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Myths about coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Rotimi Adesanya The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation earlier in the month, since then the no of confirmed cases and deaths has been increasing exponentially daily. In the midst of this global health crisis, there is an ongoing brouhaha on the social media platforms making the public carry
Coronavirus: UK orders three-week lockdown
Coronavirus: UK orders three-week lockdown
COVID-19: Declare emergency now
FOR Nigeria, which has just recorded its first novel coronavirus death, the tragic footprints of the global pandemic have become inescapable. Not surprisingly, tension escalated around the country on Monday after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced the death of a 67-year-old national, whom it said contracted the highly contagious virus during his medical
Coronavirus: US Congress considers remote voting
Dozens of US lawmakers on Monday threw their support behind efforts to allow remote voting in Congress, as members seek to have their say on critical legislation from home or quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. While 67 House Democrats signed a letter urging the rules committee to upend two centuries of Capitol Hill tradition and
Sanusi II: Sacked for talking too much
Dr Tayo Oke, drtayooke@gmail.com When the news of the dethronement and “banishment” of the (now former) Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, broke just over a week ago, many people, including his friends and foes were shocked and completely taken aback. Few outside the inner sanctum of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State could have been
Nigeria has less than 500 ventilators for coronavirus patients — Sources
Yusuff Moshood, Tessy Igomu, Angela Onwuzoo, Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis and Lara Adejoro As coronavirus spreads to six states in Nigeria, with fear that the infection could get worse, highly-placed health workers have said that the nation does not have up to 500 ventilators across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Findings by our correspondents show
BREAKING: Cross River female senator, Rose Oko, dies at 63
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja A Peoples Democratic Party member representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly is dead. One of her aides who confirmed to our correspondent on condition of anonymity in Abuja on Tuesday morning, said the late Senator died on Monday at the age of 63. He said the late Oko
Coronavirus: China to lift travel restrictions on Hubei province
China announced Tuesday that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in central Hubei province where the coronavirus first emerged late last year. But fears rose over the second wave of infections fuelled by people arriving from overseas. After two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents will be
Coronavirus: US Congress considers remote voting
Coronavirus: US Congress considers remote voting
COVID-19: Why Nigeria may be worse than Italy
Oliver Orji Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, predicted doom for Africa when he told the American Society for the Advancement of Science in Seattle, USA, that Africa was in danger of up to 10 million deaths, should the continent be hit by coronavirus. This was due, he added, to the continent’s familiar challenges of poor health
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