UK team tests China virus vaccine on mice
A team of UK scientists believe they are one of the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people and spread around the world. Researchers at...
View ArticleTwo persons tested negative to Coronavirus in Nigeria
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire, yesterday confirmed that two suspected cases of Coronavirus have tested negative after diagnosis in the country. Ehanire, who confirmed the development,...
View ArticleWHO to decide on emergency status of Ebola in DR Congo
UN health agency experts meet on Wednesday to decide whether the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo should still be considered a global health emergency, following a sharp decline in...
View ArticleNigerian who finds cure for Coronavirus, Lassa fever’ll get N36m
The Federal Government has announced a N36m cash prize for any Nigerian that finds cure for coronavirus and Lassa fever. Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is currently ravaging China, with about a...
View ArticleChina may postpone annual parliament session as it battles coronavirus
China may postpone its annual parliament session, state media said Monday, as the country battles to control the outbreak of the new coronavirus. China’s ruling council will “deliberate a draft...
View ArticleGombe Governor approves release of N605m to scale up NSHIP to cover all LGA’s
In his determination to reposition the health sector in the State, Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the release of N605 million to the State Primary Health Care...
View ArticleCoronavirus: We won’t hesitate to evacuate our people if the need arises – FG
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians, especially those in Wuhan, that if and when the need arises, it will not hesitate to evacuate them from the provinces of China. The Minister of State for...
View ArticleCoronavirus Scare: Thieves Steal 6000 Hygiene Masks In Japan
Thieves in Japan have made off with some 6,000 surgical masks from a hospital, with the country facing a mass shortage and a huge price hike online due to the coronavirus. Four boxes containing the...
View ArticleLassa fever hits Lagos as Nigeria deaths top 100
An outbreak of Lassa in Nigeria has killed 103 people this year, health authorities said, as the first confirmed case was reported in the economic hub Lagos. “Cumulatively from week 1 to week 07, 2020,...
View ArticleParacetamol abuse could cause liver, kidney failures – Expert
A medical doctor with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Gbenga Adebusoye, has warned that abuse of paracetamol in general and in tenderising meat in particular, could lead to liver and kidney...
View ArticleLassa fever patient in Lagos responding to treatment, says LUTH
The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, yesterday assured Lagos residents that the Lassa fever patient who was admitted to the hospital is responding to treatment. Mr....
View ArticleKatsina community enjoys medical outreach
One hundred and seventy persons in Modaji, Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State enjoyed free medical outreach organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Medical Team/Red Cross...
View ArticleItaly reports fourth coronavirus death
Italy reported Monday its fourth death from the new coronavirus, an 84-year old man in the northern Lombardy region, as the number of people contracting the virus continued to mount. It was the third...
View ArticleCoronavirus cases emerging faster outside China —WHO
There are now more new cases of the coronavirus reported each day outside China than inside the hardest-hit country, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “Yesterday, the number of new cases...
View ArticleBREAKING: FG confirms First Case Of Coronavirus In Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the...
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COVID19: Kwara Residents appeal to Govt to revive abandoned health centre
Residents of Mustapha Akanbi community in Akerebiata area of Ilorin, are calling on the Kwara State government to urgently renovate and equip an abandoned Comprehensive Health Centre, Akerebiata in...
View ArticlePeople Living with Disability benefit from Kwara palliatives
Kwara State Government on Thursday delivered palliative items to People living with disability in the state to cushion effects of Lockdown for prevention of Coronavirus spread. Kwara COVID-19...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Kwara commences soft loan for transport workers
The Kwara state Government under the state’s Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) says it will today, Monday commence disbursement of soft loans to transport workers who have been seriously affected...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Kwara insists on zero vehicular movt
Urges residents to use neighbourhood markets · We’ll arrest, prosecute offenders now — security chiefs Kwara State Government on Sunday repeated that vehicular movements are restricted only to...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Kwara Palliative Reaches 12 LGs As Ifelodun Receives Food Items
COVID-19: Kwara Palliative Reaches 12 LGs As Ifelodun Receives Food Items The Kwara State government palliative items to cushion effects of lockdown to prevent coronavirus spread Sunday reached 12 out...
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