Category: Health
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COVID-19: FG allocates 1,800 vaccines to Oyo State – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state, out of about 100,000 vaccines procured for the country. Makinde made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Government House, Agodi in Ibadan, disclosing that the state recorded 696 COVID-19 positive cases out…
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Covid-19; Update on the arrival date of vaccines to Nigeria
Just in!!!!!!!! Presidential Task force on Covid-19 declares that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive Nigeria at the end of January. Details shortly…………………… 254
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Hospitals won’t be able to handle serious Covid-19 cases soon-NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that the country is now reaching a critical level in the fight against COVID-19. The agency stated that the hospital capacity will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a…
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Non Adherence to Health and Social measures worsening spread-NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday night alerted that the non-adherence to public health and social measures by Nigerians was exacerbating the public health response efforts to limit the continued spread of COVID-19 in the country. Disclosing this in its latest Public Health Advisory released last night, the Centre noted that Nigeria has hits an unenviable…
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Covid-19;Matters arising &Way forward
…Lists steps to reduce impact of second wave As health authorities in Lagos continued to raise the alarm over increasing cases of COVID-19, Medical Guild has urged government to stop the importation of the new strain of the virus which “spreads easily and damages with increased morbidity and mortality”. The medical body said its…
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Covid-19;Atiku Receives Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He is suspected to be the first Nigerian to have received the vaccine. Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, confirmed the development to TheCable on Thursday. Atiku received the vaccine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “The importance of the #COVID19 vaccine in mitigating the effect of the…
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COVID-19: President Buhari approves establishment of oxygen plant in 36 States
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of at least one oxygen plant in each of the 36 States of the federation. President Buhari also approved the rehabilitation of five oxygen plants across tertiary health institutions in Nigeria. Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja…
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We Are In Talks With China On COVID-19 Vaccine – Minister
The Federal Government says it has opened talks with the People’s Republic of China to have access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday while briefing newsmen after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who was in Nigeria on a working…
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We’ve not recorded any death from strange disease — Kogi govt
Kogi State government has refuted reports that a strange disease killed 50 persons in the state, stating that the deaths were recorded in neighbouring Enugu State. Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu made the clarification on Wednesday on Channels TV Sunrise Daily, where he also explained why it was impossible for the disease…
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Ortom loses Health Commissioner
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has lost his Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono. Dr Ikwulono died Wednesday afternoon after spending three months as Commissioner. He was sworn in on August 5, 2020, after his predecessor, Dr Sunday Ongbabo resigned his position as a member of the State Executive Council. Though no…