Tag: covid-19
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WHO raises alarm, says COVID-19 not receding
The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organisation’s director-general told an online conference on Monday. “The pandemic is still accelerating,” Tedros Ghebreyesus told the virtual health forum organised by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. “We know that the pandemic is much more than…
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COVID-19 fear grips Kubwa general hospital Abuja, all staff directed to go for test
Fear has enveloped the general hospital Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja the FCT. SGTV gathered that a consultant orthopedics unit in the hospital, whose identity we choose to conceal has tested positive for coronavirus as well as HOD pediatrics. The CMD, Muideen Lasisi however instead of ordering for their isolation in line with NCDC’s…
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We’ll close down markets if… Obiano blows hot
The Anambra state Governor, Willie Obiano has threatened to shut down markets and churches again if people of the State continue to flout the mitigation protocols of COVID-19. The governor, who gave the warning in a broadcast, said that anyone found in violation of the state’s COVID-19 law would be fined or sentenced to community…
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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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FG DONATES RELIEF MATERIALS TO KOGI STATE
The Kogi state Government has taken delivery of some relief materials for vulnerable groups donated by the Federal Government. The items include three trucks of rice and one truck of vegetable oil. Delivering the relief materials, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajia Sadiya Umar Faruq said Government acknowledged the hardships in the…