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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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With 23 in Lagos, Total Confirmed COVID19 Cases Shoots to 542 in Nigeria

The NCDC has reported Forty-nine new cases of #COVID19 with a break down as shown below; 23 in Lagos…

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Nigeria Records 53 New Cases Of Coronavirus, Total Now 493

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday confirmed 51 new cases of coronavirus. NCDC said the ne…

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Lagos Hospital Shuts Down After Exposure To Coronavirus

A hospital in Lagos State has temporarily shut down its operations after being exposed to  coronavir…

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NMA Demands Adequate PPE, Reward For Members

Nigerians Medical Association (NMA), Delta State Chapter, has warned its members against attending t…

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Coronavirus: Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari, Dies As Cases Hit 493

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, said the decea…

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ICN CEO On Euronews: “Governments Must Collect & Standardise Reporting On Healthcare Worker COVID-19 Infection Rates And Deaths”

During an interview on EuroNews television, International Council of Nurses (ICN) CEO Howard Catton …

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UN Provides Additional Medical Supplies For Nigeria’s COVID-19 Response

The United Nations (UN) has received delivery of the second batch of vital medical supplies to suppo…

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277 COVID-19 Patients Under Care, Says Minister

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that, as of yesterday, a total of 442 pers…

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Men Constitute Majority Of Over 6,000 Tested For COVID-19 In Nigeria – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says of the 6,649 people tested for the Coronavirus (…

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Edo Sets Up Screening Facilities In PHCs, Private Clinics

The Edo State Government has set up screening facilities in six Primary Healthcare Centres and four …

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US Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 32,000

The confirmed coronavirus death toll in the United States reached 32,917 on Thursday, according to a…

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Two Of 210 Contacts Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Ogun

Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, says no fewer than 110 contacts traced to cases o…

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FG To Produce Coronavirus Test Kits

The Sheda Science and Technology Complex, an agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology, ha…

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COVID-19: Soyinka, Others Ask Africa To Reduce Dependence

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and other leaders of thought across the African continent have s…

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Lagos Records Two COVID-19 Deaths, Discharges Five More

The Lagos State Government on Thursday recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths and discharged anot…

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