Coronavirus test

A Norwegian climber has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 at the base camp on the south side of Mount Everest in Nepal, in a blow to the South Asia country ahead of the bumper mountaineering season on the world’s highest peak.…

Alex Iwobi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be missing 2021 AFCON qualification game against Benin Republic on Saturday. Players and staff members of Super Eagles took mandatory coronavirus tests before leaving Nigeria and…

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended the suspension of flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) from February 28 to March 10. UAE aviation authorities made this known in the updated travel protocol posted on the website of Emirates…

Federal Government has lifted a suspension earlier placed on Emirates airline flights from Nigeria for violating COVID-19 testing directive. The government conveyed the new development in a letter signed by Musa Nuhu, director-general of…

Federal Ministry of Education has disclosed that returning students will not be required to test for COVID-19, before getting admitted into their schools. According to statement by Director Press and Public Relations, Federal…

Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has released passport numbers of 100 passengers who refused to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test after returning to the country. Travelers are mandated to run the test seven days after their arrival,…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it will soon publish the passport numbers of 100 travellers who refused to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test after returning to the country. Travellers are mandated to run the test seven…

Slovakia has on Saturday commenced a programme to screen its entire population for coronavirus with antigen tests in what would be a global first, but critics have said the plan is poorly thought out. Antigen test is a COVID-19 test that…

Minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that 22 persons have so far tested positive for coronavirus, among the 1,473 persons of interest tested since the reopening of the nation’s international airspace. Ehanire, stated…

National coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF), Sani Aliyu has revealed that there were 80 positive coronavirus cases recorded out of the 2,403 tests carried out on international travellers. The PTF stated this on Tuesday…

Lionel Messi has reportedly missed a coronavirus test at Barcelona’s training ground on Sunday morning, raising speculations that he will now boycott pre-season to force a transfer. The player last week formally asked to leave…

Lagos state Biobank has handled more than 5,000 requests from individuals since emergence of coronavirus in the state. According to a statement on Saturday, the requests were received through Lagos BioBank, a digital platform developed…

Ogun State Government has on Monday cancelled the proposed N25,000 payment for coronavirus test for final year secondary school students. The government also said the test will no longer be compulsory for the JSS3 and SS3 students.…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 438 new coronavirus cases on Saturday night. This comes a day after the country’s total coronavirus exceeded the 38,000 mark. NCDC in a tweet on Saturday has now announced; 438 new…

Federal Government has directed civil servants based in Abuja to go for COVID-19 testing, amid the increasing rate of infections among government officials. The directive was contained in a circular by the Permanent Secretary, Service…