A total of 242 persons have so far died of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year. This is 72 higher than the 170-casualty figure recorded in 2019. The figure is contained in a situation report on the disease released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Lassa fever is a disease spread to
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The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, said he was seen as someone against the progress of the education sector when he warned against the reopening of schools earlier in the year. Ujah, at a webinar organised by the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, on Wednesday, said the country was not […]
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians against self-medication for COVID-19, saying it could lead to body organs damage. Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, Director of Hospital Services, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), gave the advice in an interview with NAN, on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN reports that articles about various home remedies and ways to prevent COVID-19 have […]
A male nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after admitting that he stripped off his personal protective equipment (PPE) to have sex in a toilet with a man infected with COVID-19, according to reports. “It is true that there has been a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed some of its achievements in combating COVID-19 in 2020, noting that vaccination is no guarantee of virus eradication. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this at the last COVID-19 press conference of the year at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In a speech posted on the agency’s website, the […]
The FCT Administration has told shop owners to choose between complying with COVID-19 guidelines or having their business premises shut as part of measures to contain the pandemic. Head, Media and Public Enlightenment of the FCT Ministerial Enforcement Task team on COVID-19 Regulations, Ikharo Attah issued the warning while monitoring the level of compliance in some […]










