As part of its relentless contribution and support towards battling the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, Hypo, makers of Nigeria’s beloved bleach has once again donated products to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for the sanitization of isolation centers and other public places across the nation. Donation exercise took place…
Lecturers at Ekiti State University, EKSU, have promised to find an antidote to coronavirus. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-EKSU, on Wednesday, made the promise while donating sanitisers to the state government. The union said the sanitisers were a result of research work, which was mainly produced to stem the spread of Coronavirus. Speaking…
In what will come across as a really startling development, a woman and her sons have perished from the coronavirus. An African American woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the Coronavirus have died, NBC News reports. The woman, Antoinette Franklin, a lifelong New Orleans resident, died March 23. Her sons,…
A 15-man medical team from China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This is as a result of the ongoing pandemic that has put the world at the edge. In Nigeria alone, there are almost 300 cases of coronavirus patients that have been recorded and 6 deaths.
The Lagos State government on Wednesday confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner of Health in the state disclosed that the deceased was a 66-year-old Briton who recently returned from India. In a series of tweets, Abayomi wrote on his official Twitter page: “Lagos recorded another COVID-19 related…
The result of the second Coronavirus test done on the Chairman of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Alhaji Ibrahim Shetima, has returned positive. Shetima has been in isolation at a special ward in the UCH after he tested positive for coronavirus two weeks ago. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Toye Akinrinlola,…
Despite the outbreak of Coronavirus and one death recorded in Katsina, the state government has lifted the ban on Friday Juma’at prayers. The decision was announced in a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, on Tuesday. The decision was made after a meeting was held by government officials, religious leaders, traditional…
A 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom has died of coronavirus in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, announced this on his Twitterhandle on Wednesday. He also confirmed that cases of coronavirus had increased to 130 in the state. He tweeted, “Lagos recorded another #COVID-19 related death: a 66-year-old Briton, who…
Despite opposition by the Nigerian Medical Association, the visiting 15-member medical team from China will arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on a chattered Air Peace aircraft on Wednesday (today). The personnel, who are experts in infectious diseases, respiratory illness, intensive care, cardiology, neurology, general surgery and anesthesiology, will be coming with their drugs,…
The Federal Government has said Nigerians abroad, who wished to be evacuated amid the pandemic, must be “COVID-19 free”, The PUNCHhas learnt. This was contained in the “COVID-19 Application Form for Nigerians who want to return home” on the website of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. Citizens intending to be repatriated are required to complete the…