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COVID-19: US Hands Over 200 Ventilators To Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2020

The United States Government has handed over 200 ventilators to the Nigerian government. The items were presented on Tuesday by the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Bert Leonard at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse in the nation’s capital. This comes four months after President Donald Trump

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Coronavirus Found On Frozen Seafood In China

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2020

Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently battled a surge of cases, a local government said on Tuesday. The virus was found on the outer packaging of frozen seafood bought by three companies in Yantai, a port […]

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There Could Be Regrets If We Don’t Adhere To COVID-19 Protocols – Health Minister

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has warned that the country could regret if Nigerians do not follow protocols meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. Dr Ehanire issued the warning during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. Of the 46,577 cases of the virus identified […]

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Zero fatality recorded in Oyo’s isolation centres since inception – Task Force

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2020

…2yr-old, 95yr-old, among recoveries *We undertake comprehensive assessment – Prof. Alonge The Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19, said on Monday, that Isolation Centres run by the state has recorded zero fatality since the outbreak of  COVID-19 in the state, in March 2020. This feat, the Task Force noted, is due to the holistic approach […]

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1,455 Coronavirus positive Lagosians run away from admission

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2020

The Lagos State Government has said that 1,455 Lagosians who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus pandemic are yet to turn up for admission at the various isolation centres. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on his Twitter handle, saying that the affected Lagosians were still active and could spread the virus within […]

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COVID-19: World Bank approves $114.28 m for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2020

By NAN The World Bank has approved $114.28 million financing to help Nigeria prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 with specific focus on state level responses. According to a statement from the bank on Friday, the amount includes $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and $14.28 million grant […]