Tag: coronavirus

Bimbo Ogunnaike The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian has advised the people of Taraba State not to panic as the Chinese Government was working harder to curtail the spread…

The death toll from a new coronavirus that originated in China reached 563 with 28,018 people confirmed infected, health authorities said on Thursday. China’s National Health Commission said 73 people had…

A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is the youngest…

The World Health Organisation says eating garlic and regularly rinsing the nose with saline solution will not guard against coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). Information obtained from WHO’s website on Monday dispelled…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Director-General of the organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was based…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that it has reached an agreement with the China Embassy in Nigeria to quarantine all Chinese travelling back to Lagos from…

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people in the mainland and more than a dozen other countries. Some details on cases confirmed as of…

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $10 million in emergency funds and technical support to help frontline responders in China and Africa accelerate their efforts to contain the…

By Bimbo Ogunnaike Chinese medical authorities have confirmed that at least nine people died and hundreds have been infected by a new type of coronavirus. The Deputy Director of the…

Chinese authorities have on Monday, confirmed the outbreak of a new corona virus that has spread to more cities, tripling the number of patients. The Daxing health commission in Beijing…