Tag: COVID-19
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APC group lauds FG’s COVID-19 response
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Awareness and Campaign Group, has lauded the Federal Government’s COVID-19 response, saying it has created inclusive growth. Mr Tolu Ogunlesi, a spokesperson for the group, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Ogunlesi also lauded the federal government for its numerous economic initiatives, saying that such would…
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Enugu State opens COVID-19 vaccination centres in major markets, malls
Enugu State Government says it has opened additional COVID-19 vaccination centres in major markets, shopping malls and public places. These are additional to the more than 100 conventional vaccination centres previously opened in the state. Dr George Ugwu, Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA) told our correspondent in Enugu on Saturday…
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COVID-19: Nigeria’s infection rate hits 199,333 –NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country now has 199, 333 COVID-19 infections as at Friday Aug. 27 across all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The Centre, who made the announcement on its verified website on Saturday morning, noted that the country logged in 618 additional COVID-19 infections on…
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COVID-19 may have existed in U.S. before being officially reported
According to official data released by the U.S., the first case of COVID-19 infection in the country was reported on January 21, 2020, and the first death on February 29, 2020.However, studies found some public health incidents occurring in the country since the second half of 2019 highly suspicious. They believe that the novel coronavirus…
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COVID-19 exposes grim reality of ‘putting money above everything else’ in U.S.
When faced with major public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, governments must try their best to treat patients, save lives and cut all channels for the transmission of the virus. However, in the U.S., which often boasts of being a “beacon of democracy” and “shining example of human rights”, response to the pandemic has…
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Failure to control COVID-19 unavoidable for “Divided States of America”
The COVID-19 pandemic is just deteriorating in the U.S. again, leading to a sharp rise in infection numbers in the country. Even so, the Republicans and Democrats are still debating over whether mask mandates are necessary, and recriminations between the federal and local governments on pandemic control even became a hotspot issue for the public.Such…
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FG challenges citizens on 3rd wave of COVID-19
The Federal Government says the ravaging third wave Delta variant of COVID-19 can be defeated if all citizens play their part in the fight against the pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team, led by Mr Femi…
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U.S. can’t cure its underlying diseases by shifting blame
The COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is entering a new stage of upsurge, with core indicators, including daily numbers of new confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rebounding sharply, and the daily average tally of new confirmed cases during the past week exceeding 100,000. Shockingly, the country’s politicians are still busy stigmatizing acts of other countries…
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COVID-19: Ogun increases testing, records 85 new cases
Ogun Government says it has recorded 85 new cases of the COVID-19 virus, following increased testing and surveillance across the state.This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in Abeokuta on Tuesday.She stated that 55 of the cases were reported in Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area; while Abeokuta…
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COVID-19: FG sets Aug 16 for phase 2 vaccination, gives reason
The Federal Government has announced a new date of Aug. 16 to begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the announcement on Monday when he featured on “Good Morning Nigeria’’ a live programme of the Nigerian Television Authority.…