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Three Doctors Test Positive In Nasarawa, Says NMA

No fewer than three doctors have tested positive for the COVID-19 in Nasarawa State. The Chairman, N…

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Kogi Begins Contact Tracing In Kabba – Bunu LG

The Kogi State Government has commenced contact tracing of the index cases of COVID-19 in the Kabba-…

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COVID-19: Lagos Discharges 15 Males, Nine Females

15 males, nine females undergoing treatment for coronavirus at isolation centres in Lagos State have…

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Nigeria Records 350 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 11,516

Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 11,516 in Nigeria, The NAN reports. This is after t…

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Nasarawa Records 90 COVID-19 Cases, Four Deaths

Nasarawa State has recorded 90 positive cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including four …

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Umahi Shuts Government Activities As Coronavirus Cases Hit 75

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has suspended all government activities for one week following the…

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PTF Calls For Decentralization Of COVID-19 Response To LGA Level, Identifying High Burden LGAs

Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) and the Secretary to the Government of the …

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Experts Accuse WHO Of Encouraging Smoking To Waste More Lives

A group of foreign experts has criticised the World Health Organisation (WHO) for “its backwards-loo…

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Churches And Mosques Must Discourage Large Gatherings To Curb COVID-19 Spread – Virologist

The Institute of Human Virology has been involved in community work for close to 15 years now, worki…

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Delta Resident Doctor’s Abductors Demand N5m Ransom

The suspected kidnappers of a resident doctor at the Ojobo General Hospital, Burutu Local Government…

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Health Workers Disagree Over Govs’ Takeover Of COVID-19 Battle

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria h…

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Kogi Accuses FG, NCDC Of Using Compromised Machines

The Kogi State Government on Wednesday accused the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre…

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Two Health Workers Among Five Ekiti COVID-19 Cases

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Wednesday that the state h…

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Man Behind Sweden’s Controversial Virus Strategy Admits Mistakes

Sweden’s top epidemiologist has admitted his strategy to fight Covid-19 resulted in too many deaths,…

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COVID-19: Hacey Holds Maternal Health Support Programme In Lagos, Ogun, Oyo

HACEY, a not–for–profit organization has, with support from Access Bank Plc, held a Maternal Health …

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Ekiti Records Five New Positive COVID-19 Cases

Ekiti State government yesterday said that the state had five new positive COVID-19 cases, which inc…

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Obiano Confirms Another COVID-19 Death, Enugu Moves To Discharge Cases

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano has confirmed the death of the second case of coronavirus, not…

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Ehanire Commends Edo Government On COVID-19 Response

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administra…

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Gombe Records Five New COVID-19 Deaths

Gombe State has recorded five more coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths. Chairman of the st…

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Why Nigeria May Record More Coronavirus Cases, By NCDC, Others

Medical experts, including the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr…

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