The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association has said that people should avoid paying unnecessary visits or consultations to hospitals to minimise the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. It said 35 doctors had so far been tested positive for COVID-19 since the virus manifested in the state.null Dr […]
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The Lagos State Government on Friday discharged 50 coronavirus patients who recovered upon treatment. They include 13 females, 37 males while 24 of them were Nigerians, 26 were foreign nationals. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on Friday night. Sanwo-Olu said,” Today, 50 #COVID19Lagos patients; 13 females […]
California will release up to 8,000 more prisoners to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in its crowded jails, according to authorities in the US state, one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. The inmates could be eligible for early release by the end of August – joining 10,000 […]
The Osun State Government on Saturday said that Secretary to the Government, Wole Oyebamiji, has recovered from the coronavirus disease. Oyebamiji had about 10 days ago tested positive for the virus but the confirmatory test carried out on him on Friday returned negative Also, fresh tests carried out on 21 […]
President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, speaks on the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic in this interview with JAMES ABRAHAM What is your assessment of the government’s efforts at fighting COVID-19? This is a novel disease and it is coming at a time when people are unaware and […]
The United States notched more than 43,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed on Saturday, amid a surge of infections around the country. The Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed 43,742 more cases as of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday), bringing the country’s total number […]
Health experts across the globe have berated the United States’ decision to buy out nearly all the global supply of Remdesivir for three months, warning that the development could set a dangerous precedence in the fight against COVID-19. Remdesivir, an antiviral medication that once offered hope against Ebola, is the […]
At least 2,430 people infected with coronavirus have refused to be admitted at Lagos State isolation centres, the state Health Commissioner, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said. This was as the number of coronavirus associated deaths in the state rose to 177. Abayomi, who gave an update via Twitterhandle on Saturday, said […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, said there was an increase in the demand for oxygen by COVID-19 patients. As a result of this, he said the state government had intensified efforts to make oxygen available across the local government areas in the state. Abayomi stated this […]
Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday disrupted the unveiling of an anti-coronavirus herbal syrup in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A herbal medicine expert, Paul Oni, had planned to unveil the anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup branded, ‘Oxibiotics,’ at the Centenary Hall, Ake, on Thursday. The […]
