India became the third country after the United States and Brazil to report one million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the country’s health ministry. So how did the world’s second-most populated country get here?India reported its first case on January 30 — the patient in the southern Indian state of Kerala had been studying in Wuhan,…
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India Donates Medicines To Nigeria Amid Fight Against Coronavirus
India donates essential medicines to combat COVID-19 as Nigeria seeks collaboration to produce vaccines especially against pandemic. The Honourable Minister of Health has described the gesture of donation of medicinal items by India to Nigeria as “gracious and touching” as the global plague affects all countries, and India has its own problems just as Nigeria…
US Breaks Record With Over 77,000 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day
The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll rose by 974, taking the country’s total to 138,201. READ ALSO The state of Florida,…
BREAKING: COVID-19 Case In Nigeria Rise To 34,854 With 595 New Cases
Nigeria on Thursday night recorded 595 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 34,894. READ ALSO The NCDC further revealed that 769 people have died from the virus, with 14,292 patients discharged. A beak-down state by…
Nigeria Records 571 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 32,558
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 32,558. READ ALSO The NCDC further revealed that 740 people have died from the virus, with 13,447 patiemts discharged. A beak-down state by…
UK Eases Quarantine Rules For Travelers
The UK government has relaxed quarantine rules for travelers from a number of destinations, including France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Spain.From July 10, visitors arriving in England from 58 selected countries will no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days. The US, China and Portugal are among the destinations that have been left off the list,…
COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria Hits More Than 30,000 With 460 New Cases
More than thirty thousand Nigerians are now down with the Coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said. According to a tweet released by the NCDC on Wednesday night, the country recorded 460 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases so far to 30, 249, with 12, 373 persons discharged. READ ALSO…
Lagos State Police Set to Begin Massive Arrest Of Face Mask Violators
The police in Lagos State will soon begin the arrest of any resident of the state caught not using a face mask in public. READ ALSO The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who disclosed this in an interview with The Nation, said the command has arrested 3,802 persons between April and June for not…
UPDATE: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Near 30,000 As NCDC Confirms 503 New Cases
Nigeria’s confirmed cases of coronavirus reached 29,879 on Tuesday night following 503 fresh infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update. READ ALSO Lagos recorded 153 of the 503 cases, followed by Ondo with 76, Edo with 54 and FCT 41. The rest are: “Enugu – 37, Rivers – 30, Benue…
UPDATE: Nigeria Records 575 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 29,286
Nigeria on Monday night recorded 575 new cases of the Coronavirus. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos State recorded 123 new cases with the Federal Capital Territory having 100 new cases. Other states with reported cases are follows: Delta-58 Edo-52 Ogun-42 Katsina-24 Bayelsa-23 Rivers-22 Borno-19 Plateau-18 Ondo-18 Oyo-17…
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