Ministry of Health

Four-Month-Old Baby Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna

May 16, 2020 12:47 pm

Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed that a four-month-old child was among the 20 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the state on Friday.

A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, said that the father of the infected child had a travel history to Kano.

“The infant, who had been brought to the hospital for respiratory issues, was tested in accordance with the updated guidelines which advise that persons presenting with such symptoms be tested,” she added.

Mohammed-Baloni further said that the child’s ‘’parents have also been tested and their results are being awaited.’’

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Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organizatioN has called on the federal government through the Ministry of Health as a matter of urgency

Ohanaeze Demand IDs Of Coronavirus Victim Co–Passengers

March 3, 2020 12:41 pm

Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organization has called on the federal government through the Ministry of Health as a matter of urgency and national security, disclose true identities of 156 Passengers on board the aircraft that brought in the index case of coronavirus to the county.

The call was contained in a press release jointly signed by the President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike.

The group asserted that the disclosure would encourage Nigeria citizenry adopt early preventive measure and further lauded the collaborative approach of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria towards the handling

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Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi

Coronavirus: Umahi Directs Aggressive Awareness Campaign

February 9, 2020 7:16 am

Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday directed the state Ministry of Health to ensure immediate aggressive awareness creation on preventive measures against some of the trending communicable diseases like Lassa Fever and Coronavirus in the state.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Abakaliki by his Special Assistant(SA) on Media,Mr. Francis Nweze, Umahi lamented lack of awareness on the outbreak of Lassa and Corona virus diseases in the state, noting that

to strengthen the awareness and ensure the safety of people living in Ebonyi, the governor directed that the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Grants and …