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COVID-19: Lagos decentralises sample collection
As part of measures to further contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) disease, Lagos State government is decentralising sample collection, by designating places in some…
NCDC denies fraud allegations over COVID-19 test for air travelers
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has denied allegations of fraud over the COVID-19 test for air travelers saying such reports are “simply incorrect and based on information that…
COVID-19 disrupted aids, immunisation programmes in Nigeria – Bill Gates
Some of the significant ways Covid-19 has disrupted the Nigeria’s health system is creating a huge distraction to aids programmes, including the provision of tuberculosis drugs, HIV drugs,…
Capital Market Committee donates 150 units of infrared thermometer to Enugu govt
The Capital Market Support Committee on COVID-19 (CMSCC) has donated 150 units of infrared thermometer to Enugu State Government to help in curbing the spread of the pandemic in schools.…
CACOVID urges halt to community spread of COVID-19 to restore economy
The private sector-led Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) has said that stopping the community spread of coronavirus in Nigeria is the only way to prevent a resurgence and get the nation’s…
Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume Covid-19 vaccine trial after pause
Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a…
China tests Nasal covid vaccine as WHO praises halt in Oxford vaccine trial
China on Wednesday approved phase I human testing for the nasal spray vaccine, which is co-developed by researchers at Xiamen University and Hong Kong University, as well as by vaccine maker…
School reopening: FG directs states to ensure compliance with risk assessment
Following preparatory efforts towards safe reopening of schools, the federal government on Thursday directed states to comply with risk assessment directive,while also ensure that stipulated…
Patients with hypertension, diabetes more likely to die of COVID in Africa
Africans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes are more likely to suffer severe cases of COVID-19 and die, according to the World Health Organisation…
FG reverses self, says Russia did not give Nigeria COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Government has denied receiving the Russian COVID-19 vaccine from the country's ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin.
The government had announced last Friday that it had…