South African government, on Monday, received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. NAN reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and deputy president David Mabuza, who chairs the inter-ministerial committee on vaccines, were at the airport to receive one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. South Africa has been the nation worst…
Nigeria recorded 685 new cases of coronavirus, 1277 discharged and 8 deaths on the 31st of January 202. Till date, 131242 cases have been confirmed, 104989 cases have been discharged and 1586 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 685 new cases are reported from 16 states- Lagos (355),…
Scientists have asked the British government to ensure that social distancing is enforced until the end of the year. Sunday Telegraph reported that restrictions can only be relaxed once the Coronavirus vaccines are at least 85% effective and a ‘high uptake’ of the jab is vital to avoid another deadly wave of the disease. In…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC has announced that 1114 fresh cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, January 29. According to the statistics released by the health agency, Lagos recorded 408 while the FCT recorded 95 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Plateau-90, Ondo-66, Kaduna-63, Oyo-56, Borno-46, Imo-42, Edo-41,…
15 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Niger state have tested positive for COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Muhammed Makusidi disclosed this on Thursday, January 28 during a meeting with the state governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello on measures to put in place to contain the spread of the novel virus…
A doctor in Italy has been arrested over claims he killed two coronavirus patients to ‘free up beds’ during the height of the pandemic in Italy. Carlo Mosca, 47, is accused of giving patients Natale Bassi, 61, and Angelo Paletti, 80, lethal doses of anesthetics at Montichiari Hospital near Brescia. The incident allegedly took place…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned the nation might resort to the extreme option of another lockdown if Nigerians fail to comply with prescribed guidelines and protocols. National Incident Manager of the PTF, Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, who gave the warning in an exclusive chat with The Nation in Abuja on Wednesday, January…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that the President signed the document on…
Billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to fix the countries health sector, as that is more important than buying COVID-19 vaccines. Gates said this while responding to a question posed by The PUNCH during an interview with select African journalists on Tuesday. When asked if it was appropriate…
1,303 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, January 26. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 478 new cases while the FCT recorded 211 fresh cases. Other states with new cases include Nasarawa-83, Rivers-72, Kwara-42, Edo-36, Ondo-34, Benue-32, Kaduna-32, Katsina-26, Plateau-26, Kano-25, Taraba-25, Osun-22, Delta-21, Oyo-21, Niger-19, Sokoto-18, Ebonyi-17,…