The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now in a full fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The NCDC declaration comes with the confirmation of one thousand, three hundred and sixty-eight new cases of coronavirus across the country yesterday. According to the NCDC update last night, Lagos State recorded the highest number of new…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has defended the decision by the Federal Government to reintroduce Covid-19 restrictions. NCDC Director General, Doctor Chikwe Ihekweazu, says it is because people stopped observing the guidelines. Doctor Ihekweazu said government also took the step to protect the country from a third wave of the coronavirus, just like what India is…
There has been an outbreak of bird flu Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger states. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed cases of the H5N1 variant of the Avian Influenza in the seven northern states. NCDC Director General, Doctor Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the announcement while briefing newsmen in Abuja. The Avian Influenza is a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the recovery of eight hundred and thirty-nine Covid-19 patients after undergoing treatment. They include seven hundred and seventy-three patients who were managed at the community level in Lagos State, plus sixty-six others in Imo State. The NCDC also confirmed one thousand, one hundred and thirty-one new cases of the…
• NCDC confirms 1,861 new cases Nigeria has added one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-one new cases of Covid-19, according to tests conducted on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The figures confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is the second highest daily record since the outbreak of the pandemic in March last year. The NCDC said…
Public and private schools are reopening today, after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. This comes after a two-week delay due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has challenged the management of all schools to take responsibility to reduce the risk of the spreading the coronavirus among children, as…