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With the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria on February 28, it is important to have the right information about what coronavirus is and what it is not, in order to debunk spreading myths and misconceptions. As of…

The Federal Ministry of Health has outlined precautionary measures to be taken by Nigerians following the report of the first confirmed case of the new Coronavirus COVID-19 in Lagos, Nigeria. In the early hours of Friday, February 28,…

Algeria has announced its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus, an Italian man who arrived in the country on February 17 and has been put in isolation. The Algerian Health Ministry made the announcement of the confirmed case on…

Iran deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, has on February 24 confirmed that he has tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19. The health minister who was seen coughing occasionally while wiping sweat from his brow repeatedly during a…

China’s top legislature has on February 24 said it will immediately ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a bid to help the country win the battle against the Coronavirus. This announcement, according to Chinese media, is…

The Chinese government has said there are no Nigerians among the 29 foreign citizens in China infected with the coronavirus. China stated this on February 20 in its daily bulletin on coronavirus through its embassy in Abuja. Read Also:…

Africa is free of coronavirus as the first suspected case in Egypt has tested negative for the deadly virus, Covid-19.  The World Health Organization (WHO) who made the announcement on February 19 said the foreigner previously confirmed…

China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has said popular anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine is one of the three drugs that have shown encouraging profile for blocking the new coronavirus in early clinical trials. The remaining two drugs…

Lagos state has recorded a case of Lassa fever currently raging in 19 other states in the country. Announcing the development on February 19, the State Commissioner for Health Professor Akin Abayomi confirmed that the patient is…

The Minister of State for Health, Olorunibe Mamora has said the Federal Government will evacuate Nigerians living in the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan in China if the need arises. Mamora said this on February 17 while…

Doctor Liu Zhiming of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital who died of coronavirus The director of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan, Liu Zhiming has died of Coronavirus on February 18. According to Chinese media, Doctor Liu, 51,…

Reports has it that Novelist Dean Koontz may have predicted the coronavirus outbreak in a book, “The Eyes of Darkness” he wrote in 39 years old ago (1981).  The fictional novel tells the story of a Chinese military lab located in Wuhan,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Saturday said five travellers from China tested negative to Coronavirus also known as COVID19. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, had on Friday said that the centre…

The novel Coronavirus death toll has increased to 1,526 people and there are currently 67,109 confirmed cases in 29 countries and territories. Meanwhile, WHO Egypt has announced that Egypt has confirmed its first case of the…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned food vendors and others against the use of paracetamol as tenderizer in cooking meat and beans.The Kwara Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mrs Roseline Ajayi…