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COVID-19 battle affecting fight against polio, other diseases – WHO

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting the fight against polio and other diseases. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director- General of the organisation, disclosed this in a statement posted on the agency‘s website on Saturday. ”As you know, in

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Buhari approves appointment of Medical Directors for three hospitals

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Medical Directors for Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, and Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, Taraba State.  They are Dr Bassey Eyo Edet, and Dr Aisha Shehu Adamu, respectively. Dr Edet hails from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, and graduated from University of

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COVID-19: NAFDAC orders for manufacturing of Chloroquine

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2020

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has order for the manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical treatment of COVID-19 patients. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, said in a statement on Monday that a local manufacturing pharmaceutical company, May and Baker, had been approached to produce the

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Coronavirus: Biafra leader tests positive to COVID-19

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2020

The National President of the Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, Princewill Chimezie Richard has tested positive for COVID-19. The group made this known in a statement on Monday by BNYL Press Secretary, Richard Dianabasi. Dianabasi said the BNYL leader tested positive because he received his brother who returned from Sweden days ago “and who also […]

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Breaking: Global coronavirus death toll hits over 30,000

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2020

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached a new milestone overnight on Sunday with nearly 31,000 people dead worldwide. According to data from worldometers.info, 30,923 people had died from the virus by Sunday morning. Italy accounted for a third of the deaths, leading with 10,023. Spain reported 5,982 deaths and China where the virus originated […]

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COVID-19: Health Minister reveals what he discussed with Buhari on Saturday

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2020

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said he met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, to answer the questions he had on the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Ehanire, along with the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, met with Buhari in Aso Rock. Speaking to journalists after the meeting,