The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the largest educational disruption in history that has affected more than 1 billion school students worldwide, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education ever. “In mid-July, schools were closed in more than 160 countries, affecting over 1 billion…
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COVID-19 Deaths Now 896 In Nigeria, Says NCDC
896 patients have so far died from the Coronavirus in Nigeria, with 20,663 patients discharged. This is according to tweets released on Monday night by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). READ ALSO The tweet revealed that Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases, with 88 cases, followed by Kwara State with 33…
304 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded In 14 Nigeria States, FCT
Nigeria’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 43,841 on Sunday night following 304 fresh infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update. Lagos recorded 81 of the 304 cases, followed by FCT with 39, Abia with 31 and Kaduna 24. The rest are: “Rivers-23, Plateau-16, Cross River-13, Ebonyi-12, Ondo-12, Ekiti-11, Edo-11, Benue-10,…
Hong Kong Postpones Legislative Elections For A Year Over Coronavirus Fears
Hong Kong will postpone legislative elections due to be held in September by one year because of the coronavirus outbreak, the city’s leader said Friday. In a news conference, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the move to postpone the Legislative Council elections, slated for September 6, was the most difficult decision she had made in the…
US-based Nigerian Doctor Insists Hydroxychloroquine Cures COVID-19, Reveals She Treated Over 350 Patients (Video)
Nigerian-born and trained physician, Dr Stella Immanuel has taken a prominent spot in social media trends following a news conference she featured in at Washington. Dr Stella who insisted that antimalarial drug; hydroxychloroquine, zinc and antibacterial drug, Zithromax were effective in the treatment of Coronavirus, accused her colleagues and pharmaceutical companies of cover-up. READ ALSO…
Vietnam Evacuates 80,000 Tourists After New Covid-19 Cases
Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people — mostly local tourists — from the popular resort city of Da Nang after three residents tested positive for coronavirus, the government said.Vietnamese authorities are rushing to nip a potential new outbreak in the bud after the Southeast Asian nation recorded its first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 in 100 days…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Case Rise Over 40,000 With 555 New Cases
More than 40,000 Nigerians are now down with the Coronavirus, according to latest statistics from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) In a tweet on Sunday night, the body stated that the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria is now 40,532 with 17,374 patients discharged and 858 deaths recorded. READ ALSO Lagos State…
BREAKING: Test Multichoice CEO For COVID-19, Reps Tell NCDC
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating non- implementation of the pay- as -you- go tariff plan by satellite broadcasters and DSTV subscription price increase has asked Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC, Dr. Ihekweazu Chikwe, to locate the Chief Executive Officer of Multichoice (operators of DSTV), John Ugbe and…
BREAKING: Governor Fayemi Tests Positive For COVID-19
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 55-year-old disclosed this on Wednesday, July 22. READ ALSO He disclosed that he had assigned “critical tasks” to Deputy Governor Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi but that he would still be working from home. “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday [July 21] and…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 36,000
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 556 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 36,663. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this through its official Twitter handle. READ ALSO NCDC said that the 556 new confirmed cases were from 18 states with discharged 15,105 so far. Edo…
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