HEALTH

Coronavirus: NSCDC deploys personnel to Ekiti, Edo

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2020

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Ekiti State, has deployed 250 Emergency Response Personnel across the state as part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Solomon Iyamu, disclosed this in a statement issued by

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Nine doctors die after contracting coronavirus from patients

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2020

Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country’s top medical association said Thursday, as hospitals were overwhelmed and medics complained about a lack of protection on the front lines. The announcement of the doctors’ deaths heightened fears that the scale of the health crisis in the Philippines is much worse than […]

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Coronavirus: We don’t have protective equipment – Health workers

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2020

Health workers under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), have complained of lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE include goggles and protective clothing designed to protect the wearer’s body from infection. Chairman of the Bauchi State chapter, Ibrahim Maikudi, told the press on Wednesday that nurses needed to […]

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COVID19: Kaduna Govt Begins Fumigation Of Markets

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2020

The Kaduna State Government has commenced fumigating all markets across the state in an effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This follows the closure of all markets with the exemption of those selling food items and medicals on the orders on the orders of the state governor, Mr Nasir El-Rufai. After enforcing […]

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COVID-19: Atiku asks FG to pay each household N10,000

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to pay each household in ten thousand naira (N10,000) as a supplement for foodstuff within the period in which many are confined to their homes.  The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made this call on Wednesday when he donated N50million as relief […]

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COVID-19: Use Of Chloroquine Has Not Been Approved, NCDC Warns Nigerians

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2020

The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) has insisted that Chloroquine has not been approved as a cure for the coronavirus disease. The NCDC said this in a tweet on Wednesday while also warning Nigerians against self-medicating with the drug. “Please remember that the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of coronavirus […]