HEALTH

Senegal detects first case of Omicron variant

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2021

A first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been reported in Senegal, in a visitor who was leaving the country after an international meeting in capital Dakar, a research institute said. The IRESSEF health body said late Saturday that the 58-year-old patient arrived in Senegal by air

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World AIDS Day: Makinde’s Wife declares support for victims

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2021

Wife of Oyo State Governor, Engr. (Mrs). Tamunominini Makinde has reaffirmed her commitment to the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, calling on World leaders to join hands with the State Government to promote policies geared towards the victims’ total healthiness. Engr. Makinde, who Chairs Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) made the […]

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UNICEF says 300,000 children newly infected with HIV

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2021

UNICEF has revealed that at least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, which translates to one child every two minutes. A report released by UNICEF on Tuesday ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, disclosed that another 120,000 children died from AIDS-related causes during the same period, or one child every […]

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Omicron: President Cyril Ramaphosa to visit Nigeria, three other African countries this week as other nations shut doors against South Africa

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2021

President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to conduct state visits to Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal this week hoping to talk about trade and economic recovery on the continent post-Covid-19. It is somewhat ironic therefore that this week’s trip was threatened by the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant of concern, Omicron, which led to […]

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FG issues new COVID-19 directives to travelers ahead of yuletide

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2021

Ahead of the festive season, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has issued fresh directives to travellers coming into the country. Passengers arriving in Nigeria are now required to conduct a PCR test, 48 hours before embarking on their trips to the country and another day two and day seven PCR tests on arrival. They […]

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FG maintains no record of Omicron variant in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2021

The Federal Government on Monday insisted Nigeria is yet to record a case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, despite Canadian authorities’ claims that two passengers from Nigeria had tested positive. Speaking at the Presidential Steering Committee briefing in Abuja, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo Adetifa, said there was no […]