairs WHO global forum

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as one of the chairpersons for the 2019 novel coronavirus global research and innovation forum. According to a press release from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Ihekweazu, an epidemiologist and three other chairperson appointees, namely J. Farrar, M.P. Kieny

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Hospital director in Wuhan dies of Covid-19

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

A hospital director in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak, died from the disease on Monday, state media reported on Tuesday. Liu Zhiming, Director of Wuchang Hospital, died from infection with the new coronavirus, which has so far spread to more than 72,000 people across China, the state-owned newswire […]