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Corona Virus: WHO, NCDC Team Visit Ogun Governor, Ready To Support

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTAWorld Health Organisation (WHO), Africa Regional Office and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) team have visited Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in respect of the index Corona Virus case traced to an Italian national victim who works as a consultant to

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Coronavirus: NCDC DG Under Self-Quarantine, Says Health Minister

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2020

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu is currently under self-quarantine for possible infection of the deadly coronavirus. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who was at the National Assembly on Tuesday, to brief the senate leadership on the level of Nigeria’s preparedness to contain the virus disclosed this to […]

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Nigeria’s hot temperature may suppress spread of Coronavirus – Virologist

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2020

A Consultant Virologist, Dr Adeola Fowotade, has said that hot tropical climate as obtainable in Nigeria could help suppress the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. Fowotade of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, said this while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to her, some experts think the COVID-19 may behave like […]

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Coronavirus: Rushing to buy face masks is totally unnecessary, Mamora tells Nigerians

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians to remain calm and not get involved in panic buying of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as face masks and hand sanitisers among others. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, made the appeal on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. He was reacting […]

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Breaking: Senegal confirms first coronavirus case

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

Senegal confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, marking just the second infection in sub-Saharan Africa amid concerns over the continent’s vulnerability to outbreaks of contagious diseases. A French man who lives in Senegal visited France in mid-February, contracting the virus before returning to the West African country and being quarantined in […]

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COVID-19: Elumelu calls for extra vigilance, collaborative effort

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has called for extra vigilance and aggressive multi-sectoral collaborative effort against the dreaded Covid-19 in the country. Elumelu described the confirmation of Covid-19 in the country, as a national challenge which requires an accelerated collaborative effort by all government agencies, the