Category: Coronavirus
China requires 2 negative nucleic acid tests to end COVID-19 quarantine
Passengers arriving from outside the Chinese mainland and close contacts of COVID-19 patients can be released from quarantine if they test negative foRead More…
President to PSC: Prevent third wave
Conscious of the possibility of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic due to super-spreaders such as religious festivals, and election campaigns, amRead More…
COVID-19: FCT minister bans prayer at Eid ground
•Orders closure of parks, centers in Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has banned Eid prayers at theRead More…
DESPITE TRAVEL BAN, NIGERIAN AVIATION AUTHORITY ALLOWS INDIAN COVID-19 STRAIN TO ARRIVE NIGERIA
• Strain detected in Osun, Edo same with India’s, different in characteristics – ACEGID prof • There should be announcement that vicious stRead More…
COVID-19: Nationwide curfew not re-introduced ― Boss Mustapha
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, has Read More…
US authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old. Read More…
COVID-19: NCDC registers 49 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 49 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,4Read More…
Nigeria announces fresh COVID-19 restrictions
Nigerian authorities Monday announced a new set of COVID-19 restrictions as many countries continue to battle the resurgence of the virus. The new Read More…
EU drug agency investigating new COVID-19 treatment
A patient admitted to a hospital near Paris had Covid-19 and suffered priapism, an erection lasting four hours Share The European Medicines Agency (Read More…
India records 1.57 million new COVID-19 cases in a week
India reported another record daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Friday (May 7), bringing the total number of new cases for the week to 1.57 million, as Read More…