COVID-19
Nigeria has recorded no death due to Omicron Variant. This was disclosed in Abuja to newsmen by the Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa. He stated that apart from the three cases detected on the 1st of December, three additional cases were recorded days later were not linked to travel history but from within the country. He further […]
Lagos State Government has accredited three private hospitals to manage COVID-19 cases in the state. A statement from the Lagos State Ministry of Health quoted the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, as disclosing this at a news briefing to give situation report on COVID-19 management in the state. Abayomi stressed that one of the […]
The Federal Government says if there is an explosion of cases of coronavirus infections, it will be left with no choice but to ask all Nigerians to go back to their homes. Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in Abuja yesterday at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,802. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead, bringing the total number of deaths to 93. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Monday night said […]
Following the announcement of 170 new cases by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), coronavirus cases in Nigeria have risen to 2558. The NCDC in its daily updates on Saturday, May 3, 2020, reported that the new cases were recorded in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja According to the agency, 39 […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recommended the use of face masks for members of the public without respiratory symptoms. The health agency said face masks can act as an “additional layer” in the battle against COVID-19 in the country but added that it was not compulsory. This information was contained in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the restriction of movement in several states across the country will remain as long as experts find it necessary. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, quoted Buhari as saying the […]
Two more coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have been discharged in Lagos State. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this in a tweet on Monday, bringing the total number of people that have been discharged in the state to 31. He explained that the two persons – both females – were released from the government’s Infectious Disease […]
11 more patients have recovered and have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital facility in Yaba, Lagos. According to a statement by the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his Twitter page, they have fully recovered and have tested negative to #COVID19 and have been allowed to return home to their families. The patients […]