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COVID-19 - Ekiti Molecular Lab Commences Pilot Testing

COVID-19: Ekiti Molecular Lab Commences Pilot Testing

June 18, 2020 12:59 pm

The Ekiti State Government has said that its recently inaugurated molecular laboratory, has been accredited and authorised to commence testing for COVID-19 infection.

Also, the state is to initiate a pilot test among healthcare professionals who are at the frontline of battling coronavirus in the State.

The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr (Mrs) Mojisola Yaya-Kolade made this known on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti during a Press briefing on the activities of the State COVID-19 Taskforce.

She explained that the Molecular Laboratory which is situated at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, (EKSUTH) has been accredited and authorised to

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Abia’s Ikpeazu Recovers, Set To Return To Work Soon – Sources

Abia’s Ikpeazu Recovers, Set To Return To Work Soon – Sources

June 17, 2020 5:36 am
There are confirmed reports that the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who tested positive for COVID-19 has recuperated and is set to return to work soon.

Dailly Post recalls that Governor Ikpeazu tested positive for the coronavirus disease a few weeks ago.

John Okiyi Kalu, Commissioner for Information in the State, had confirmed the Governor’s status in a statement made available to newsmen last Monday.

The Commissioner disclosed that the governor had gone into isolation before his result was confirmed positive, and ordered that the deputy governor would act on his behalf pending the time he resumed duty.

However, sources

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EU Countries Move To Further Reopen Borders

EU Countries Move To Further Reopen Borders

June 11, 2020 1:02 pm

Some EU countries have announced new steps to reopen their borders with the improvement of the COVID-19 situation inside their countries.

German Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, announced on Wednesday that Germany would on Monday lift border controls, which have been implemented for three months since the coronavirus outbreak.

Controls along Germany’s land borders with Switzerland, France, Austria, and Denmark will be lifted on Monday and the government would reconsider its plans if the COVID-19 situation worsens, Seehofer said.

From Tuesday, European Union (EU) citizens and Swiss nationals can enter Germany again unhindered, without controls or quarantine regulations, according to the …

WHO issues Guidance On Locally-Made Face Masks

WHO Issues Guidance On Locally-Made Face Masks

June 8, 2020 12:07 pm
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidance on homemade or locally-made face masks for the prevention of COVID-19.

WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, advised on Sunday via its official twitter handle.

According to WHO, the guidance on homemade masks are important for preventing COVID-19 in low-income areas.

In a video posted on the twitter account, Guy Mbayo, the Technical Officer, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), gave insights on how to clean them; how to wear and remove them, when to remove them, and much more importantly, how to manufacture them locally.

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Science Fraud - Authors Withdraw Report On Hydroxychloroquine

Science Fraud: Authors Withdraw Report On Hydroxychloroquine

June 5, 2020 1:41 pm
The authors of published studies on use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 have retracted their findings.

This was announced Thursday by the Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine.

The retractions come after reports questioned the validity of data used in the studies.

Researchers and third-party reviewers could not verify data supplied to them for the study.

Published May 1, the New England study found COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular disease were at greater risk of death if treated with the drug.

Read Also: France Bans Hydroxychloroquine As Treatment For COVID-19 Patients

On May 22, the …

Yahaya Must Apologise To Kogi People For Deceiving Them – PDP

Yahaya Must Apologise To Kogi People For Deceiving Them – PDP

June 2, 2020 11:22 am

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to apologize to people of the state for misleading them on COVID-19 pandemic.

Recall that the Kogi State government had in May insisted that no resident tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.

The state, however, recorded its index case last week and this led to the declaration of a total lockdown in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of the state be the governor.

Reacting to lockdown, PDP said Bello should apologize for not allowing people of the state to be tested.

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South Africans Cheer As Alcohol Goes Back On Sale

South Africans Cheer As Alcohol Goes Back On Sale

June 1, 2020 2:58 pm

Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight Covid-19, were lifted.

Social media posts showed people, who had braved the morning chill, cheering as buyers emerged with their bottles.

The alcohol ban was to allow police and hospitals to better focus on tackling the coronavirus, the authorities said.

Alcohol-fuelled violence is a huge problem in South Africa.

Doctors and police say the ban has had a dramatic impact, contributing to a sharp drop in casualty admissions.

But the country’s brewers and wine …

In A Sad Week For America, Trump Has Fled From His Duty

In A Sad Week For America, Trump Has Fled From His Duty

June 1, 2020 10:23 am
This past week has brought tragedy upon tragedy to our nation: the death toll from Covid-19 passed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths; the brutal killing of George Floyd ignited mass protests in Minneapolis and beyond, and seven people were shot in protests demanding justice in Louisville.
But our President was mostly busy with other things: getting into a public fight with Twitter, condemning China over Hong Kong and terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization — an entity that once looked to the United States as the world’s leading institution in fighting pandemics.
President Donald Trump also
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South Africa’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1,000 Mark

South Africa’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1,000 Mark

May 23, 2020 8:53 am

South Africa on Thursday reported 1,134 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest daily record since the country recorded its first case in early March.

With the newly-added cases, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa stood at 19,137, the highest on the African continent.

“Regrettably, we report 30 more COVID-19 related deaths – this brings the total national deaths to 369,” Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in his daily update.

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According to Xinhua, the new deaths also broke the daily record since March 5 when the country’s first …

Nigeria Becoming Divided, A Basket Case Under Buhari – Obasanjo

Obasanjo Joins World Leaders To Demand For Vaccine

May 15, 2020 8:51 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has joined about 140 current and ex-presidents across the world in calling for “a people’s vaccine” against COVID-19.

The call is contained in a petition they signed on Thursday in which they urged all governments to push for a free COVID-19 vaccine for all when developed.

The petition was initiated by the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), the United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating the HIV/AIDS virus.

Obasanjo, who led Nigeria as a Civilian Head of State between 1999 and 2007, is a

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Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

Buhari Warned Not To Bow To Pressure From Clerics

May 11, 2020 9:46 am

The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank has told President Buhari not to bow to pressure from religious leaders to reopen churches.

The group, however, called on the federal government to relax the curfew imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19.

President Buhari relaxed a five-week lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States on May 4 and ordered an 8pm to 6am curfew across the country.

In a statement, Atedo Peterside and Abubakar Mohammed, chairman and vice-chairman of Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, asked the government to adjust the timing.

Read Also: Buhari Sacks BOA Management Team, Appoints Hassan As MD

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NCDC Creating Fears To Market Coronavirus – Nigerians

NCDC Creating Fears To Market Coronavirus – Nigerians

May 11, 2020 6:46 am
Nigerians are beginning to ask questions on the figures of COVID-19 cases, those who have recovered and the number of deaths.

Speaking with reporters in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, some Nigerians have demanded to know the medication over 745 Nigerians took before they recovered from the pandemic, so that, such treatment or medication can be recommended for the rest of the country.

Ladan Imam, an Islamic scholar in Maiduguri said that fear was being created in the minds of Nigerians and that NCDC was taking things for granted.

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“People are

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