Tag: Coronavirus
Lagos confirms first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria
The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus disease known as COVID-19. It is the first in Nigeria and in Wes [...]
17-day-old baby overcomes coronavirus in China
A 17-day-old baby has recovered from the symptoms of the coronavirus without being given any specific antiviral medication. The girl is the youngest p [...]
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia stops pilgrimage to Mecca
Just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia has halted travel to its holiest sites in Islam over coronavirus fears. This co [...]
Coronavirus: 26 dead in Iran, vice president infected
The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced on Thursday, with seven new deaths reported over 24 hours as the spr [...]
11 suspected cases of coronavirus in Nigeria all tested negative – NCDC
The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC), has stated that as at 26th Feb 2020, 11 suspected cases of #COVID19 have been tested in Nigeria and al [...]
China bans trade, eating of wild animals in battle against coronavirus
China said it will ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, a multibillion-dollar industry that employs millions of people, as part of efforts t [...]
Chloroquine, two others confirmed as antiviral drugs against coronavirus
Antiviral drug Favilavir has secured approval from the National Medical Products Administration of China to treat coronavirus Covid-19. According to C [...]
Cameroon student recovers from coronavirus as 1,700 Chinese health workers get infected
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old student from Cameroon living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention [...]
FG to reward any Nigerian scientist who finds cure to Coronavirus with N36m
The Federal government on Thursday challenged Nigerian scientists to find solution to the dreaded Coronavirus currently threatening the world. The Min [...]
China launches coronavirus close contact detector app
China has launched a smartphone app that allows users to check whether or not they have been at vicinity of someone who has been infected with the cor [...]