HEALTH

Benue: NCDC investigating strange illness – DG

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2020

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is aware of the strange illness in Benue and it is currently investigating to effectively manage the situation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, on Saturday in Abuja, said this while giving an update of the strange illness in Benue

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Wuse market, others fumigated over Lassa Fever

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML), has commenced fumigation exercise in all its markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to avoid the outbreak of Lassa fever and other diseases. Commencing the fumigation exercise in Wuse Market, which is one of the popular markets in central Abuja, spokesman […]

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Coronavirus: Baby tests positive 30 hours after birth

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2020

A baby born in Wuhan area of China on Wednesday, February 5, has been infected with Coronavirus 30-hours after birth. A children’s hospital where the baby was born reported that the infant whose mother had tested positive to the Coronavirus was checked after birth. Business Insider reports that while there could have been a case […]

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Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2020

Thousands of people were stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia on Thursday, quarantined by officials desperate to stem the spread of a deadly virus that has killed hundreds in China and spread panic worldwide. At least 20 people on board one ocean liner off the Japanese coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, […]

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China scrambles to find beds for virus patients as deaths hit 563

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2020

China scrambled to find bed space for thousands of newly infected patients on Thursday, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus soared to 563. More than 28,000 people are now known to be infected nationwide in the outbreak that has spiralled into a global health emergency. Two dozen countries now have confirmed cases of […]

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WHO Seeks $675m to Stop Coronavirus, As Deaths Rise

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2020

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new coronavirus epidemic, as deaths from the outbreak neared 500. Speaking in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that latest data indicated 24, 363 confirmed infections in China and 490 deaths from the respiratory disease […]