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A professor of Immunology, Dr Ganiyu Arinola, says the assumption that drinking hot water will wash Coronavirus from the system is untrue. Arinola of the Department of Immunology, University of Ibadan, said this while speaking to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. NAN reports that there had …

“Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive. “According to the protocols for managing Covid-19, I am in self-isolation as required by the case management guidelines of the NCDC for a someone …

State by state list of numbers to call in case of suspected COVID-19 case

The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak of Lassa fever has risen to 173, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC said that this represents a Case Fatality Rate (CFR), of 18.9 per cent. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told News Agency of Nigeria …

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country has risen to 46, as two new cases were confirmed early Wednesday morning. The two new confirmed cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, were in Osun and Lagos states. For the first time since the outbreak …

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria ACPN, has called on infected Nigerians to desist from indiscriminate consumption of chloroquine as a measure to cure dreaded Corona virus as suggested by US president, Donald Trump . n statement, ACPN, national chairman, Dr. Samuel Adekola stated: ” ….We find it necessary …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has tested negative for coronavirus, 24 hours after he went into self-isolation following fears he could have physically interacted with some persons who tested positive. In a tweet by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Political Matters the Vice President results …

The presence of the lawmaker representing the Ajaokuta state constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly, Balogun Bello, on the streets of Lokoja, days after his return from the United States, is raising anxiety among the people. Bello who was said to have arrived the country over the weekend …

Following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has converted the Zuba General Hospital to an isolation and treatment centre to accommodate more patients should the need arise. Bello has abandoned all gatherings in public parks, gardens, bar, night clubs, event …

Following the confirmed new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the State Government of Osun has announced that all public gatherings in the state under any banner or organisation, are banned. This in effect means there will be no church services on Sunday March 22, 2020. This is in reaction to …