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Jan

27

2021

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Breaking News: Covid-19: Governor Ortom test positive for coronavirus

Health, News

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says the latest result of his COVID-19 test has returned positive. This follows the test results of most of the Governor’s close aides who also returned positive in the last few weeks. Though the Governor has not shown any symptoms of the disease, he has already commenced treatment as prescribed by medical personnel. He advises those who have come in contact with him in the last couple of days to go for test. The Governor says it is equally important that those who came in contact with other persons who have tested positive for…

Nov

24

2020

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COVID-19 ravages NYSC camps as 138 test positive out of 34,785 tested – NCDC Boss

Health

No fewer than 34,685 people have been tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) across all the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps in the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this on Monday at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. He told reporters that those whose samples were collected included corps members and NYSC officials in various camps. Dr Ihekweazu noted that of the number tested, the results of 138 people returned positive and have been isolated. He said, “We tested over the last few weeks a…

Nov

23

2020

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As the world celebrates Abia born doctor, Onyema Ogbuagu in Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough

Health

Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu, is at the centre of the Pfizer-led research, development and trials that have culminated in a breakthrough for COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer, after the conclusion of its trials, recently announced that its COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90 per cent effective. A few days after, Moderna also reported that its own version of the COVID-19 vaccine was 94 per cent effective. The announcement by Pfizer, followed by Moderna, remains a game changer in the quest for COVID-19 vaccine. Ogbuagbu, however, said he had been involved in the trials of the vaccines by Pfizer An Associate Professor of Medicine…

Nov

18

2020

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Pfizer, BioNTech say experimental COVID-19 vaccine shows 95% effectiveness

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Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that a completed study of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine showed it was 95 percent effective. They said the two-dose vaccine had no serious safety concerns and that the companies will apply for emergency use authorization from US regulators “within days.” The announcement came as coronavirus cases are surging in the US and other parts of the world, and boosted hopes for an end to the pandemic that has upended life around the globe. “The study results mark an important step in this historic eight-month journey to bring forward a vaccine capable of helping to end…

Nov

07

2020

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Panic As Another Covid-19 Case Recorded In Lagos Boarding School.

News, Education, Health

Lagos State Commissioner of health, Professor Akin Abayomi Friday announced new incidences of COVID-19 positive cases in another secondary boarding school in the state. Professor Abayomi in a press statement said that a staff of the school tested positive for COVID-19 at the Lagos State Biobank on November 2 after initially receiving first aid for an illness at the school clinic. Mr. Abayomi noted that contact tracing revealed that a student and four contacts of the staff member were positive for COVID-19. “Most of the infected persons are predominantly asymptomatic, while some have mild symptoms,” he said. The commissioner said…

Nov

05

2020

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Medical Tourism:Equip State House Clinic to stop Buhari’s foreign medical trips – Senate Committee

HealthMedical Tourism

Nigerian Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, on Thursday, asked State House officials to put its clinic in order and equip it to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari would have no need to travel abroad for medical treatment. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Danjuma La’ah( PDP, Kaduna South), made this remark when the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr. Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates. The State House official had presented a budget of N19.7 billion for 2021, out of which N1.3 billion was proposed for the State House Clinic.…

Nov

03

2020

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Covid-19 Palliatives meant for Nigerians reportedly being sold in London

Health, News

The Twitter user shared a screenshot of the message he received from a UK resident who took a snapshot of the branded palliative noodles he came across at an African market in East ham, London. A Twitter user has alleged that cartons of noodles which are COVID-19 palliatives from Nigeria have been spotted for sale in London. The palliatives, contributed under the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) scheme during the peak of the pandemic was meant to be distributed to Nigerians to cushion the effect of the virus on the life of citizens. Chisom @_PLICE shared a screenshot of the message…

Nov

01

2020

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Alarming!! Strange Disease Found In Nigeria, Hits Two Community In Delta State 15 Persons Dead Within 2 Weeks

Health

Zonal medial director thumbs up for Okowa's health policy, commitment to upgrading hospitals in Delta. Not less than 15 persons have died under mysterious conditions in Ute Okpu and Idumesa, two communities in Ika North East, the local government area of the governor of Delta state, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. In a statement made available to journalists by the public relations officer of the state ministry of health, Donald Ojebo, the death was said to have occurred within the last two weeks in the two communities. A team of health officials, led by the state commissioner for health, Mordi…

Oct

22

2020

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Gilead’s remdesivir first to win US approval to treat COVID-19

Health, BusinessCoronavirus, Cure for Covid-19, Health

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug Veklury – better known as remdesivir – for the treatment of COVID-19, the company announced Thursday. Veklury is the brand name for remdesivir, which was previously authorised by the FDA for emergency use to treat patients who have been hospitalised with COVID-19. Gilead becomes the first and only company to receive approval for a COVID-19 treatment in the US, according to the company’s press release. Remdesivir, which was developed by Gilead as a treatment for Ebola, works to stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that…

Oct

04

2020

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Coronavirus: Juventus vs Napoli: Osimhen and teammates missing few minutes to league game

Health, SportsJeventus vs Napoli, Nigeria vs Tunisia, Seria A, Victor Osimhen

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen is missing alongside his teammates in a Seria A game between Juventus and Napoli. The match descended into chaos on Sunday as the visitors failed to turn up after their squad was placed in isolation following positive coronavirus tests. With two positive results this week, Napoli say they were ordered not to travel by their local health authority. However, Serie A refused to call the game off. Juventus' squad arrived at the stadium an hour before the 19:45 BST kick-off, but had no opponent to face. Under Serie A rules, Juventus would be handed a 3-0…