The Federal Government has come under attack for going on social media to plead with United States billionaire, Elon Musk, for ventilators to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Musk, who is the founder and Chief Engineer, SpaceX, had tweeted on Thursday that his firm had extra ventilators that had been approved by the Food and Drug…
Researchers found a middle-aged man who had mild symptoms but a prolonged version of the potentially deadly illness, according to reports Chinese researchers have warned of a new mutated version of coronavirus that could infect people for nearly two months. Chinese military researchers found a middle-aged man who had the disease for 49 days, which…
According to the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, even though relatively lower numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported from Africa, Central and South America, the virus could have serious social, economic and political consequences for these regions of the world. Speaking on Wednesday during his COVID-19 update, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said; “Over…
Abubakar Danraka, an Imam, who is also the Chief Pharmacist at the National Hospital, Abuja, has been arrested for allegedly drugging and raping a 12-year-old boy. The 42-year-old PhD holder is also the Special Assistant (Technical) to the Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja. According to the National Agency…
Amosun becomes the latest individual to donate to the fight against the spread of the virus in the state. Ogun has restricted entry into the state and is set to go on lockdown on April 3, 2020. Amosun said he made the donation to the bank account of the state in a letter to the…
Police in Anambra State has arrested four persons for allegedly claiming to be officials of the Ministry of Health and distributing COVID-19 products to unsuspecting members of the public in Onitsha. The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said the suspects were arrested with several surgical masks, hand sanitizers against Coronavirus, produced locally under unhygienic conditions. He…
A city in China has been forced to ban its residents from eating dog, snake, frog, turtle and cat meat in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. The legislation was yesterday passed by lawmakers in Shenzhen, a city of around 13 million people, and will take effect on May 1, according to a government notice. The news comes…
Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed why Oyo State can’t go on total lockdown over Coronavirus, days after President Buhari issued an order which restricted movement in Abuja, Ogun and Lagos. The Oyo state Governor who tested positive for the virus, said he opted for a curfew instead of a total lockdown due to the high…
In the span of a month, the coronavirus pandemic has radically soared to disturbing heights in the U.S. – from a fewer than 100 confirmed cases and two deaths as of March 1 to over 215,000 infections on Thursday, data from worldometers.info showed. More than 5, 000 people have died from the virus in the…
A six-week-old infant is believed to be the youngest patient to die from the coronavirus, Connecticut’s governor said Wednesday. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.” “Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive,” Lamont said. “This is absolutely…