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The Director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been on self-isolation for possible infection of the deadly coronavirus after his return from China. The NCDC said this in a statement issued…

Pope Francis seen coughing into an handkerchief during Ash Wednesday service in the Vatican city Pope Francis has reportedly tested negative to coronavirus, some days after he cancelled all public engagements for being ill shortly after…

Some Nigerian students in Wuhan, China have called on the Federal Government to evacuate them as cases of the novel coronavirus disease, also called COVID-19, keep rising in the city. The students said they were getting traumatized, having…

A Lagos pharmacy Med Mark has been called out by Twitter users for selling hand sanitizer for N19,950 in the wake of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria. Lawyer and activist, Segun Awosanya popularly known as Segalink who shared the…

World Health Organisation, WHO, in Nigeria, has commended Nigerian Government’s efforts “to the timely response to the first case of Covid-19, Coronavirus, in the country." The Officer-in-Charge of World Health Organisation, WHO, in…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned suppliers and retailers of personal hygiene products like face masks, latex gloves, hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial wipes using the excuse of coronavirus case in Nigeria to increase…

At least 28 persons have been identified and quarantined in Ogun State after they came in contact with Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus.The first case who is an Italian who came into Nigeria on February 24 aboard Turkish Airlines and…

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,…

The Lagos state government has said a Chinese citizen, who was suspected to have coronavirus, has tested negative to the infection. The Chinese national got admitted into Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after experiencing symptoms of fever…

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…

A planned production shoot in Italy for Tom Cruise's new "Mission: Impossible" film has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, movie studio Paramount Pictures said on February 24. The seventh installment of the franchise was…

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…

Italy has on February 24 announced the death of a 84-year old patient infected with Coronavirus, which brings the death toll to 4, even as the number of people contracting the virus continues to mount. The region’s health department said it…