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school reopening: Schools To Conduct Weekly COVID19 ASSESSMENT – FG

The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will  prevent the spread of COVID-19 as  more states fully reopen schools  on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which disclosed this on Thursday,  stated that  schools had been directed to conduct COVID-19 risk assessment every week. The NCDC also disclosed that  local governments and states  […]

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BAN ON RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES LIFTED IN NIGERIA.

The federal government on Monday June 1, lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country.  Chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 and secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha made the announcement during the daily briefing of the task force today.  Mustapha said relaxation of restriction on places of worship is based on guidelines […]

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THIS IS HOW CORONAVIRUS RAVAGES YOUR BODY – Nurse Mike Schultz

Nurse Mike Schultz shocked followers when he shared a recent photo to show how COVID-19 affected his body. The formerly buff nurse was almost unrecognizable in the new photo he shared from the hospital. The 43-year-old nurse from San Francisco shared a before-and-now photo to his 30,000 Instagram followers. The picture on the left was taken about […]

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WHO Warns AGAINST MADAGASCAR HERBAL REMEDY.

The World Health Organisation on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The COVID-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa and beyond, […]

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VIDEO: DOCTOR WHO TREATED FIRST U.S COVID-19 PATIENT, FEARS 2ND OUTBREAK.

Doctor George Díaz who treated the first COVID-19 patient in the United States said on Monday he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted. George Díaz’s first patient, diagnosed in January in Washington state, has already recovered after receiving remdesivir, an experimental drug that the US approved on Friday for […]

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PHOTOS: STUDENTS IN 121 SCHOOLS RESUME IN CHINA.

On Wednesday, May 6, senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their city – the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic -shut down in January. See photos below Photo credit: AFP

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NIGERIAN GOVERNOR UNAPOLOGETIC FOR USING Chloroquine & Zithromax TO TREAT SELF OF CORONAVIRUS.

The Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said he does not regret telling his health officials to treat COVID-19 patients with Chloroquine. Mr Mohammed said this while responding to the backlash from people who felt such authorisations are exclusively reserved for professional medical personnel. Mr Mohammed, who was the index case of COVID-19 in Bauchi, […]

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UNILORIN SET TO MAKE BREAKTHROUGH IN THE PRODUCTION OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN NIGERIA.

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) is currently leading the race to make a breakthrough in production of the first ever vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a bulletin issued on Monday, the school said that a team of medical experts and scientists led by Prof. Mathew Kolawale of Medical Virology, is working on the project. According to the University, the Kolawale-led research […]

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U.S, RE-OPENING WILL COST MORE LIVES – Trump Admits

President Donald Trump conceded Tuesday that more Americans will die in reopening the US economy but underlined his insistence on a dwindling coronavirus threat by refusing to wear a mask, even as he toured a mask-making factory. Asked by ABC News whether the lifting of social distancing measures and reopening of the shuttered economy will lead to […]

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2 Metre SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE HAS NO SCIENTIFIC BACKING, & SHOULD BE SCRAPPED – Says Ex -WHO DOCTOR

A Former World Health Organization doctor has rubbished the two metre social distancing rule put in place by most governments of the world, saying it should be scrapped as it has no scientific backing.  Different countries have different guidelines on social distancing, which is based on the idea that the closer you are to someone […]