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Kwara Discharges 15 COVID-19 Patients

Kwara State Government has announced the discharge of 15 COVID-19 patients, just as the state record…

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Health Workers To Undergo COVID-19 Test In Ebonyi, Says Deputy Governor

Following the rising cases of coronavirus in Ebonyi State, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, ye…

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WHO: Access To HIV Medicines Severely Impacted By COVID-19 As AIDS Response Stalls

Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medi…

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No Reason For NMA’s Strike, Says Cross River

Commissioner for Health, Betta Edu, has described the strike embarked upon by the Nigeria Medical As…

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COVID-19: 82 Health Workers Test Positive In Bayelsa

Bayelsa State health workers have emerged as the group with the highest risk contracting COVID-19 in…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Near 30,000 With 575 New Infections

Nigeria recorded 575 new coronavirus infections on Monday bringing total cases reported in the count…

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Coronavirus, Decline In Donor Funds Derail Plans To End AIDS

A new report has revealed that the coronavirus pandemic and decline in donor funding for Human Immun…

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Doctors In Cross River Begin Indefinite Strike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State branch, has commenced indefinite strike to…

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COVID-19: 812 Doctors, Nurses, Other Health Workers Infected — NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday said 812 healthcare workers had been infected wit…

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Cross River NMA Withdraws Services Over State’s COVID-19 Handling

The Nigerian Medical Association Cross River State chapter has withdrawn its services in hospitals a…

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Madagascar Reimposes Lockdown As COVID-19 Cases Rise

Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coron…

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Nigeria Records 544 New Cases Of COVID-19, As Total Infections Reach 28,711

Nigeria has recorded 544 new COVID-19 cases, a development which has taken the country’s total infec…

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COVID-19: Cash Crunch, Mass Resignation Of Doctors Hit Govt Hospitals

Negative effects of COVID-19 has begun to be evident in public hospitals in across Nigeria as many o…

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Oyo Records First COVID-19 Patient Baby Delivery

A prgenant Coronavirus patient in Oyo State has been delivered of a baby at the Infectious Disease C…

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Testing Kits Shortage Hits Adamawa

The Secretary to the State Government and Chairman, Task Force on COVID-19 in Adamawa State, Alhaji …

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China Issues Bubonic Plague Alert, Forbids Eating Risky Animals

Chinese authorities have issued a warning about the bubonic plague and forbidden eating certain anim…

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CACOVID Boosts NCDC’s COVID-19 Effort With Donation Of N1.4bn Medical Equipment, 26,400 Test Kits

The private sector-led Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has donated to the Nigeria Centre for Di…

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Experts Urge PTF, NCDC To Probe COVID-19 Claims In Cross River

Health professionals in Cross River State have called on the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-…

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WHO Warns Of Increasing COVID-19 Cases As African Nations Reopen Gateways

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, warned of an impending surge in COVID-19 infections,…

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Osun State Records Two Deaths, 14 New COVID-19 Cases, Discharges Four

Osun State Government said it had recorded two fatal casualties in the COVID-19 pandemic while fresh…

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