HEALTH

Coronavirus: We recommend paracetamol, not ibuprofen – WHO

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2020

People, who suspect they have caught the novel coronavirus, should not take the popular drug ibuprofen without consulting a doctor, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. WHO gave the warning, on Tuesday, pointing to the ongoing research into possible negative effects. WHO’s spokesman,

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Abuja resident doctors embark on strike

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2020

Association of Resident Doctors, Abuja chapter on Tuesday, announced their decision to embark on an indefinite strike, a few hours after the third case of coronavirus was announced in the country. The strike action was disclosed in a statement signed by Roland Aigbovo, the President of ARD, Abuja chapter. Aigbovo said the doctors were embarking […]

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New Coronavirus case came through British Airways – Lagos

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2020

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that the new case of Coronavirus came in through British Airways. Nigeria recorded another case of COVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria on Tuesday. The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady, who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13. The Ministry of […]

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Breaking: Nigeria records third case of confirmed coronavirus

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2020

The third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, which confirmed the case, said the patient is unconnected with the index case. The infected, a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, observed self-isolation, developed symptoms and tested positive. She is receiving care in […]

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Air pollution ‘likely’ to cut COVID19 survival

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2020

Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to increase mortality from the novel coronavirus in cities, public health experts told AFP Monday. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned that dirty air in urban areas that causes hypertension, diabetes and other respiratory illness could lead to a higher overall death toll from the […]

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COVID-19: Nigerian Embassy in U.S. suspends passport interviews, biometric capturing

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2020

Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in Washington, New York and Atlanta, United States, have suspended passport interviews and biometric data capture over the coronavirus crisis. The suspension, which takes effect from Monday, is until further notice, the missions said in separate statements made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. According to the