Healthcare Archives — Page 17 of 19

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Climb To 7,261

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 245 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7,261. According to NCDC, 131 of the new cases came from Lagos, 16 from Jigawa, 13...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 339 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 339 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 7,016. Meanwhile, nine new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus, bringing the total...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Spends N800m On 16,000 Covid-19 Tests

THE Lagos State Government has spent about N800million on COVID-19 tests, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed on Thursday. According to him, 16,000 tests have so far been conducted. Prof. Abayomi, who spoke at a news conference, explaine...

May 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 284 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. Meanwhile, eight new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus...

May 20, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 226 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 226 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total figure to 6401. NCDC listed the states and the figures as follows: 131-Lagos25-Ogun15-Plateau1...

May 19, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 216 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 216 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total figure to 6175. NCDC listed the states and the figures as Lagos (74); Katsina (33); Oyo (19); Kano (17); Edo (13); Zamfa...

May 14, 2020 No Responses

WHO: Coronavirus May Never Go Away

The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added that even if.....

May 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 239 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 239 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4151. The NCDC also said that 11 new patients have been confirmed dead...

May 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 386 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

NLNG Donates 10-Bed Isolation Centre, Medical Kits To Rivers Community

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has donated a 10-bed holding centre to Bonny Zonal Hospital in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. The company also donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth millions of naira to its host community and...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 381 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday. The centre said this is the highest...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 3,145 Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 195 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 3145. The NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead to the...

May 6, 2020 No Responses

NCDC Rolls Out More Guidelines For Employers, Businesses

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has rolled out additional preventive measures for individuals, employers and businesses following Federal Government’s May 4 easing of COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director Gene...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 170 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been confirmed...