Health

Photo: NCDC First suspected case of Coronavirus reported in Enugu State on March 15 has tested negative to the virus. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on March 16. The centre had announced that…

Gabon and Ghana have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on March 12, becoming the ninth and tenth countries in sub-Saharan Africa to register positive cases. The region has so far been less badly hit by coronavirus than Europe…

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has confirmed that the person who had contact with the Italian citizen who brought Coronavirus into Nigeria has tested negative and 'will soon be allowed to go…

Cuba has reported its first cases of the Coronavirus after three Italian citizens test positive to the pandemic disease. Media outlets in Cuba reported on March 11 that three Italian tourists are the first confirmed cases of coronavirus…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said four children of the same family and their teacher who arrived in the country from the United States have been…

A second case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page on March 10. According to NCDC, this case is a contact of the index…

The Federal government has on March 6 released N620 million for the fight against coronavirus.  In a statement released, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed said the approval and release of the funds by President Buhari was based on…

Cameroon government has on March 6 diagnosed a French national who arrived in the country's capital, Yaounde in February with coronavirus, making it the country's first confirmed coronavirus case. The health ministry in a statement said…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that there are currently three suspected cases of Coronavirus that are now under Isolation in the state. The Commissioner, who made this known via a tweet on his…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said the World Health Organisation is tracing the passengers who boarded the Turkish Airlines flight with the Italian man who came into the country infected with…

Lagos State Biobank has said the Italian man who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria is fast recovering and already feeding well. The Centre Manager of the Lagos State Biobank, Dr Bankole Akinwale, made this known at the briefing…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised people to use online mobile transaction instead of cash as banknotes may be spreading coronavirus. The organisation on March 3 warned that the infectious COVID-19 virus could be carried on…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of polythene bags popularly known as nylon in food packaging as it causes cancer.The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed doubt over several reports given by the government about the Italian man that was diagnosed with Coronavirus in Lagos. FFK in a Twitter thread said something does not add up in…

Head of Human Resources at the Federal Ministry of Health, Shakuri Kadiri, has said the country has one doctor to 2,753 patients as migration of medical doctor increases. Kadiri disclosed this in Abuja at the launch of the Nigeria…