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Study: Hydroxychloroquine raises death risk in Covid patients

Hydroxychloroquine is safe for designated treatments such as malaria, lupus and arthritisThe drug US…

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NMA raises concern of possible COVID-19 deaths in Cross River

Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter has again raised concern over possible deaths…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records breakthrough as @NCDCgov validates viral RNA extraction

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successf…

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Oxford professor running coronavirus vaccine trial comes out in its defence after all of the monkeys given the treatment catch the disease

The leading Oxford University professor at the heart of the coronavirus vaccine trial has dismissed …

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough As NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successf…

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NDLEA Destroys Hashish Laboratory, Recovers 13 Live Ammunition

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed a clandestine laboratory for …

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Coronavirus: FG Begins Upgrade Of Abuja Hospital

The Chief Medical Director of Kuje General Hospital, Dr Oscar Udofia, on Thursday, disclosed that th…

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WHO And UNHCR Join Forces To Improve Health Services For Refugees, Displaced And Stateless People

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency today signed a new agreement to…

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ICN: Governments Must Act To Curb Violence Against Nurses Who Are Working With COVID-19 Patients

Violence against nurses and other healthcare workers has always been a serious issue, but it should …

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Salary Deduction: Kaduna Government Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to…

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COVID-19: National Hospital Says No Patient Detained

The National Hospital Abuja (NHA) says no COVID-19 patient is being detained in the hospital. Mr Tay…

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Lagos Discharges 13 More COVID-19 Patients, Total Hit 662

With the latest record, the total number of cases successfully managed and discharged from isolation…

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Nigeria Records 339 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 7,016

Three hundred and thirty-nine new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, The NAN report…

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El-Rufai Says Doctors Threatening Strike Risk Job Loss

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said medical doctors and other health workers threatening…

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UK Earmarks N8.84b To Fight Coronavirus In Nigeria, Others

The United Kingdom is to invest £20 million (about N8.84 billion) in the African Union’s (AU) Anti-C…

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About 100 COVID-19 Deaths Occurred At Home, Ehanire

The Federal government yesterday said that finding from the analysis of the 200 Covid-19 deaths reco…

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NLC Decries Incessant Harassment Of Healthcare Workers By Security Agents

The Lagos State Council, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has decried the recent harassment and intimi…

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PTF Warns Against Panic Buying Of Hydrxoychloroquine

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) yesterday cautioned Nigerians against panic buying of H…

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Lagos Has Spent N800 Million On COVID-19 Testing, Says Commissioner

Lagos State government yesterday said it had conducted 16,000 COVID-19 tests so far at the average c…

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Oyo State Records 19 More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

Oyo State has recorded 19 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 while two more patients have been dischar…

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