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Schools should only close as a last resort while research is under way into whether the new coronavirus variants affect children differently, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. The debate…

The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organization, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…