HEALTH

Coronavirus: FG reveals screening procedure at airports

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

Minister of Health, Dr Ehanire has debunked reports that passengers are not being screened properly at the airports. The minister has also disclosed the procedure for screening of international passengers. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Ehanire who revealed that no Nigerian in China

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Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as EU raises alert

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

The death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday as more people died in China, Iran and the US and Europe raised its state of alert. The virus has now infected more than 89,000, spread to over 60 countries and threatens to cause a global economic slowdown — after first emerging in […]

HEALTH

Minister tests positive for coronavirus

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

A regional minister in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the virus. The Lombardy region said in a statement on Monday that the contagion concerns Alessandro Mattinzoli, 60, who serves as Commissioner for Economic Development. The region said the entire 17-member Lombardy regional government would undergo

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Coronavirus: Nigeria taking more precautions than US, UK – Abah

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

A Nigerian public analyst, Dr. Joe Abah has commended the Federal government for taking prompt precautions in detecting the possible spread of the deadly Coronavirus among Nigerians. The public analyst took to his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, saying that the Nigerian airport is doing what the “saner climes”, the US and UK are not doing […]

HEALTH

Baby, dog contract virus as new cases, deaths rise

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

A forty-five day old and a dog have become the latest confirmed carriers of Coronavirus pandemic. The parents of the baby in South Korea and owner of the pet in Hong Kong had earlier tested positive to the virus. By Sunday, eight countries – United States, China, United Kingdom, Iran, Australia, Thailand, Qatar and Lebanon […]

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Coronavirus: WHO releases $15m emergency funds to vulnerable countries

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says UN has released 15 million dollars emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus (COVID-19) The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this on the agency’s twitter handle, @WHO. Ghebreyesus said that the potential spread of COVID-19 to countries with weaker health systems was one of the agency’s