The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that wearing of face masks is compulsory in public places in the state from next week.The governor said this would help to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state.He said this during a televised media briefing on COVID-19 updates.He said, “The increase in numbers we are…
NARD President canvasses aggressive testing of all health workers, As UCH Chapter Chairman tests positive for COVID-19
President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD) Dr. Aliyu Sokomba has called for an aggressive testing of all health workers in the country as the University College Hospital, UCH chapter chairman of the association, Adedayo Williams tested positive for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Sokomba also demanded the provision of Personal Protective Equipment, PPE…
COVID-19: Obaseki shuns Benin monarch’s call for total lockdown, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew
Says over N1b invested so far on COVID-19 Against the advice by the Benin monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II for a total lockdown of Edo State in order to checkmate the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in the state, the governor, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday announced a 10-day dawn to dusk…
Hope Rises for COVID-19 Cure
Hope surges around the world as Remdesivir is proving effective against coronavirus. Optimism is welling up in United States with the promising returns from Remdesivir, an investigational antiviral drug from Gilead Sciences, which is on clinical trials. A Chicago hospital using the drug in the treatment of severe COVID-19 patients has reported rapid recoveries. About…
COVID-19 Test is Free, Says Lagos State Government
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that COVID-19 tests in all approved testing centres in Lagos State are carried out free of charge.Reacting to alleged reports of patients paying N30,000 for COVID-19 tests at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, approved centres in Lagos; Abayomi said no designated testing centre…
Five COVID-19 Patients discharged in Edo
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has announced the recovery and discharge of five persons out of the 15 who tested positive to COVID-19 in the state. One person had so far died of the disease in the state. Obaseki announced this on his Facebook page Friday morning. In the terse message, the governor said “I am…