Category: Health
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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases
No new locally-transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday. According to the commission, the national capital also reported no newly imported confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases on Monday. Beijing reported one imported confirmed COVID-19 case on Thursday, who was the first…
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NCDC records 2 deaths, 126 new COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths and 126 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 502, 545 samples have been tested by the agency since the outbreak…
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COVID-19 deaths hit 1,103 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that 1,103 persons have died from Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that there was an increase of 88 cases from the 125 reported on Sept. 24 . According…
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COVID-19 threatens progress in women’s, children’s health – UN Report
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to turn back the clock on a decade of progress in women and children’s health, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Friday. The report highlights significant advances made since the launch of the UN’s Every Woman Every Child movement 10 years ago, including more than one billion children…
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COVID-19: Okowa calls for sustainable health financing in Nigeria
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called for the adoption and implementation of a viable and sustainable healthcare financing programme for states in the country. He made the call on Thursday in a statement issued in Asaba after he had addressed the 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of Nigerian Association of Resident…
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Nigeria records no COVID-19-related deaths in 24-hours, as cases reach 57,849
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 125 new cases of COVID-19. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. According to the agency, 125 new cases were confirmed around the country, bringing the total number of infections…
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NCDC reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, total now 57,724
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the agency, with the new infections, the total number of confirmed cases in the country is now 57, 724. It disclosed that 149 persons were…
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NCDC announces 176 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 176 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. According to the agency, the new infection takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 57,437. The NCDC said that…
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NCDC records 97 new COVID-19 infections, total cases now 57, 242
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 97 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country, bringing the total confirmed cases to 57, 242 nationwide. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Sunday . It added that three persons died of COVID-19 complications while 138 patients, who recovered at various isolation…
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COVID-19: NCDC records 131 new cases, as total infections now 56,735
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 131 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 56,735. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. It said the new cases were confirmed in 18 states. The health agency said Lagos state…