Tag: Covid-19
Lagos enlists 600 patients for chloroquine clinical trials
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, has said that the state had enlisted 600 patients for the planned chloroquine c [...]
UK to give Africa £20m in fight against COVID-19
The United Kingdom has pledged £20 million to support the African Union in fighting the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. While announcing the funding [...]
Northern govs request for relief, says region has 54% of COVID-19 cases
In a communique issued after the Northern States Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday, the governors have appealed to the federal govern [...]
COVID-19: FAAN cuts workers’ salaries
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said it might not be able to pay full staff salaries as from May 2020 until there was an improvement in the [...]
Pastor who healed COVID-19 patients by laying of hands dies from the virus
A popular pastor in Cameroon, Pastor Franklin Ndifor of Kingship International Ministries Church has died from coronavirus weeks after he claimed he c [...]
Over 100 countries demand probe into origins of coronavirus in China
More than 100 countries are supporting a draft resolution at the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) calling for an independent investigation into the or [...]
Rwanda deploys robots in fight against COVID-19
Government officials in Rwanda have unveiled five high-tech robots to support in the fight against COVID-19. The robots can perform a number of tasks [...]
The best ways to navigate through life with Covid-19
With so many directives on how to and how not to act to avoid contracting the deadly covid-19, here are few tips from the head of the Infectious Disea [...]
Covid-19, an opportunity to reset Africa – Elumelu
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an [...]
Lagos NMA directs doctors to stay at home
The Lagos branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has asked its members to embark on an indefinite “sit-at-home” industrial action over alleg [...]