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Virus: APC Blasts PDP About ‘Political Gain’ Accusations

March 2, 2020 3:20 am

Following the report of Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus (COVID-19), the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that the Federal Government has the capacity to deal with disease outbreaks within a short time.

Recall that the Nigerian government had last week confirmed the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

Against the backdrop of the outbreak, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had urged Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

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However, the ruling party stated that it’s irresponsible to seek “political gain” from the outbreak of

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Coronavirus: Don’t Panic – Buhari Tells Nigerians

March 2, 2020 3:19 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday told Nigerians not to panic over the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

Buhari made the appeal while expressing sadness over the confirmation of a case of Covid-19 infection in Lagos State.

In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the president commended the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and isolated quickly, even while swift measures were taken to identify and follow up on those with whom the index patient came into contact.

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Coronavirus: Crude Oil Sales Drop In Nigeria

March 1, 2020 6:03 am

Coronavirus disease is taking a toll on the sales of crude as it has dropped drastically due to companies shutdown.

The impact is fast telling back home as the sales of Nigeria’s crude oil in the international market has fallen from its projection of $57 per barrel for 2020.

The Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylvia has expressed strong concern about the situation which has left the country’s projection for 2020 with a shortfall that may be too massive to recover in very “short notice”.

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As Coronavirus bites harder, Nigeria’s

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Reactions As Man Who Drove Corona Patient Shuns Claim

February 29, 2020 1:11 pm

A man from Edo state, Nigeria, identified as Jude, has come out to refute claims that his name is Adewale and that he has Coronavirus, which he contracted from the Italian he drove to Ogun state, from Lagos. The man who is from Esan land in Edo said he hasn’t been to Lagos in 2 years and that the news is completely fake. He, therefore, pleaded with the public to disregard the rumor.

Reports made the rounds on Friday after a 44-year-old Italian man was diagnosed with the virus and some news sites released the picture of Jude, stating that …

Coronavirus: Kaduna Sets Up Emergency Center

February 29, 2020 1:10 pm

The Kaduna State Government has set up an Emergency Operational Centre (EOC), to respond to any outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) in the state.

The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Baloni, in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, said the development was sequel to the confirmation of the first case of COVID -19 in Lagos on Thursday.

The Federal Ministry of Health had on Thursday announced that the first case of coronavirus was discovered in Lagos.

The committee which would be chaired by the commissioner was set up to respond quickly, in the event of an outbreak …

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Ondo: Prices Of Facemask, Hand Sanitizers Skyrocket

February 29, 2020 9:17 am
Sequel to the reported case of CONVID-19 in Nigeria also known as Coronavirus, residents of Ondo State have expressed concern over the preparedness of government to combat the deadly disease.

According to some of the residents who spoke with Newsmen, they emphasized that if truly government was on top of the situation as claimed, the virus should not have found its way into the country.

This is just as facemasks and hand sanitizers suddenly became scarce commodities in the state within the few hours the virus was reported in Nigeria.

 

The case was reported to have been brought in

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Coronavirus In Nigeria: Atiku Counsels Buhari

February 29, 2020 9:16 am

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be active and decisive with coronavirus.

The first case of the killer disease was recorded in Lagos on Thursday, while 12 other countries have been hit in the last 48 hour.

In a statement on Friday, Atiku said the nation must deploy the same strategy as in the case of Ebola.

“We must call upon our experience with the Wild Ebola Virus, of which we were the first nation in the world to defeat that scourge in 2014. How did Nigeria do it? We achieved it by showing unprecedented

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Dog Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Hong Kong

February 29, 2020 9:15 am

As humans throughout the world grapple with the widespread outbreak of the novel coronavirus, a pet dog has been found to have a “low level” of the virus, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong’s agriculture, fisheries and conservation department said in a statement Friday.

Dogs, cats and other mammals owned as pets by confirmed coronavirus patients must now undergo a 14-day quarantine, the spokesperson added.

The department said the dog, whose owner was infected with coronavirus, tested “weak positive” for COVID-19 virus after its nasal and rectal samples were collected for testing earlier this week.

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Coronavirus: ‘I’m Not In Quarantine’ – Jackie Chan

February 29, 2020 4:49 am

Popular actor and producer, Jackie Chan has said he is safe and healthly despite spread of Coronavirus in China.

Africa Daily News reported that the deadly disease has recorded 2,600 deaths since its outbreak in Wuhan, China.

The Nigerian government on Thursday night confirmed its first case of an italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020.

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His case is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.

Chan, who is based in Hong Kong, took to his verified Instagram

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Coronavirus: Why Lagosians Do Not Need To Fear – Obasa

February 28, 2020 1:53 pm

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Friday, called for calm among residents of the state following the detection of the first case of Coronavirus brought in by an Italian.

Obasa said the need by Lagos residents not to panic over the incident stems from the fact that the state government has always been proactive in relation to the safety of lives.

According to the Speaker, prior to the confirmation of the first case of Coronavirus in Lagos, the state government had kept its antennae alert and had constantly enlightened the people concerning the health

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Coronavirus: No Country Will Be Spared, Warns WHO

February 28, 2020 4:08 am
All countries need to prepare to combat the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread.

With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare.

“No country should assume it won’t get cases, that would be a fatal mistake, quite literally,” Tedros said, pointing to Italy, where 17 people have died in Europe’s worst outbreak.

In addition to stockpiling medical supplies, governments ordered schools shut and canceled big gatherings, including …

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Italian From Milan Brings Coronavirus To Lagos

February 28, 2020 4:07 am
The first case of the deadly Coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, the State Government confirmed early Friday morning.

It was brought in by an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of February from Milan, Italy for a brief business visit

Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement said Lagos State has reported the patient to the Federal Ministry of Health.

“He fell ill on the 26th February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing. COVID-19 infection was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,

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