Akwa Ibom bans Christmas carol due to COVID-19
The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled the hosting of this year’s annual Christmas Carol festival to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state. The cancellation was made known in…
COVID-19: UAE Prime Minister Injected With Trial Vaccine
Stephen Godonu: The Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday, disclosed that he was injected with COVID-19 trial vaccine produced by the…
SCHOOLS MUST CONDUCT WEEKLY COVID-19 ASSESSMENT-ORDERS BY FG
Stephen Godonu- The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,…
COVID19: WHO Expresses Concern Over Current Surge In Cases
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday expressed worries over the current surge in cases of COVID-19 in Europe. WHO’s Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge expressed concern that the…
Enugu Records 100% Success In Target Polio Vaccination – Official
By Our Reporter The Enugu Government has achieved 100 per cent success coverage in the just concluded ‘specific-target’ polio vaccination in the state. Dr George Ugwu, Executive-Secretary of Enugu State…
10m People Likely Infected With Virus In Afghanistan – Minister
An estimated 10 million people, on Wednesday, had been infected with the coronavirus in Afghanistan, Minister of Health, Ahamd Osmani said. Osmani said that based on a new study, 31.5…
More Than 10,000 Health Workers Infected In Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday said more than 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been infected with the novel coronavirus. The pandemic is gathering pace in…
COVID-19: UN Security Council Backs Guterres Call For Global Ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution, backing the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres call for a worldwide ceasefire. Resolution 2532 (2020), which was unanimously adopted by the 15-member council,…
WHO Declares Congo Free Of World’s Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared Congo free of the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history. The Organization announced this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Thursday stating…
