Tag: COVID-19
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WHO urges Asia-Pacific to brace up for long-term battle against Covid-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday urged Asia-Pacific countries to brace up for a long-term battle against the coronavirus and stressed the need for nations not to let their guard down even if cases taper off. ALSO READ:Buhari signs quarantine regulations on lockdown “This is a pandemic unlike the world has ever seen, and…
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COVID 19: Ondo Govt. explains closure of markets
The Ondo State Government has given further reasons for total shutdown of markets in the state, due to persistent flouting of social distancing regulation. ALSO READ:Why the persecution of Obla, SAN by EFCC can’t Stand Our correspondent reports that the state government had on March 24 shut down market malls and shops, except those dealing…
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Buhari signs quarantine regulations on lockdown
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 to declare Covid-19 as a “dangerous infectious disease”. READ ALSO: Kaduna COVID-19 Curfew: Police arrest 165, impound 205 vehicles In a statement by his media office, Buhari was said to have signed the regulations “in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of…
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Covid-19: Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states
A governance and policy expert, Mr Oseloka Obaze says all the 36 states and Abuja should be given equal capacity to manage cases of the coronavirus and also contain the spread. Oseloka, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra made the call in a statement on Monday. READ ALSO: COVID-19: President Buhari’s lockdown…
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COVID-19: President Buhari’s lockdown order a move in the right direction – Legal practitioners
President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-week shutdown order in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State, action in the right direction. Our correspondent reports that President Buhari, in a presidential broadcast on the COVID-19 pandemic, on Sunday, said: “Based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, I am directing the cessation of all movements…
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COVID-19 cases hits 700,000 globally
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183…
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Syria reports first Covid-19 death as government limits movement
Syria’s Health Ministry on Sunday reported its first death due to Covid-19. The ministry added that a woman died immediately after she was admitted to hospital where a test confirmed she had been infected with the novel coronavirus. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Stop misleading faithfuls, Adamawa Muslim Council warn clerics Meanwhile, the Syrian Government banned movement between…
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COVID-19: Stop misleading faithfuls, Adamawa Muslim Council warn clerics
The Adamawa Muslim Council has warned some Islamic clerics in the state to stop misleading people over the dreaded COVID- 19 disease. The Chairman of the council, Malam Gambo Jika, gave the warning at the end of the council’s leadership extraordinary meeting held on Sunday in Yola. Jika urged Muslim faithfuls to disregard such clerics…
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Covid-19: FCT minister tests negative
FCT Minister of State Ramatu Aliyu, who had earlier gone on self-isolation in line with the protocols of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has tested negative to covid-19. Aliyu made this known on her verified personal Twitter handle, on Thursday in Abuja. READ ALSO: Court grants N50m post conviction bail to Abia ex-director of finance…
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COVID-19: Zamfara Assembly shuts down
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of all activities including plenaries until further notice. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the Assembly, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. Magarya expressed deep concern over the…