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Akwa Ibom State Has Three Suspected Cases Of COVID-19

No fewer than six patients, who were held on suspicion that they have contracted COVID-19 in Akwa Ib…

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UN Mulls Isolation Centre To Contain Coronavirus Among Cross River IDPs

Determined to check any outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic at the internally displaced persons (ID…

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Osun State Discharges Six More Coronavirus Patients

Osun State government has discharged six more COVID-19 patients receiving treatment at its facility …

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Ganduje Imposes Total Lockdown As Kano Records Five New Cases

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has declared total lockdown of the state for seven days, from …

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How U.S. Suspension Of WHO Funding Threatens COVID-19 Fight

The World Health Organisation (WHO) “will no longer be able to meet its obligations and mandate,” Pr…

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FG Unveils Guidelines To Ensure Standards At Isolation, Treatment Centres

The Federal Government yesterday unveiled a guideline to ensure that standards are maintained at all…

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Hospital Debunks Reports Of Patient’s Death

A plastic surgery hospital in Lagos has denied media reports that a patient died in its facility, de…

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80% Of Persons With Covid 19 Have Mild Form Of It - NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday disclosed that 80% of persons with the novel cor…

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Nigeria To Expand Coronavirus Testing Capacity To All States, FCT

Nigerian Government has begun plans to expand the testing capacity to all 36 states and the nation’s…

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Nigeria Records 34 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 407

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Wednesday confirmed 34 new cases of coronavirus in the country. N…

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Trial of high doses of malaria drug to treat coronavirus in Brazil stopped early after A QUARTER of patients developed heart problems

Scientists in Brazil have stopped part of a study of a malaria drug touted as a possible coronavirus…

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Abuja Discharges Nine Coronavirus Patients

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammad Musa Bello has announced the discharge …

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Seyi Makinde Advocates Local Solutions To COVID-19

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has advocated the use of local solutions to cure persons infected wi…

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Lagos Records 7th COVID-19 Fatality As 63-Year-Old Nigerian Dies

Lagos State has recorded its seventh coronavirus death as the total confirmed cases in the state hit…

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China Says ‘Seriously Concerned’ By US Freeze Of WHO Funds

China said Wednesday it was “seriously concerned” about the US decision to suspend funding for the W…

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NCDC Issues New Advisory On Use Of Face Masks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a new advisory to guide Nigerians on the us…

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Kaduna Discharges One Coronavirus Patient

Kaduna State Government has said that it has discharged one out of the six patients that was infecte…

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UN Hands Over 50 Ventilators, PPEs To Nigeria To Boost Covid-19 Response

The UN System in Nigeria has handed over to the Nigerian government a shipment of 50 A30 ventilators…

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UN Hands Over 50 Ventilators, PPEs To Nigeria To Boost Covid-19 Response

The UN System in Nigeria has handed over to the Nigerian government a shipment of 50 A30 ventilators…

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Ganduje Imposes Total Lockdown On Kano State

Four days after Kano State recorded its maiden COVID-19 index case, the state Governor, Dr Abdullahi…

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