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Bed Occupancy In Lagos COVID-19 Care Centres Increased To 51 Per Cent – Govt
Bed occupancy in the public and private COVID-19 facilities in Lagos State has increased to 51 per cent of the capacity.
This was revealed in a tweet on Friday by the Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi.…
COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Effective Against UK, South African Variants, Study Shows
German company BioNTech has on Friday said a not-yet peer reviewed study shows that its vaccine works against a key mutation in coronavirus variants uncovered in Britain and South Africa which experts have said is more contagious than…
Super Gonorrhea Spreading Fast Due To COVID-19 – WHO
World Health Organisation has said the overuse of antibiotics to treat the coronavirus — sometimes unnecessarily — has caused a sexually transmitted infection, Super Gonorrhoea to find a new way to thrive.
Gonorrhea is a bacterial…
Iran Begins Trial Of Locally Developed Coronavirus Vaccine
First study to ascertain the safety and effectiveness of a locally produced coronavirus vaccine in Iran began on Tuesday, state TV reported.
Dozens of people are billed to receive the domestically developed shot in the hardest-hit…
Tummy Ache: Over 100 Parasitic Worms Removed From Man’s Stomach (video)
More than 100 parasitic worms were extracted from a man’s abdomen in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, on December 21 by a doctor.
Parasitic worms, also known as helminths, are large macroparasites; the adults can generally be seen with the naked eye.…
UK’s New COVID-19 Variant Found In Nigeria, Scientists Say
Scientists at Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), at Redeemers University in Ede, Osun State say the new strain of coronavirus causing panic in the United Kingdom has been identified in Nigeria.
The…
Man Wakes Up Blind After Contracting New Strain Of Coronavirus
As health experts around the world work tirelessly to figure out a new strain of coronavirus, a lady has taken to social media to share details of her brother’s ordeal after he contracted the mutated virus.
The lady who tweets with the…
UK Issues Allergy Warning Over Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine
British health officials has on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions should not received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the time being.
The warning came after two members of the…
Ex-US presidents Obama, Clinton, Bush Volunteer To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly To Prove Its…
Former US presidents, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have pledged to get publicly vaccinated for coronavirus in order to promote the safety of the vaccine.
Obama, in an interview with SiriusXM radio, said he would be…
Developers Say Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective
Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine have said it is 95 percent effective against the virus.
Russia’s health ministry, the state-run Gamaleya research center and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in a statement…
UK Scientist Invents Face Mask That ‘Kills COVID-19’
A Nottingham Trent University scientist in the United Kingdom, Dr. Garreth Cave has invented a face mask that can “kill viruses including COVID-19 and influenza upon contact”.
While most face masks have a three-layer design, this mask…
Mouthwash May Kill COVID-19 In Saliva Within 30 Seconds, UK Study Shows
A new study in the United Kingdom has shown that household liquid substance, mouthwash may kill COVID-19 in saliva within 30 seconds when exposed in a laboratory.
The new study comes as scientists worldwide race toward discovering an…
COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech Says Vaccine Now 95% Effective
Biotech companies, Pfizer and BioNTech have on Wednesday, November 17 revealed that a completed study of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed it is 95 percent effective against the virus.
They said the two-dose vaccine had no…
Lagos Shuts 16 Health Facilities For Quackery And Non-Compliance With Regulatory Standards
Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMA) has shut 16 health facilities across the state for quackery and non-compliance with other regulatory standards.
Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola Idowu,…
Three States Reported 76 Deaths From Yellow Fever In 11 Days – NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that three states have reported a total of 76 deaths suspected to be from yellow fever.
The health agency gave the figures in its November 11 Yellow Fever Situation Report with…