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Gombe Begins Contract Tracing In Patients’ Protest Community

Following a protest on Tuesday at the Kwadon Isolation Centre, the state government says it has star…

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COVID-19: 190,000 Africans May Die In 2020, WHO Warns

Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if contain…

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COVID-19: 183 Test Positive, 48 Recover, Two Die In Lagos

Lagos State recorded 183 cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the highest daily figure to be reported i…

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16 Almajirai Kano Returnees Test Positive In Jigawa

Sixteen of the 45 Jigawa State born Almajirai returned from Kano State have tested positive for COVI…

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Ventilation Can Curb Coronavirus Spread — Medical Director

The Medical Director of the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Dr Madewa Adebajo, has said natural v…

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10 Lagos Government House Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus

The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced that 10 persons associated with the State House in …

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Kano Records Five Deaths, Discharges Three COVID-19 Patients

Kano State Government on Thursday announced that it discharged three persons who earlier tested posi…

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Lagos Discharges 48 Coronavirus Patients

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has discharged 48 coronavirus patients who have recovered…

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Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Jump By Single-Day Record Of 381 Cases

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday confirmed 381 new COVID-19 cases, with Lagos having n…

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UNIZIK Don Not Dismissed Over COVID-19 Cure Claim, Says VC

Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, Professor Charles Ok…

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Bill To Repeal Quarantine Act Will Make Nigerians ‘Zombies, Guinea Pigs’ For Vaccines, Says HURIWA

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described the repeal of the Quarantine …

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Kano Records 30 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Infection Hits 427

The Ministry of Health in Kano says it has recorded 30 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the s…

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Lack Of Protective Equipment: Doctors ‘Absconding’ From Hospitals Over COVID-19

Hundreds of medical doctors and other healthcare givers in public and private hospitals across Niger…

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COVID-19: 10-Year-Old Boy Flees After Testing Positive In Oyo

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has narrated how a 10-year-old boy reportedly absconded to the no…

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 100

The number of coronavirus fatalities in Nigeria surpassed 100 on Wednesday, The NAN reports. The Nig…

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Step Up Community Testing To Curtail COVID-19 Spread, Says AHAPN

Worried by the rising cases and deaths associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, …

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Coronavirus: World Leaders Pledge Billions For Vaccine Fight

Some 40 countries and donors took part in an online summit hosted by the EU.EU Commission President …

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ESUT Doctors Call Off Strike

Resident doctors at the Enugu State University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Parklane, have suspe…

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Thisday, Arise Media Group, Partners Donate Isolation Centre In Abuja

This ThisDay and Arise Media Group in association with other partners have donated a treatment and i…

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Katsina Records Eight COVID-19 Deaths, Discharges Eight Patients

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has claimed eight lives in Katsina State, even as eight pat…

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