A robot dog is being used to enforce social distancing across parks in Singapore during the coronavirus lockdown. The remote-controlled four-legged machine named SPOT politely asks joggers and cyclists to stay apart in the city-state’s green spaces. The robotdog, built by Boston Dynamics and enlisted by Singapore authorities to help curb coronavirus infections, was first…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Wednesday, had a face-off with Dubai returnees who staged a protest at a hotel in Lekki where they are being isolated. According to the evacuees that spoke with The PUNCH, the commissioner, who was clad in a suit and red tie, arrived at the isolation centre…
A new survey has found that people have been breaking lockdown rules to have sex despite the Coronavirus pandemic that has killed close to 300,000 people globally. It shows people can stay at home for so many reasons but have a hard time adhering to home lockdown rules when it comes to the issue of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as his new Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff’s position has been vacant since the demise of Abba Kyari, who lost his battle with the novel coronavirus in April, 2020. Gambari’s appointment was announced by the Presidency on Wednesday. Only a few Nigerians know about Gambari…
About 200 Nigerian citizens set to return home are stranded in Canada as their evacuation flight is postponed. The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The commission explained that “logistics issues” beyond its control are to blame for the postponement of the flight. It disclosed that a new date…
The United States recorded 1,894 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 82,246, according to the real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday). The figure was a sharp rise after daily tolls fell below 1,000 on Sunday and Monday. The country hardest hit by the…
Two new cases of the COVID-19 infection has been confirmed in Ondo state. The cases confirmed today are the 17th and 18th cases of the global pandemic in the state. The state commissioner for health, Dr Wahab Adegbenro who confirmed the report, explained that the patients were from Lagos and Sokoto states. However, the state…
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the recovery and discharge of 26 more patients who tested negative twice to the Coronavirus. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged had become 528. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and…
The Nigeria center for disease control NCDC has announced the confirmation of 184 new cases of COVID-19. NCDC made the announcement through its Twitter handle few minutes ago. “184 new cases of #COVID19;” 51-Lagos 23-Jigawa 16-Bauchi 16-Katsina 14-Kano 10-FCT 10-Rivers 9-Kwara 5-Delta 5-Kaduna 4-Sokoto 4-Oyo 3-Kebbi 3-Nasarawa 3-Osun 2-Ondo 1-Ebonyi 1-Edo 1-Enugu 1-Anambra 1-Plateau 1-Niger…
The Rivers State Government today announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who though did not mention the name of the victim, said he died from injuries he…