Corona Virus

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to Mark the 2021 World Hand Hygiene Day, today (May 5) the Chief Medical Director, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Prof. Darlington Obaseki says Nigerians must continue to observe regular…

 India has recorded more coronavirus-related deaths in one day than ever before as 3,780 people died in the past 24 hours, India’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday.Confirmed new infections reached 382,000 in India in the same period, which…

…As 58,222 test positive; LASG maps out strategy against third wave infectionsBy Olasunkanmi Akoni & Chioma ObinnaOver three fifths (61 percent) of travelers who arrived in Lagos State in April 2021 have been untraceable till date in…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 58, 222 patients tested positive for COVID-19 so far in Lagos.He also revealed that only 39 per cent of travellers who arrived in the state last month, April,…

COVID-19 has disrupted health services across the world but one major routine health service that had suffered a setback and disruption in Nigeria remains childhood immunisation.Findings show that many children under the age of 5 are not…

England could see its one metre social distancing rule scrapped from next month, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.He was visiting a northern England town ahead of a by-election on Thursday when he was asked about how well…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that has from Tuesday, there will be a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been to Brazil, India, or Turkey within 14 days of intended arrival into Nigeria.Secretary to the…

The massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil, Turkey and India has prompted the Nigerian Government to impose fresh measures aimed at preventing further importation of the coronavirus into the country.The Presidential…

Despite the comparatively low incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned Africa against complacency about the pandemic, saying the continent faces a high risk of resurgence of infections.One of…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday approved the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.This is coming a few months after it gave authorisation for the use of the Oxford-Astrazeneca jabs in…