HEALTH

Usain Bolt Quarantines After COVID-19 Test As Global Deaths Pass 800,000

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2020

The coronavirus may have caught up with the world’s fastest man, sprint king Usain Bolt, who announced Monday that he is self-quarantining after being tested for COVID-19, as countries around the world again tightened lockdown measures. Bolt, who did not confirm if he had received a result,

HEALTH

32 African countries report less than 5,000 COVID-19 cases

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2020

Some 32 African countries have so far reported less than 5,000 COVID-19 cases amid a major spike of new cases across few African countries. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Addis Ababa. According to the centre, the number of confirmed cases in […]

HEALTH

COVID-19: Engage Town Criers For Public Enlightenment- Stakeholders Task Government

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA As part of measures for effective sensitization and news dissemination about danger associated with Coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders under the platform of Penpushing Media have called on the Nigerian Government to engage the services of town criers. The suggestion was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of 24 hours deliberations […]

HEALTH

Medical Guild raises alarm over multiple taxes by AMAC officials

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2020

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has raised alarm over irregular multiple taxes by officials of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). In a statement on Thursday in Abuja,  President of the GMD, Prof. Olufemi Babalola, said private hospitals in Abuja were charged exorbitant multiple taxes and levies. Babalola said the hospital owners were taxed for […]

HEALTH

COVID-19 results: NCDC launches digital platform

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery of COVID-19 results in the Federal Capital Territory. Mrs Elsie Ilori, Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Ilori said that the platform, called […]

HEALTH

Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows it is more effective than medication

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2020

It has long been a folk remedy for an irritating cough, sore throats and the common cold. According to mail online, research now shows that honey is more effective at treating these ailments than antibiotics or over-the-counter medication. Experts at Oxford University said doctors should tell patients to have a spoonful of honey rather than […]