Tag: COVID-19
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COVID-19: Medical expert urges governors to restrict intra, inter state movement
A medical expert, Dr Joan Aku, has advised governors to restrict intra and inter states movement as a measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Aku, who works with the Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board, gave the advice in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday in Jos. ALSO READ:BREAKING: ASUU commences…
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COVID-19: LASG directs scavengers to immediately vacate dump sites
The Lagos State Government has directed all scavengers in the state to vacate all dump sites with immediate effect as a way of curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Mr Tunji Bello, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources gave the directive on Monday . Bello in a statement he…
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Burkina Faso, Cameroon record 5 new cases of COVID-19
Burkina Faso and Cameroon have recorded five new cases of COVID-19, Health Ministry said on Tuesday. ALSO READ:FG postpones Edo 2020, as coronavirus claims another sports casualty This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Burkina Faso to 20, the Minister of Health, Claudine Lougue, said in a statement on Tuesday. “Ministry of Health…
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Lagos Govt confirms another case of COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday confirmed another case of COVID-19 in the country. ALSO READ:Breaking: Governors’ disagreement force APC to postpone NEC meeting The State Ministry of Health through its Twitter account @LSMOH on Tuesday said that it was a new case independent of the index case currently being treated at the Mainland Hospital,…
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La Liga to be played behind closed doors for at least two weeks
La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try and stop the spread of coronavirus, the Spanish league said on Tuesday. ALSO READ:Mixed reactions Trail world bank loan FC Barcelona also said its UEFA Champions League clash with Napoli next week would be played behind…
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Swedish palace postpones official dinner over coronavirus
The king and queen of Sweden have postponed an official dinner this week due to the recent cases of coronavirus diagnosed in the country, the palace said on Monday. READ ALSO: Police arraign 2 in court over alleged motorcycle theft No fewer than 150 guests had been expected for Wednesday’s dinner. “Awaiting further development of events, Their…
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New York state records 1st Covid-19 as U.S. confirms 2nd death
Officials on Monday reported the second death in the United States from the Covid-19 disease, at the same time the first case of the new coronavirus was reported in the state of New York. Public health officials in King County said in a statement that a man in his 70s with underlying health issues died…
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S/Korea prepares extra budget worth $20trn won over Covid-19 – Minister
South Korea’s government is preparing an extra budget bill worth around 20 trillion won (16.7 billion dollars) to fight against the new coronavirus, the interior minister said on Monday. “The government plans to submit a supplementary budget bill to the National Assembly on Thursday as it struggles to contain the fast spread of COVID-19 amid…
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Unilorin creates COVID-19, Lassa fever response team
The University of Ilorin says it is establishing a Disease Outbreak Response Team, tagged ‘UNILORIN DORT’, to address the challenges of deadly diseases. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. Olatunji Kolawole, the Director of the Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, of the university. He stated that this is in response to…
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COVID-19 : Virologist urges FG to identify, quarantine passengers on plane with Italian
Abuja, Feb.28, 2020 Dr Solomon Chollom, a virologist and medical laboratory scientist with the National Veterinary Research Institute Vom, Plateau State, has called on the Federal Government to identify and quarantine other passengers who had contact with the Italian in the plane or at the airport. Chollom, told Our corespondent, on Friday in Abuja, that…