Healthcare Archives — Page 11 of 19

November 20, 2020 No Responses

Enugu Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination

Enugu State Government has started mass vaccination against yellow fever in three council areas where it confirmed an outbreak, targetting at least 922,463 residents. Dr George Ugwu, the Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA),...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign

The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Benedict Alabi, disclosed on Saturday that the state government has approved N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state.Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his offi...

November 14, 2020 No Responses

Salah Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive test but is not displaying any symptoms. It later adde...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package

India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a stimulus package worth 265,000 crore Indian Rupees (over 35 billion U.S. dollars) to boost the economy, amid slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fresh stimulus measures in the form of...

October 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 164 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 164 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing total infections 60,430. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of new cases with 64, followed by the Federal Capital Territory (FC...

October 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 163 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus in the country, amounting to 60,266 confirmed infections. According to NCDC, Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases in the country, with 113 case...

October 1, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 201 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 201 fresh Coronavirus cases, with one death recorded in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours. According to NCDC, the new cases had brought the...

September 28, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records Two deaths, 126 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths and 126 new cases of Coronavirus. According to NCDC, the 126 new cases were recorded in 12 states, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 58,324. The NCDC...

September 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 97 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 97 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country, bringing the total confirmed cases to 57, 242 nationwide. According to NCDC, Lagos state recorded the highest number...

September 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 79 New Coronavirus Cases

Sixty-four Coronavirus (COVID-19), patients recovered from the infection across Nigeria in the last 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC, in its report released Sunday midnight via its official Twitter handle, a...

September 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 125 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 125 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 54,588. According to NCDC, the new infections were recorded in 12 states and the FC...

September 3, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports Four Deaths, 216 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced four deaths and 216 fresh cases of Coronavirus, taking the total infections in the country to 54, 463. According to NCDC, new infections were recorded in 15 states and the...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19 Gulps N700m In Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Taskforce on COVID-19 has expended over N700 million in the fight against the pandemic in the state. Deputy Chairman of the taskforce, Mr Ahmed Baba-Yahaya made the disclosure on Tuesday in Lafia when the taskforce appeared before...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

NCDC Confirms 143 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday reported 143 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the nation’s total infections to 54,008. According to NCDC, the 143 cases were confirmed from 17 states and the Federal Capital...