• NCDC confirms 218 new cases in Lagos • Govt rules out 2nd lockdown The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed two hundred and eighteen new Covid-19 cases in Lagos State. The new cases in Lagos are among five hundred and one positive tests reported by the NCDC in thirteen states and Abuja yesterday. The…
• Gov. Lalong tests positive • NEC calls for compliance to guidelines Nigeria has officially entered a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 at a media briefing in Abuja, as the Chairman, BOSS MUSTAPHA, goes into isolation. This comes as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed…
The World Health Organization has urged Europeans to wear masks during family gatherings at Christmas. The WHO warned that Europe was at high risk of a new wave of coronavirus infections in the early part of 2021. The warning comes as the transmission of the virus remained high, with countries across Europe recording thousands of daily cases…
The Nigerian Medical Association has raised alarm about the increasing cases of new Covid-19 infections. The Lagos State Chairman of the NMA, Doctor ADETUNJI ADENEKAN, said the isolation wards are getting filled again. Doctor ADENEKAN expressed worry that people are now behaving as if they have forgotten the impact of the coronavirus. He was quoted in a…
The Lagos State Government has warned about the possibility of a new wave of Covid-19 and another lockdown in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Professor AKIN ABAYOMI, issued the warning due to failure by residents to observe Covid-19 safety guidelines. In a statement by the Director of Public Affairs of the Ministry, TUNBOSUN OGUNBANWO, Professor ABAYOMI…
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 is concerned that the ongoing mass protests for and against the Nigeria Police could lead to a fresh outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic. This was the central message from the media briefing of the PTF in Abuja yesterday, as the Chairman BOSS MUSTAPHA, the Coordinator ALIYU SANI, and the Minister…