NCDC said due to the proximity of Guinea to West African countries, Nigeria has been placed at moderate risk of an outbreak.Continue Reading
Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 says it will launch a platform next week that will verify the originality of results from anywhere around the world.Continue Reading
Ondo State Government on Tuesday faulted the figure released by the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), for the COVID-19 situation in the state.Continue Reading
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) while reminding Nigerians to wear their face masks, also stressed the need for every individual to take responsibility in order to help curb the spread of Covid-19.Continue Reading
“Nigeria is among 12 countries in Africa that have indicated its readiness of the 92 qualified countries for the facility and will by end of February 2021 receive its first shipment of vaccines”, NGF Chairman, Kayode Fayemi said.Continue Reading
“No PCMS will be allowed into the camps if they come before their appointment date. Upon arrival at Camp, PCMS must subject themselves to COVID-19 test”, NYSC said.Continue Reading
“Last week, over 40,000 tests were done. This is more than 10 per cent increase in the testing done the week before. Since the start of the outbreak, we have worked tirelessly to achieve this (increased testing) through rapid expansion of laboratories and increased surveillance activities," NCDC, said.Continue Reading
According to the public health agency, the total number of infections in the country now stands at 90,080. It added that so far, 955,429 persons have been tested in the country since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was announced on February 27, 2020.Continue Reading
The latest figure which was the highest ever infection recorded in one day since record keeping of COVID-19 commenced in Nigeria, surpassed the 930 cases recorded across the country on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 , giving further indication that the country is experiencing a second wave of the virus.Continue Reading
Federal Government had warned that the country was on the verge of a second wave of the pandemic and had ordered the reopening of all isolation and treatment centres, which had been closed due to reduced patient load.Continue Reading