The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that a total of 18 suspected cases of coronavirus have been identified so far in Nigeria. In its fifth national situation report on the virus, the NCDC revealed that there is no new confirmed case of coronavirus in Nigeria. The 18 people identified by the NCDC in Lagos, Ogun, Kano…
11 new deaths have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the recent Lassa fever outbreak ravaging most states in the country. The development brings the total number of death recorded to 132. In its report for week 9, NCDC revealed that out of a total of 421 suspected cases, 85 were confirmed and…
A 45-year-old woman identified as Mary Quansah who has been badly affected by a severe case of fibroid has had a large pregnant-looking belly for five years and she is now in urgent need of GHC 12k (N813,363.81) for surgery to save her life. According to a short documentary that was done to solicit funds…
23 Iranian Members of Parliament have been confirmed to have coronavirus, in the latest spike of coronavirus cases in the Islamic Republic. The Iranian government has already announced a death toll of 77 and a total of 2,336 confirmed cases, 835 more than the previous total. Experts fear the country’s high ratio of deaths to infections – about 3.3%…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to desist from using polythene bags for food packaging because it can cause cancer. This was made known by Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency while speaking in a chat with journalists on Monday in Abuja. Packaging of pap in…
The National Youth Service Corps on Monday denied it had spent the February allowances of corps members on the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country. The NYSC said the reports emanated from mischief-makers and that they were making efforts to apprehend the masterminds behind the story. The scheme said these in a…
Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper reported Tuesday, as Italy battles Europe’s worst outbreak. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not respond to a request for comment on the report in the Messaggero newspaper. Francis canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his…
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the detection of the first coronavirus case. The country said the patient is a Saudi national traveling from Iran to the Kingdom through Bahrain, Saudi State TV reported. A staff member of the health authorities of the southern federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg demonstrates on a negative sample the test for the coronavirus…
Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu has commenced screening of students, staff, and visitors to the institution to prevent an outbreak of Coronavirus in the school. A correspondent who visited LASPOTECH Ikorodu Campus on Monday reports that security officials were screening students with an infrared thermometer before entering the school. LASPOTECH Acting-Director of Medical Services of…
Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has revealed why the name of the 44-year-old Italian citizen who has been confirmed to have coronavirus cannot be disclosed. Osagie revealed that the name of the patient cannot be disclosed publicly because it goes against the ethics of medicine. The Minister said at a press briefing on Monday, March 2; …