Eight-hundred-and-fifty-nine persons caught the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria on Monday. The country also lost two persons to the virus on the same day. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on Tuesday that Monday’s figures raised the country’s infection…
…Omicron variant reaches community transmission — NCDC …Blanket booster jabs may breed new variant — WHO Abimbola Abatta and Uthman Salami As Nigeria is experiencing the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, cinemas and fun centres across the country have…
COVID-19 cases and injuries at Everton have forced the Premier League in England to accept the club’s request for a postponement of their Boxing Day fixture away at Burnley. The league said on Friday it has now called off the…
Nigeria recorded 1,940 new cases of COVID-19 in 18 States and the FCT on Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), made this known on Friday morning. Reports state that Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 4,000. The NCDC said no…
The Imo Commissioner for Health, Dr Prosper Ohayagha says the state has recorded eight new COVID-19 cases. The commissioner disclosed this at a news briefing on Thursday in Owerri. Ohayagha said the patients were currently in isolation and being treated, …
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) on Thursday reminded the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bauchi State chapter about adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols. It enjoined the association to observe the protocols during Christmas and New Year celebrations…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed 4,035 cases of COVID-19 in fifteen states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The agency also confirmed that two patients died in the last 24 hours following complications from the virus. NCDC…
Ogun State government in collaboration with the WHO took its COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign to people living with HIV and AIDS on Wednesday. This is part of efforts to vaccinate 50 per cent of the population in the on-going nationwide…
Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020. Reports state that Wednesday’s figure was 755 higher than the 1,368 infections recorded on Tuesday. It was reported…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was spreading faster than the Delta variant, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO Director General, Tedros…
