With the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world, the cases have passed the milestone of 10 million, as our source, Johns Hopkins University in the US confirms. The virus emerged in China late last year and spread across the globe. It has led to a little below 500,000 deaths. With almost Half the world’s…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) announces the arrival of the returnees which includes 9 infants on Sunday, information courtesy its Twitter handle. This was done with the Air Peace flight conveying the Nigerians touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at about 9:50 pm on Sunday. NIDCOM said that the plane…
Tennis world number 1 Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, joining a slew of other infected players who took part in an exhibition tennis tournament in Croatia (Adria Tour Event). “Novak Djokovic tested positive for a virus COVID-19,” read a statement from one of his staff. He is however…
13 more legislators test positive to Covid-19. The spokesman for the State Task Force on COVID-19, Chinedu Iwuala, according to Channels News on Tuesday confirms that. This has brought the total number of lawmakers in the state who are COVID-19 positive to 14. The infected lawmakers as since gone into self-isolation and the State Assembly Complex…
At least 48 health workers are said to have tested positive for COVID-19 in Enugu. The government says the health workers have continued to give their best in the current circumstances in other to deliver on their mandates. The state government on Monday confirmed 68 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total caseload…
In response to the announcement on earlier in the week by the Oyo State Covid-19 task force on the reopening of worship centers. Our reporter yesterday reported to encounter some disinfection activities going on in some church environment and offices. This may not necessarily mean these churches will resume services on the 22nd of June…
First Bank of Nigeria has given order that all staff at its Marina Branch to subject themselves to self-isolation after an official of the institution tested positive to COVID-19. First Bank, in a statement released on Tuesday, disclosed that it had thoroughly disinfected the affected branch and its immediate surroundings in accordance to the directive…
The United Kingdom Government has approved the use of a widely-available drug dexamethasone for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.steroid The UK Secretary of State for HSC (Health & Social Care), Matt Hancock discloses this steroid drug on Tuesday via his Twitter handle @MattHancock. Hancock who also is MP for West Suffolk hailed UK researchers for…
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in the north eastern province in Kenya is leading several other counties in terms of teenage pregnancies in Kenya according to…
