Health

Breaking: US Approves Chloroquine to Treat Coronavirus as Lagos Confirms 4 New Cases

Ololade Adeyanju & AFP The US has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new…

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Kenyan Man Beaten to Death over Coronavirus Fears

BBC/ A man suspected of having coronavirus in south-eastern Kenya was beaten up by a group of youths and later…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Prepare for the Worst, WHO Warns Africa

Agency Report/ Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Lagos Announces Closure of Schools

Ololade Adeyanju/ The Lagos State Government has announced the closing down of all public and private schools from Monday, March…

5 years ago

American Coronavirus Carrier Spent 2 Weeks in Ibadan before He Died in Ekiti, Says Government

Matilda Omonaiye/ Health officials in Ekiti have recounted how an American died of Coronavirus in the state and infected others.…

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Coronavirus American Carrier Spent 2 Weeks in Ibadan before He Died in Ekiti, Says Government

Matilda Omonaiye/ Health officials in Ekiti have recounted how an American died of Coronavirus in the state and infected others.…

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Coronavirus: North-West Govs Close Schools for 30 Days

Malik Yahya/ Northwest governors have announced the closure of all schools in the region for the next 30 days. The…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Lagos May Suspend Muslim, Christian Worships

Ololade Adeyanju/ The Lagos State government says it may ask churches and mosques to temporarily suspend services over coronavirus. Commissioner…

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Photo: Jennifer Haller Becomes First Volunteer for Human Trial of Coronavirus Vaccine

Ololade Adeyanju/ American citizen, Jennifer Haller, has made history as the first person to undertake human trial of a potential…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: FG Steps Up Surveillance at Airports, Creates Isolation Centres

Ololade Adeyanju/ The Federal Government today said it has stepped up the screening of inbound passengers for the coronavirus at…

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