Tag: Covid-19
Coronavirus can be spread through farts – Australian doctor
The coronavirus pandemic could be spreading through farts, according to doctors. But farts are unlikely to transmit the virus provided pants are worn. [...]
NCDC issues new advisory on use of face masks
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has issued a new advisory to guide Nigerians on the use of face masks to prevent themselves against new [...]
Lockdown: Law enforcement officers have killed 18 Nigerians, more than coronavirus
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says Nigeria’s security agencies have killed 18 citizens since the lockdown regulations on the COVID-19 pa [...]
US pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus
An evangelical pastor who defiantly held church service several times despite being asked not to in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19, has died of [...]
Trump stops WHO funding over handling of COVID-19 outbreak
President Donald Trump has announced that he is halting funding to the World Health Organisation for their role in severely mismanaging and covering u [...]
€50m donation is for the poor – EU to Buhari
The Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU is la [...]
FG didn’t invite Chinese doctors to Nigeria –Ehanire
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government did not invite the Chinese doctors who came into the country la [...]
Patience Jonathan’s Abuja hotel to become isolation center
Former first lady, Patience Jonathan has struck a deal to release her 200-bed hotel as a COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre. The Abuja hotel whic [...]
It could have gone either way – Johnson says as he recovers from COVID-19
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has thanked the NHS for saving his life, saying his stay in intensive care with coronavirus could have gone eith [...]
COVID-19: US death toll climbs to 20,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed that of Italy as the highest in the world reaching 20,000 as Chicago and other cities across th [...]