Coronavirus

Anyone entering the United K will be required to take the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, Boris Johnson, the country’s Prime Minister has ordered hours after Omicron, the latest…

The U.K has confirmed two cases of the new Covid-19 strain omicron, Health Minister Sajid Javid said. “The two cases are linked and there is a connection with travel to southern Africa,”…

South Africa shocked an already traumatized world in October last year when its scientists announced the discovery of a new covid of the coronavirus called Beta and just under eighteen…

Health authorities in Lagos will commence stricter enforcement of existing covid-19 rules and introduce even more from Monday, November 22 as the government expands its surveillance ahead of…

Nigeria where only about three per cent of its target population has received the covid vaccine says it plans to administer booster shots in due course but has not provided any details.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that another challenge was looming in the effort to vaccinate the planet, which is a shortage of syringes. According to the organisation,…

In a race to vaccinate at least 4 million residents before the end of December 2021, the Lagos State government is involving private health care service providers who will charge N6,000 per…

An experimental pill to treat Covid developed by the US company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by 89% in vulnerable adults, clinical trial results suggest. The drug -…

Regulators in Britain granted approval to the experimental drug molnupiravir from U.S. pharmaceutical giant Merck on Thursday, marking the first authorization from a public health body for…

Globally, COVID-19 is confirmed to be the third leading cause of death, after heart disease and stroke. According to the Associated Press, the coronavirus pandemic has killed above five…