20 doctors have contracted COVID-19 within the past three weeks in Kwara State. President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr Badmus Habeeb, disclosed this to Channels Television during a phone interview on Wednesday January 13. Habeeb who said the association are battling with the pandemic “based on…
The owner of Club Victoria in Lagos, Bruno Owede, who was arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly opening his facility to fun-seekers in violation of the COVID19 safety protocols, was arraigned before the Ebutte Metta Magistrate court on Tuesday, January 13. The court in its ruling, ordered Owede to undergo…
Many survivors of Coronavirus are experiencing a wide range of lingering symptoms known collectively as “Long Covid.” A seven-year-old boy named Logan Walsh has recovered from coronavirus but is now struggling with a particularly strange side effect. He’s suffering from memory loss. A specialist at Leeds General Infirmary, where Logan was treated, spotted the signs…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, says the Federal Government is currently in talks with China to have access to COVID19 vaccines for Nigeria. Onyeama made this disclosure while briefing newsmen shortly after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who was in Nigeria on a working visit. He said that…
Manchester City stars, Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the club confirmed on Friday December 25. Two members of the club’s staff, whose identities have not been revealed yet, also tested positive. “All four personnel will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government…
712 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, December 25 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-388, FCT-77, Kwara-39, Katsina-35, Bauchi-33, Plateau-22, Ogun-18, Akwa Ibom-16, Delta-13, Kaduna-12, Osun-12, Yobe-11, Sokoto-10, Kebbi-8, Enugu-6, Edo-5, Ondo-3, Niger-2, Kano-1 and Oyo-1. There are…
Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Wolf has tested positive for the coronavirus after multiple members of his security team caught the bug. The governor, who is now in isolation at home released the following statement: “During a routine test yesterday, I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms and am feeling well. I am following CDC and Department of…
The Japanese Government has confirmed that all of its residents will get free coronavirus vaccines under a bill passed on Wednesday, December 2, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of parliament,…
Nigerian Gay activist, Bisi Alimi is celebrating World AIDS Day 16 years after he tested positive for HIV. In his post, he said the first four years after he was diagnosed with HIV was tough for him because of the stigma and the discrimination he faced at the time. According to him, he’s been able…
According to reports emanating from the UK, the new covid-19 vaccine could be given to National Health scheme (NHS) staff in the next ten days before it is rolled out to care home residents and the over-80s. According to the Guardian, the NHS England expect to get stocks of vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech on December 7,…
