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Enugu Records New 115 Cases In 2 Days To Reach 675

Enugu State recorded 115 new cases of COVID-19 cases within two days to reach 675 cases on Saturday.…

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Lagos Conducts Over 54,000 COVID-19 Sample Tests

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday says a total of 54, 570 sampl…

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Why Coronavirus Poses Great Danger, By Oyo Containment Chairperson

Chairperson, Oyo State COVID-19 Decontamination and Containment Team, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, has sai…

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Ekiti To Begin Enforcement Of Face Masks Today, Sets Up Special Offences Court

The Ekiti State Government said it would from today begin aggressive enforcement of compulsory use o…

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‘Nigerians’ Carefree Attitude Responsible For Rising Cases Of Coronavirus’

Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUT…

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COVID-19: Virus Presents Malaria Symptoms But It’s Not, NCDC Warns

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says though Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents symptoms s…

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‘No Evidence Madagascar Drug Can Cure COVID-19’

An investigation conducted by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NI…

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COVID-19: Female Doctors Donate N10m PPE To Wuse Hospital

Female medical doctors under the auspices of “Mask Up Nigerian Medics” have donated Personal Protect…

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Edo 2020: Medical Practitioners Group Declare Support For Ize-Iyamu

A  group of health professionals in Edo State, Better Health for Edo, has criticized the administrat…

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WHO Urges Greater COVID-19 Health Services In Africa’s Humanitarian Settings

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing, an…

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COVID-19: Vaccinate Children Now Or Risk Them To Uncertain Future, UNICEF Tells Nigeria

THE United Nation’s Children Fund,has urged Nigeria to seize the current moment to vaccinate childre…

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57 Health Workers Test Positive For COVID-19 In Plateau

The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Lar, has said that 57 health workers were infecte…

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PTF Warns Against Substandard Hand Sanitisers

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday raised the alarm over the prevalence of substand…

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Embrace Telemedicine, Expert Advises Healthcare Providers

The Managing Director of Pre Diagnosis International, Dr John Iguve, has advised the country’s publi…

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Gates Urges Nigeria To Support Women Health Care

A philanthropist, Melinda Gates, has called on Nigeria and other African countries to make maternal …

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Taraba NLC Chairman Died Of Diabetes Not COVID-19 – Health Commissioner

The Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Innocent Vakkai, has said the State Chairman of the Ni…

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US, UK, Canada Accuse Russia Of COVID-19 Vaccine Theft

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre has accused Russian spies of trying to steal COV…

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Nigeria Records 595 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 34,854

Nigeria recorded 595 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported…

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Akwa Ibom’s Threat To Sack Striking Health Workers Empty – JOHESU

Health workers, under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions, Akwa Ibom State chapter, on Thursd…

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Plateau Shuts Hospital, Quarantines 29 As Two Health Workers Test Positive

The Langtang North General Hospital in Plateau state has been shut down following the confirmation o…

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