Category: Health
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Nigeria records lowest daily case of 221 new COVID-19
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 221 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 221 new cases was the lowest number of cases recorded in the country in…
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Polio-Free Nigeria: Gates, Dangote, others hail achievement
Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being polio-free. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free. The WHO Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) said the major milestone…
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NCDC confirms 252 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 252 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC, which made the disclosure on its official twitter handle on Tuesday, said that a Multi-Sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, has continued to coordinate the national response activities across…
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COVID-19: NCDC reports 321 new cases, infections total now 52,548
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported increase in COVID-19 cases to 52,548 with detection of 321 fresh infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. It said that the number of people with pneumonia-causing coronavirus, who have died in the country, topped two the…
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COVID-19:NCDC announces 340 new cases of infection in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 340 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday, adding that four deaths were also recorded. The health agency said that with this new figure, Nigeria now has 51304 confirmed cases, 37885…
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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 476 new cases
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 476 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The NCDC confirmed this through its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The agency said that seven deaths were recorded in the country. NCDC said that till date, 50,964 cases have been confirmed, 37,569, discharged…
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COVID-19: Plateau leads with 186 cases, as Nigeria records 593 new infections
Plateau recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 186 new infections, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 593 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. The health agency noted that four deaths were recorded in the country. The NCDC said that…
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Practice makes perfect — training the next generation of Nigeria’s health workers
Dr. Adeola Adekunle is a senior resident doctor and trainee surgeon in Lagos. His success is a product of constant learning — even in the midst of a pandemic. Intermittent beeps from the anesthesia machine permeate the operating room. A ceiling-mounted surgical light beams over the face of Mirabel Nwokorie, a 23-month-old baby, about to…
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NCDC announces 410 new COVID-19 cases as infections hit 49,895
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,895. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle, said four deaths were recorded in the country. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations…
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NCDC confirms 417 new COVID-19 case, total infection jumps to 49,485
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 417 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,485. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. According to it, two deaths were recorded in the country. The NCDC said that till date,…