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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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40 AKTH Doctors, Others Released From Isolation

Forty doctors and other health workers of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State, have been…

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Doctors say CDC-backed treatment for kids with inflammatory syndrome linked to coronavirus is highly effective

As many as 147 kids in New York have been diagnosed with a new condition linked to the coronavirus —…

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PTF Warns Against Panic Purchase Of Hydroxychloroquine

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) has warned Nigerians against the panic purchase of Hydr…

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Why COVID-19 Patients Play, Dance In Isolation Centres — NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the fact that some coronavirus patients are seen in vide…

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COVID-19: 15 More Workers Test Positive In Ibadan Company

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said another 15 workers tested positive for coronavirus in a …

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Lagos Doctors Call Off Sit-At-Home Strike

Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association Thursday called off its sit-at-home order over the …

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WHO Records Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Globally

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19…

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North Has 54% Of Cases, 70% New Infections – Northern Govs

Northern governors on Wednesday said the North accounted for 54 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the co…

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Lagos begs doctors as NMA orders indefinite sit-at-home

The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos State has asked its members to embark on an indefinite ‘si…

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Extend Due Courtesies To Doctors, IGP Orders Officers

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed all officers of the Force to “extend d…

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