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COVID-19 test is free in Lagos
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said that COVID-19 tests in all approved testing centres in Lagos State are carried out free of charge. Abayomi stated this
COVID-19: DICOMAG issues advisory to people with diabetes
Urges special precaution Diabetes Control Media Advisory Group (DICOMAG), a media-based non-governmental organization has issued an advisory to Nigerians living with diabetes, urging them to take special precaution to prevent
UBTH confirms 3 COVID-19 cases, 1 death
25 doctors go into isolation Country now has 232 confirmed cases The Management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) says one of the three patients, who was confirmed to
Bauchi governor tests positive to COVID-19 as cases jump to 44
The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus. A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado confirmed the
Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tests positive to COVID-19
Mr. Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari was, on Tuesday, March 24, has tested positive to coronavirus, just as the president was confirmed negative. Kyari, had
Nigeria records first COVID-19 death
Cases rise to 36 The first death from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria has been recorded, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), just as confirmed cases rise
COVID-19: Lagos orders civil servants to stay at home
Lagos State Governor, Mr . Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has asked Civil Servant on GL 01-12 to stay at home starting from tomorrow, 23 March 2020 for next 14 Days as a
Breaking: Nigeria confirms second coronavirus case
The Nigerian government has confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday at a press conference in Benin City,
COVID-19: UNICEF urges public to seek information from trusted sources
LAGOS – As concerns increase around Covid-19 (coronavirus) globally, with information shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, UNICEF urged the public to trust information only from verified sources.
Isolation or quarantine? NCDC confused over word to describe DG’s condition
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) momentarily lost its path finding role in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis yesterday as it failed to work out the appropriate term to describe
Ogun State quarantines cement factory visited by Italian COVID-19 victim
Ogun state government has said that the whole facility of Larfarge Africa Plc, cement factory in Ewekoro, Ogun State has been quarantined following the confirmation of the first case of
Coronavirus: Don’t panic, Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos residents
Says patient in stable condition Health workers on the trail of Victim’s Contacts Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case
Nigeria confirms first Coronavirus case
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a cotonavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos State. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be
Coronavirus: Lagos urges returnees from affected countries to observe self quarantine
• Says no suspected or confirmed case in the state Lagos State Government has advised all travelers returning from China or exposed to a traveler from China or any country
NCDC issues second health advisory on Coronavirus
ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued another public health advisory in the wake of declaration by WHO that the dreaded virus is now a Public
Lagos alerts public on Coronavirus
• Says no case has been identified in the state or Nigeria The Lagos State Government has alerted the public to a new virus, the novel Coronavirus (nCoV)
CORONAVIRUS: WHO Emergency Committee urges countries to prepare for containment as death toll rises
NCDC issues Public Alert The World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Committee today Jan 23, urged countries to prepare for the containment, including active surveillance, early detection, isolation and case