Health

COVID-19: Shortage of Bed Space, Reagents Hit Lagos

Ololade Adeyanju/ The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is currently “struggling” for bed spaces for the treatment…

5 years ago

Most of the 113 Health Workers Infected with COVID-19 are from Private Hospitals, Says Ehanire

Malik Yahya/ Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that 113 health workers have been infected with COVID-19. Ehanire…

5 years ago

COVID-19: Ghana Records 1,032 Cases – 10 Days after Easing Lockdown

Pat Stevens/ Ghana has recorded more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 since the country lifted its lockdown. Ghana President,…

5 years ago

Late Closure of Airport, Land Border Responsible for COVID-19 Spread – Sanwo-Olu

Femi Ashekun/ Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has blamed the spread of COVID-19 on the delay in shutting the country’s…

5 years ago

Dad who Locked Out Son for Violating Lockdown Order Appointed Ekiti COVID-19 Ambassador

Ololade Adeyanju/ A father, Mr. Femi Adeoye, who handed over his 24-year-old son, Babafemi, to security agents for violating the…

5 years ago

25-year-old Man Dies of COVID-19 in Lagos

Ololade Adeyanju/ Lagos State commissioner for health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death in Lagos. Abayomi said…

5 years ago

Good News: South Korean Experts Raise Hope of Long-term Immunity Against COVID-19

Pat Stevens/ South Korean experts have concluded that COVID-19 patients who were feared to have been 'reinfected' with the virus…

5 years ago

Nigeria Records Rise in COVID-19 Cases as NCDC Confirms 196 New Infections

Femi Ashekun/ The number of daily COVID-19 infections went up again yesterday with the confirmation of 196 new cases by…

5 years ago

COVID-19 Task Force Arrests 50 Partygoers in Lagos

Matilda Omonaiye/ The Lagos State COVID-19 Taskforce, today, arrested ovee 50 youths who had attended a party in violation of…

5 years ago

Video: Ekiti Father Hands Son to Police for Defying COVID-19 Lockdown Order

Ololade Adeyanju/ A father in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has handed his recalcitrant son to security agents for defying…

5 years ago