The Federal Government, on Monday, decried the nationwide non-compliance with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19’s guidelines for gradual reopening of the economy. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who stated this during the task force press briefing in Abuja, warned that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari […]
A Union Bank staff has died from Coronavirus complications as confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Emeka Emuwa. In an internal memo made public on Monday May 4, it was gathered that the bank staff died while on treatment for Coronavirus at the Infectious Disease Center in Yaba, Lagos. The bank staff was working […]
10 doctors who work with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus, after treating patients who came to the hospital with symptoms of Coronavirus. Chairman of the hospital’s branch of Association of Resident Doctors, Abubakar Nagoma confirmed this on Monday May 4. He told Premium Times that the affected health professionals […]
The Coronavirus pandemic is likely going to last till 2022 until 60% to 70% of the population has been infected, a team of longstanding pandemic experts predicted in a new report. The experts said because of its ability to spread from people who don’t appear to be ill, the virus may be harder to control […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that the use of non-medical face masks, which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes, cannot prevent spread of the coronavirus diseases. In a statement on its Twitter page, NAFDAC warned that such masks only limit the spread of droplets and when […]
A new study has stated that Coronavirus appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation. The study carried out at two hospitals in Wuhan, China, and published Monday April 27, in the journal Nature Research, researchers, found that Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. The […]
Kaduna State Government has announced that five Almajiris who were recently repatriated from Kano State, have tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed Baloni, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the five new cases have increased the active infection in the state to nine. She said: “The new cases are among almajiri who […]
Recall that the former Vice President, Atiku had announced on March 23, that his Son had tested positive for coronavirus and moved to Gwagwalada for treatment. Mohammed who had been in isolation receiving treatment for the virus in the last 40 days, is set to be discharged from Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja. He recently tweeted- “I […]
Raymond Dokpesi Jnr – chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), has tested positive to coronavirus. Raymond Dokpesi Jnr disclosed this in a short message to members of staff on Monday evening, where he urged his employees who had interacted with him to isolate themselves. He said: “I got a call this […]
Boris Johnson is back to work fully after his Coronavirus battle bluebloodz.com has learned. The UK Prime Minister was whisked through the rear entrance of Downing Street in a dark Volkswagen minibus at around 6.30 on Sunday evening. After making full recovery from Coronavirus battle at the Chequers with his pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds by his side, […]