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Kwara deputy gov. Kayode Alabi gets grim birthday gift of COVID-19

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

Kwara state deputy governor Kayode Alabi, who clocked 57 on 1 August, has been offered a grim birthday gift by the raging COVID-19 disease caused by coronavirus. Two days after, he and his wife, Abieyuwa tested positive for the virus, said Rafiu Ajakaiye, spokesman, Kwara State Technical

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PCN seals 808 illegal pharmaceutical premises — Registrar

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

Dr Elijah Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says the council has sealed 808 illegal pharmaceutical premises during the month of July. Mohammed made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, while giving an update of the council’s activities in July. He said that out of the […]

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COVID-19: Hospital Partially Shut As Doctors, Nurses Test Positive

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2020

Following the return of pos­itive results for COVID-19 by some nurses and doc­tors, the Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan, has been partially shut down. In accordance with COVID-19 protocol, the af­fected doctors and nurses have been sent on isolation. The Oyo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Tai­wo Ladipo, who disclosed this, stated that the af­fected section […]

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Breaking: Ondo doctors suspend strike

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2020

Doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), in Ondo State on Monday suspended their one-month-old strike. Earlier on June 24, the doctors, who are employed by the state government, withdrew their services over unpaid allowances. In a statement, the State Chairman of NAGGMDP, Dr Oluwafemi Aina […]

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WHO warns there may never be a COVID-19 ‘silver bullet’

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2020

By AFP The World Health Organization warned Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. The WHO urged governments and citizens to focus on doing the known basics, such as testing, contact tracing, maintaining physical distance and wearing a mask in order to […]

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Gastroenterologist makes case for Hepatitis patients

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2020

By … A consultant gastroenterologist with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, Dr Okorie Michael Chidiebere has urged the Federal Government (FG) to as a matter of equity, give free treatment to Hepatitis patients, as they do for their HIV and other viral disease counterparts. It was reported that Heoatitis: Hepatitis has caused about […]