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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling COVID-19. Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement on…

China has on March 19 recorded zero new or suspected cases of Coronavirus in Wuhan and Hubei provinces three months after the first case was detected in December 2019.  The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China…

Bjonda Haliti Bjonda Haliti, a Coronavirus patient has gone on Twitter to give detailed narration of how she is surviving the virus while being in self-isolation. In a series of tweets, the 22-year-old expressed that she is sharing her…

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO Facebook, world’s biggest social network, has announced plans to give each of its 45,000 full-time employees $1,000 bonus to help them during the global crisis over coronavirus. According to The Information,…

A recent China study has suggested that people with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus infection. The study was conducted with 2000 coronavirus patients in Wuhan and Shenzhen also suggests that…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against taking Ibuprofen for symptoms associated with coronavirus. The organization issued the warning after French health officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen the…

Katsina state has on March 18 announced its first suspected case COVID 19, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic in December 2019. The Permanent Secretary of the State’s Ministry of Health, Dr Kabir Mustapha told newsmen during…

The Federal Ministry of Health has announced 5 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8 cases. The ministry made the announcement via its official Twitter page, adding that all 5…

Chad president, Idriss Deby Chad has shut its airports to all flights, over fears of the virus, despite not recording a case of coronavirus in the country. According to a recent statement by Chad’s government on March 17, the measure…

A researcher at Protein Sciences moves a vial in a lab, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Meriden, Conn. The biotech company is currently researching a vaccine for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) A United States government official has said…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said four children of the same family and their teacher who arrived in the country from the United States have been…

A second case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page on March 10. According to NCDC, this case is a contact of the index…

Lagos State Biobank has said the Italian man who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria is fast recovering and already feeding well. The Centre Manager of the Lagos State Biobank, Dr Bankole Akinwale, made this known at the briefing…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of polythene bags popularly known as nylon in food packaging as it causes cancer.The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed doubt over several reports given by the government about the Italian man that was diagnosed with Coronavirus in Lagos. FFK in a Twitter thread said something does not add up in…