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UCH Doctor Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Makinde Says

A medical doctor at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has tested positive for Coronaviru…

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COVID-19: Inadequate PPE Supply Hampering Service Delivery At NAUTH

Inadequate supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is having a negative effect on the level of…

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Hospital Denies Admitting COVID-19 Patients

Contrary to viral reports on social media platforms indicating that Kupa Medical Centre, Ajao Estate…

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Private Hospitals Impose Restrictions On All Patients

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has declared that all patients who attend any private facility …

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‘12 Of 14 Lagos COVID-19 Deaths Occurred In Private Hospitals’

Lagos State government yesterday said that the state had recorded 14 deaths from the COVID-19 out of…

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SERAP Threatens Legal Action Over FG’s Planned Cut In Health Budget

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Federal Government and th…

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‘Deceased At Kaduna Isolation Centre Was Wrongly Quarantined’

Kaduna State Government has said that the 27-year-old man, who died in an isolation centre, was wron…

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NCDC Boss In Rivers State, Says Lockdown Can’t Continue Indefinitely

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the prolonged lockdown nationwide could not c…

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Ihekweazu Seeks Sustained Screening In Imo To Ensure COVID-19-Free Status

Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has advised…

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Masari Orders Lockdown Of Katsina State Capital As Two Test Positive

Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has ordered lockdown of the state capital after two people resid…

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How To Contain Spread Of Coronavirus In Communities, By YMLSF

The Young Medical Laboratory Scientists Forum (YMLSF) has urged Nigerians to obey social distancing …

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Edo, NMA In War Of Words Over Efforts To Check COVID-19

Edo State Government yesterday continued to trade words with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA),…

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Nigeria Records 86 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 627

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late Sunday confirmed 86 new coronavirus cases in the country. Th…

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68-Year-Old Woman Delivered Of Twins At LUTH

A 68-year-old woman has been delivered of twins at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba…

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NCDC Apologises To Ekiti Government Over Mistake On Coronavirus Update

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, apologised to the Ekiti Government for the…

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 21 Deaths with 86 New Cases

The NCDC has reported Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 with a break down as shown below;  70 in Lago…

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UBTH Commences Virtual Clinic

UBTH in partnership with Peoplecare announces the commencement of UBTH Virtual Clinic. This clinic a…

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FIP calls for governments to support pharmacists and pharmacy workers on COVID-19 front line

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has today issued 23 urgent measures that governmen…

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With 19 Dead in Nigeria Already, WHO Warns 300,000 Africans May Die

The World Health Organization WHO has warned that Africa could become the next epicentre of the coro…

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CDC: COVID19 Can Travel on Shoes, Spread 13 Feet

A report released recently from the Center for Disease Control and published in the agency’s Emergin…

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