covid-19 test

Federal Government has announced that travellers coming into Nigeria will no longer be required to take COVID-19 test as long as they were fully vaccinated before arriving the country. The announcement followed a revision of the…

United Kingdom has cancelled COVID-19 test, proof of vaccination or quarantine as as a pre-condition for entering into the country. This was contained in a “Travel Abroad” advisory for those coming from other countries, published on the…

Queen Elizabeth II has resumed public engagements on Tuesday after falling ill with COVID-19, as her son and heir Prince Charles was quoted as saying that she is “a lot better”. Concerns have mounted for the 95-year-old monarch’s health…

Presidency has announced that visitors to the presidential villa in Abuja would be required to take rapid COVID-19 tests before they would be allowed to gain entrance. According to Channels Television, Senior Special Assistant to the…

Brazil’s Health Minister, Marcelo Queiroga has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the first world leader to speak. Brazilian…

Federal Government has relaxed a restriction on foreign travellers without evidence of payment for their COVID-19 PCR test. In a memo by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday dated September 11, foreign airlines were asked to board…

A top lung surgeon who came out of retirement to fight the pandemic has set himself on fire after feeling guilty for giving COVID-19 to his entire family, according to reports. The 70-year-old Russian, Dr Nikolai Shinkarenko, felt…

Real Madrid Captain, Sergio Ramos has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the club's second-leg clash with Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The new development comes after the Blancos defender missed the first…

Nigeria Police, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Command has arrested and paraded five suspects at the airport for issuing fake COVID-19 certificate. The arrested suspects have been identified as Achibong Idonrenyin,…

Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has announced that 12,500 out of the 66,000 prospective corps members for the 2020 Batch B mobilisation, have undergone test for the disease. National Coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliyu, said this at…

Actress Iyabo Ojo has accused officials of an international airport in Nigeria of extorting N51,950 from her for a COVID-19 test which was never carried out. The mother of two made the allegation after she returned to the country from…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has directed a random sampling test for COVID-19 infection of students and teachers to assess their risk level ahead of resumption. The Governor expressed optimism that COVID-19 protocols would…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that COVID-19 tests can be conducted for free in facilities within its molecular laboratory network. The centre made this known in a message posted on its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov…

A senior police officer in Ondo State allegedly showing coronavirus symptoms has reportedly refused to submit herself for testing. It was gathered that the ill policewoman attached to the Yaba Police Division, Ondo town, had opted for…