A human-like robot that can test for coronavirus and tell patients off for not wearing a face mask is undergoing trials in a hospital. The trial is taking place at a private hospital in Cairo, Egypt, as the African county faces a second wave. The mechanical nurse, dubbed Cira-03, can take the temperature of Covid-19…
198 new cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, November 25. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, FCT recorded 53 new cases, the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include Lagos-48, Ogun-40, Akwa Ibom-20, Bauchi-9, Plateau-8, Kaduna-5, Kano-4, Benue-3, Jigawa-3, Nasarawa-3, Edo-1, and Kwara-1. Nigeria now has 66,805 confirmed…
Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, has asked Nigerians not to travel during the festive season to limit the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Speaking at the PTF media briefing on Monday, Mustapha said such trips should be put on hold because the transmission rate of the virus has become…
168 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, November 24. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, the Federal Capital Territory FCT recorded 61 new cases, the highest for the day. Other states with new cases include Lagos-50, Kaduna-27, Oyo-12, Rivers-6, Katsina-5, Ogun-3, Kwara-2, Edo-1, and Kano-1. Nigeria now has…
On the 22nd of November 2020, 155 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 66,383 cases have been confirmed, 62,076 cases have been discharged and 1,167 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 155 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (60), Katsina…
On the 20th of November 2020, 143 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 65982 cases have been confirmed, 61782 cases have been discharged and 1165 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 143 new cases are reported from 10 states- Lagos (70), Kaduna (25), FCT (22),…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated Governor Dapo Abiodun over the death of two pupils, who died allegedly after taking the state government deworming drugs. The PDP said it was worried over the unfortunate death of the two female pupils of Saint James African Church Primary School, Idi- Ape,…
Nigeria recorded 146 new cases of COVID19 on Thursday, November 19. According to the NCDC, Lagos recorded 62 new cases while the FCT recorded 23 new cases. Other states with new cases include Kaduna-21 Ogun-12 Rivers -12 Ondo-5 Oyo-3 Plateau-3 Bauchi-2 Katsina-2 and Kano-1. Nigeria has so far recorded 65,839 confirmed cases of the viral disease…
236 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, November 18. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 142 new cases while Ogun recorded 19 new cases. Other states with new cases include Kaduna-15 FCT-14 Imo-14 Rivers-14 Plateau-6 Katsina-3 Ekiti-2 Jigawa-2 Oyo-2 Cross River-1 Kano-1 and Taraba-1. Nigeria now has…
The Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, has shut 16 health facilities across the State for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola Idowu, who disclosed this today at Ikeja while reviewing the activities of the Agency for the month of September and October, 2020, explained that…