Coronavirus new strain

Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekwazu, has revealed that a new variant of COVID19 has been detected in Nigeria and 15 other countries. Iheakwazu while speaking at Monday’s weekly briefing of Presidential…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said 13 cases of a variant first reported in the United Kingdom have been detected in Nigeria. Nigeria recorded the first case of the variant said to be deadlier than the original strain …

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…

Saudi Arabia has on Sunday announced the reopening of borders and the resumption of international flights after a two-week suspension aimed at stemming the spread of a new COVID-19 strain. Read Also: Britain Says New COVID-19 Strain ‘Out…

General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said for every COVID-19 vaccine discovered, a new variant of the virus will emerge until “the high and mighty admit that safety is of the Lord”. He stated…

China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the original variant, has prompted travel…

France and Lebanon have confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus variant recently discovered in the United Kingdom, health authorities said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more…

New variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Britain carries mutations that could mean children are as susceptible to becoming infected with it as adults – unlike previous strains, scientists said on Monday. This is according…

Germany on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Britain and South Africa until January 6 after a new more infectious coronavirus strain appeared in the two countries. The ban was put in place after a new more infectious coronavirus…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged the Federal Government to act ‘fast and now’ to prevent Nigerians from recording avoidable casualties as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits the world. He advised…

European countries has on Sunday banned travel from the UK as World Health Organization called for stronger containment measures following warning from British government that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was “out of…