covid-19-update
Israel toughens second lockdown as virus cases surge
Medical personnel work inside a triage tent at a hospital in Brescia, Italy, on Friday, March 13, 2020. Europe's largest...
Read moreEagles friendlies: Anxiety as COVID-19 cases rise in Austria
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Austria has given the country’s football-crazy fans a cause for concern, with the...
Read moreNUC issues new directives on reopening of varsities
The National Universities Commission has released new directives to vice chancellors of Nigerian for safe reopening of universities. The NUC...
Read moreWithout effective response to COVID-19, UN would have failed —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says if the United Nations system cannot mobilise the world to marshal out an effective response to...
Read moreOnly Lagos, Kano, Ogun, FCT still conducting COVID-19 tests – PTF
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chike Ihekweazu, has said that the COVID-19 transmission would rise with the...
Read moreFG orders schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 assessment
The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools...
Read moreCOVID-19: Nigeria reports 90 new Infections, 5 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 90 new infections and five deaths due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Read moreCOVID-19: Lagos low death rate divine, says Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said residents should be thankful to God for the less than...
Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic: Experts warn of massive surge as Nigerians abandon face masks
Nigerians are abandoning the use of face masks and other safety protocols as rates of COVID-19 infections are declining in...
Read morePTF okays phased reopening of schools, orders risk assessment
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, on Thursday, said the PTF had recommended...
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