Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 321 new COVID-19 infections in the country. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 52, 548 cases so far. The breakdown of the figure…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 322 new COVID-19 infections in the country, even as the number of deaths as a result of the virus has exceeded 1000. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now…

‎ The Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 has blamed what it described as the 'lackadaisical' attitude of Nigerians for the continued increase in the number of cases of coronavirus disease in the country. ‎Chairman of the PTF and…

Mobile court convicts 20 for not wearing nose masks in AbiaNo fewer than 20 persons have been convicted by mobile courts sitting in different parts of Abia State for not wearing nose masks. The persons were arrested by the police. The…

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire on Thursday said the federal government is working with global health and research organisation who are working round the clock to develop vaccines for COVID-19. Ehanire who spoke at the…

Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit…

‎Seven students of Government Girls Secondary School, Doma, Gombe State, who are writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), have tested positive for COVID-19. The students had resumed on August 4,…

At least 25 health workers have been infected with the COVID-19 in Anambra state, the Commissioner for Health, Dr .Vincent Okpala has said. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Training of…

Twenty four persons have been convicted for violating COVID-19 regulations in the Federal Capital Territory. ‎‎Three beer parlours ‎which violated the regulations were also sealed. The regulations were made by Presidential Order, pursuant…

Ghana is likely to reopen its entry points for inbound traffic on Sept. 1 as active cases of the new coronavirus decline, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has hinted. In his 15th nationwide broadcast on COVID-19, Akufo-Addo said the…