Category: Health
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COVID-19 AND KANO CITY: A MEGA BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE 3
COVID-19 AND KANO CITY: A MEGA BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE 3 313
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COVID-19: Borno State government express concerns over rate of increase in figure
Borno’s Covid-19: From “no new case” to NCDC’s announcement of “18 new cases”- Here is what happened. Borno’s response team did announced, during its evening briefing yesterday, that as at 24 hours, that is 6pm of Friday to 6pm of Saturday, there was no new case of coronavirus and that was the record. So, how…
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COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Nigeria Medical Association demands extension of lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19
As the Presidential order on lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end, the Nigeria Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to extend to lockdown again in order to be able to curb the escalating spread of the virus. NMA says its position for extension is in good faith and in…
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COVID-19: NNPC/CHEVRON supports Kano state to fight COVID-19
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its partners Chevron Nigeria Limited (in the Upstream) and Bovas & Company Limited (in the Downstream), have handed over a Toyota Ambulance, 2FullkitsVentilators, 1 Smith RescuPac ventilator for emergency and transport, 10 Pulse Oximeters, 10,000 Nose Masks, 5000 Nitrile Examination Gloves to Kano State government on Saturday. Others are…
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COVID-19: World Health Organisation appoints Okonjo Iweala aa Special Envoy
The former minister of Finance during the Obasanjo and Jonathan administration, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to serve as special envoy to the apex Health organisation in thw global fight against COVID-19. Dr Okonjo Iweala, by this appointment will lead a coalition of coordination against the ravaging coronavirus. It will be recalled that government…
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COVID-19: SON issues standards guide for production of Barrier Mask to Presidential Taskforce for COVID-19
In furtherance of efforts to ensure production and use of quality Barrier Masks by Nigerians to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Standards Organisation of Nigeria has published an extract of the international standard AFNOR SPEC-S76-001:2020 earlier made available to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Sustainable Production and Delivery of Essential Materials. Director General,…
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COVID-19: Kwara state government applauds organized private sector against COVID-19 for donations
The government has commended corporate organisations and individuals who have been donating to the state, including those earlier acknowledged for their humanitarian gestures to the counter-COVID-19 efforts of the state. The commendations are contained in a statement issued by Spokesman of the Governor and the Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19, Rafiu Ajakaye. The statement…
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COVID-19: Three Islamic Clerics to be punished for violating lockdown order in Borno
The Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Babakura Jatau has vowed to punish three Imams for violating the COVID-19 lockdown order for holding Friday congregational prayers. The Commissioner said that holding congregational Friday prayers exposed worshippers to risks of spreading COVID-19 in the State and an outright violation of lawful order.…
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Kick Malaria out of the world
Zero Malaria Starts With Me: Sleeping under insecticide-treated nets is one of the most effective ways to prevent malaria. 384
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COVID-19: Nigeria records over a thousand in less than 2 months
Nigeria has recorded over one thousand cases of COVID-19 in less than two months, it will be recorded that on 27th February 2020, the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehinare announced the index case for COVID-19 in Nigeria, being an Italian businessman who broke down to the virus upon arrival in Nigeria. Since…