A young doctor has been hailed as the HERO after she suspected the index case of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Ogun State government released a statement appreciating the effort of the female doctor, Dr. Amarachukwu Karen Allison who suspected the 1st coronavirus case in Nigeria. Dr. Amarachukwu Karen Allison works for Lafarge Nigeria and her…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. This brings the tally of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Nigeria at this time, to 23. There are 16 patients in Lagos; one in Ekiti; two in Ogun, and three in the federal capital territory (FCT). In a statement…
Oyo State has recorded its first case of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 23. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State confirmed this in a statement on Sunday morning. The statement read, “The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back positive. The result was released at…
US Vice President, Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence have both tested negative for coronavirus, his spokeswoman announced ON Saturday night. “Pleased to report that the COVID-19 test results came back negative for both Vice President @Mike_Pence and Second Lady @KarenPence,” said Katie Miller, the press secretary for the vice president, via her Twitter account….
Nigerian actor, Tchidi Tchikere has revealed that he bought Chloroquine tablets at almost 6 times the usual price. The hike in price comes after Donald Trump wrongly claimed that the FDA approved the drug for the treatment of coronavirus. In a press briefing on Thursday, March 19, President Trump said that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine –…
The Kaduna State Government has advised Imams not to hold Juma’at services as part of efforts to restrict religious services and all large gatherings, in a bid to reduce the chances of spreading the coronavirus pandemic. A statement by the spokesman of the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye on Friday said that the administration is taking a…
The COVID-19 also known as the coronavirus is undoubtedly causing panic in most parts of the world and the number of infected persons in Nigeria is currently increasing as time continues to go on. Despite the grave and dangerous nature of the coronavirus, a number of people in Nigeria still have doubts about the existence…
A Nigerian man has been rushed to hospital after he overdosed on chloroquine and became unconscious. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was said to have started taking doses of chloroquine to prevent coronavirus. The Herald gathered that he has also been giving the same to his children. A Nigerian doctor, Dr. Chinonso Egemba…
The deadly Coronavirus or COVID-19 was predicted by an article published by the Jehovah’s Witness, a religious group, 15 years ago, in its magazine, Awake! But the world ignored the warning. According to the article “The Next Global Epidemic, WHEN?” published in the December 22, 2005, edition of Awake!, the world was alerted that a…
Legendary Tanzanian rapper Mwana FA is the latest celebrity to test positive for coronavirus. The rapper confirmed himself that he had been infected and was in self-isolation in a bid to curb the spread. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, March 19, evening, Mwana FA said he had gone for tests and the results came back…