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Vaccine Raises Prospect Of COVID-19 Containment As U.S. Targets Mass Production

An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, developed by an American biotechnology company, Moderna, in p…

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Anambra Targets 115, 974 COVID-19 Tests In Six Months, Records 12 Deaths, 101 Cases

The reported 12 deaths and 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Anambra state in the latest update of sta…

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Only 100 Active Cases Are At Isolation Centres’

Delta State government on Wednesday disclosed that only about 100 cases of active coronavirus (COVID…

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COVID-19: 12 Doctors Recover At UITH

Dr Lanre Olosunde, the President of Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching H…

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Iran Says 140 Health Workers Died From Virus

Iran said on Wednesday that 140 of its health workers had died of the novel coronavirus, with thousa…

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Covid-19: Delta Records 33 New Cases, Total Now 1,392

Delta State has recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases reco…

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Ogun Doctors In Viral Centre May Join Strike

The President of Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (ARD…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 33,616 With 463 New Infections

Nigeria recorded 463 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday bringing total cases reported in the country t…

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Baby Infected With COVID-19 In The Womb

Doctors in France have described what they said was the first confirmed case of a newborn infected i…

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Lagos Govt Urges Striking Doctors To Return To Work

The Lagos State Government has urged striking doctors under its employment to suspend their three da…

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Fruits, Vegetables Most Expensive As COVID-19 Exposes 130m To Chronic Hunger

A new United Nations survey has found fruits, vegetables as well as dairy and protein foods as most …

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Nigeria Records 595 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Jumps To 33,153

Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise …

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NAFDAC Safety Test Approval Not For Efficacy Of Product -DG

The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) safety test approval is …

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FUOYE To Admit Students Into Pharmacy This Year, Says VC

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) said it would admit students into the Faculty of Pharmacy i…

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NCDC Sets Up Emergency Operation Centre In Imo

The Centre for Disease Control has set up an Emergency Operation Centre at the Imo Specialist Hospit…

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Sanwo-Olu Flays Warning Strike By Doctors, Urges End

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, described as unfair and opportunistic the decisi…

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WHO Calls For Data-Based Strategies For School Resumption

Dr. Michael Ryan, a senior World Health Organisation official has called for comprehensive, data-dri…

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COVID-19: Osun Eases Lockdown In Four Lgas

The Osun State Government has approved the ease of lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic i…

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Nigerian Professor Of Infectious Diseases Dies Of COVID-19

A Professor of Infectious Diseases, Lovett Lawson, has died of Covid-19. Lawson, who was Chairman, B…

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744 Dead As Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 33,000

Nigeria recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing total cases reported in the country t…

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