March 31, 2020

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Oyo Gov., Seyi Makinde Tests Positive For Coronavirus

March 31, 2020 6:42 am

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus.

The governor disclosed this on his twitter handle on Monday evening, saying that he just received his coronavirus test result and that it was positive.

He said he was still asymptomatic and would continue to self-isolate.

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“I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” he tweeted.

Seyi Makinde said he had designated Prof. Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of …

Coronavirus: Tanzania Records First Death

March 31, 2020 6:41 am

Tanzania has confirmed its first coronavirus death.

The health minister Ummy Mwalimu disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday.

The statement read in part: “The victim was a 49-year-old Tanzanian male, who had pre-existing conditions before he tested positive to Coronavirus

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“He had been admitted to Mloganzila Hospital in Dar Es Salaam for treatment. “

As of Monday, Tanzania had 19 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

South Africa too has been confirmed to have cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) than any other country in Africa, World Health Organisation (WHO)

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HURIWA Slams Nigerian Government Over COVID-19

COVID-19: You Lack Human Empathy – HURIWA Attacks Buhari

March 31, 2020 6:36 am

A prominent civil rights group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks “human empathy.”

HURIWA stated that the President was not prepared to strictly adhere to the law regarding the fundamental human rights of Nigerians.

It was reacting to Buhari’s nationwide broadcast wherein he ordered the total lockdown of Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States due to the outbreak of Coronavirus.

Recall that Buhari had on Sunday ordered a total lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State in a bid to tackle the scourge of Coronavirus.