The United Nations Children’s Fund says the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety, and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral disease. UNICEF also warned that the effects of closing school for another year will be felt for generations to…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 90 million, with a total of 90,054,813. The health organization in a statement on Wednesday said that globally, there are 90,054,813 confirmed cases with 1,945,610 deaths. The WHO noted that the U.S. remains at the top in both infection…
On Tuesday, January 12, Nigeria recorded 1270 fresh cases of coronavirus. According to the statistics released by the health agency, Lagos recorded 435 cases while the FCT recorded 234 cases. Other states with fresh cases include Oyo-103, Plateau-86, Rivers-71, Enugu-51, Nasarawa-41, Delta-39, Edo-39, Osun-33, Niger-31, Sokoto-23, Ondo-16, Taraba-13, Ebonyi-12, Kano-10, Abia-9, Bayelsa-8, Bauchi-7, Imo-5, Katsina-3…
Amid the resurgence of COVID-19, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, not to stop the resumption of academic activities. President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, said a Taskforce would be setup on COVID-19 in universities across the country. Asefon, in a statement, said government should address…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that the country is now reaching a critical level in the fight against COVID-19. The agency stated that the hospital capacity will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known in a…
Former Military Administrator of Kano and Benue states Col. Aminu Isah Kontagora (rtd.) has died of coronavirus complications. Kontangora who is also a Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Niger State Chapter, died in the early hours of Monday at a health facility in Abuja. The former Governorship Aspirant under the platform of the PDP…
Researchers have found that the covid-19 infection might cause an inflammatory response in the brain, leading to ‘stroke-like’ damage to certain areas, as a result of your body battling the virus, a new study claims. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health used an MRI scanner and found damage to the olfactory bulb in the…
Nigerian government may consider imposing another lockdown in the country, after the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 100,000 mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, January 10, reported 1,024 new cases. It brought the total number of infections to 100,087. NCDC also said the total number of deaths was now…
Lagos state government has shutdown the Meiran primary health centre at Agbado/Oke-Odo local council development area of the state. Mosunmola Olabige, chief press secretary to David Famuyiwa, chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo, said the action was taken to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after some health workers at the centre contracted the virus. “In a swift reaction…
The Chief Medical Director, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia, Dr. Ikrama Hassan has disclosed that 15 doctors out of 139 doctors working in the hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. He debunked the allegation by the Association of Residents Doctors in the state that 35 doctors tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking weekend with our…