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COVID-19: Lagos Commissions 150 -Bed Yaba Isolation Centre
The health facility is an initiative of the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), a private sector initiative, established to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the unveiling, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin E[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
NCDC Says Face Shields Must Be Used With Facemasks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in a new guideline, has said face shield must not be used alone, but with facemask in the public. NCDC warned that there are no published studies on the effectiveness of face shields against COVID-19 i[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
Nasarawa Health Workers On Strike After 50 Members Test Positive For Covid-19
Health workers in Nasarawa started a strike on Saturday, after 50 of its members tested positive for coronavirus. The Coalition of Nasarawa State Health Professional Associations Health said its 50 members testing positive for the virus was only on[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
COVID-19: Malaria Patients Avoid Health Facilities In Taraba
For fear of being suspected to have contracted Coronavirus, malaria patients, especially those living in rural areas of Taraba State, have stopped accessing health facilities. Also, the inability of relevant authorities to equip health worker[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020

COVID-19: Lagos Records 118 Cases, Discharges 93 Patients
The Lagos State Government has discharged 93 more coronavirus patients upon treatment and recovery. This was as the state reported 118 new infections on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 10,144 including 1,592 total dischar[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
COVID-19: Eight Dead, 41 Health Workers Infected In Plateau – Commissioner
The Plateau Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar, on Sunday, said 41 health workers had been infected with COVID-19 in the state, with eight deaths recorded. The commissioner made the disclosure at a press briefing in Jos on the update on the go[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 24,567 After 490 New Infections
Nigeria has recorded 490 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,567 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Sunday. It noted that COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria[...]
Date Posted: 29/Jun/2020
Lagos, Osun Threaten Fresh Lockdown As Cases Hit 23,298
Lagos and Osun state governments have threatened fresh lockdowns amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the states and the country. Fresh 684 COVID-19 cases were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Friday by the Nigeria[...]
Date Posted: 27/Jun/2020