HEALTH

Pope Issues Stern Warning Against COVID-19 Vaccine

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2020

Pope Francis has warned against prioritizing the rich for coronavirus vaccine. He spoke on Wednesday during his weekly interaction with public audience, Dpa reports. The pontiff added that charity efforts were not enough to help the poor. He called for a fairer economic development model that

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25 health workers test positive for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2020

Anambra’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, on Tuesday, said that no fewer than 25 health workers had been diagnosed and confirmed to have been infected with the novel Coronavirus in the state. The commissioner said it while speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Training of Trainers in […]

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COVID-19: Ekiti Taskforce Seals Off, Pharmacies, Supermarkets, Others

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2020

kiti Covid-19 Response Taskforcehas closed some institutions in Ado-Ekiti for violating various Covid-19 guidelines. The institutions which include, pharmacies, supermarkets, Bar joints among others where shut on Friday following inspections by the team. A statement by the coordinator of the Task Force, Prof Bolaji Alukolisted the affected institutions as Chino

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Over 20 countries scramble for Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2020

More than 20 countries are interested in getting Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. Russia maintains “the closest contact with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the development and future use” of the vaccine, Zakharova told a news briefing. She did not mention the countries at the briefing on Thursday. She […]

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Makinde increases subvention to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso …commissions MRI Machine, Patients’ Relatives Building

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2020

*Says workers will benefit from COVID-19 hazard allowance *Approves salary payment for 177 re-engaged workers Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved  increased subvention to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. In approving the increased funding, the governor stated  that the teaching hospital would be in a position to

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UNIUYO health centre shuts down over COVID-19 scare

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2020

The University of Uyo Health Center has been shut down indefinitely following a reported case of COVID-19 in the facility on Monday. Our correspondent gathered that activities at the health centre came to a halt when one of its patients tested positive to the virus. A medical staff, who pleaded anonymity, said the centre was […]