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Gambia Records First Case of UK’s COVID-19 Variant

The Gambia has registered two cases of a British-identified coronavirus mutation which is likely mor…

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53 Edo Health Workers Infected, One Patient Dies

Edo State has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases and one death from the disease on Thursday, while 53…

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UITH Successfully Separates Conjoined Twins, Employs Parents

University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday successfully separated…

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WHO Holds Emergency Meeting Over Virus Variants

The World Health Organization’s emergency committee met, two weeks early, on Thursday to discuss the…

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WHO Deplores 95% Of Vaccine Doses Limited To 10 Countries

The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said 95 percent of vaccine doses so far …

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LASU College of Medicine Asks All Students to Self-Isolate After Three Test Positive for COVID-19

The Lagos State University Thursday announced that three students of the state’s University College …

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WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan as China Reports First Covid-19 Death in 8 Months

A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start a h…

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20 UITH Doctors Infected

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) said …

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‘WHO Working With China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Producers’

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus has said that a WHO t…

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Kaduna Establishes 300 Nutrition Corners In Health Facilities To Combat Malnutrition

The Kaduna State Government has established no fewer than 300 nutrition corners in health facilities…

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Zulum Orders Employment Of 40 More Doctors For Borno Hospitals

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday gave an order for the recruitment of 40 medica…

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1,800 COVID-19 Vaccines Allocated To Oyo Inadequate – Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has described the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses the Federal …

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Lagos Reopens Isolation Centre As COVID-19 Infections Spike

The Lagos State Government Wednesday said it has reopened the Indo Isolation Centre at Anthony to cr…

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British Virus Variant Now In 50 Countries: WHO

The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the W…

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UNIABUJA To Pioneer Diabetes Studies In Africa

The University of Abuja has entered into a partnership with Diabetes Africa, a network of health pro…

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PAMO Takes Medical Education to New Heights

With the directive by the National Universities Commission ( NUC) to universities in the country to …

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COVID-19 Vaccines Efficacy Debate Worries Australia’s Chief Medical Officer

The Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology recently called on the Australian government t…

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Home Grown Remedy Best Response, Says NIPRD

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) has said that home grown resp…

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 1,270 New Infections In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 1,270  new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total…

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Presidency Welcomes Report Of COVID-19 Research Team

The Presidency has welcomed a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating effectiveness…

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