HEALTH

Lassa fever: Lagos identifies, monitors 63 contact of confirmed cases

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2020

No fewer than 63 people who came in contact with the recently reported case of Lassa fever in Lagos have been identified and are being monitored by the Ministry of Health in line with international standards to break the cycle of transmission and spread of infectious diseases, the Commissioner

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Breaking: Lagos records first case of Lassa fever in 2020

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2020

Lagos State has recorded a case of Lassa fever. The State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the patient is currently in isolation at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Abayomi however assured that the situation is under control and called on Lagos residents to be calm […]

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Traditional Chinese medicine effective in COVID-19 treatment- official

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2020

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been proven effective in curing patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese health official said on Monday. “For example, a TCM decoction named “Qingfei Paidutang” has been used in treating 701 confirmed cases in 10 provinces, of which 130 have been cured and discharged,’’ said Li Yu, an […]

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Avoid crowds over virus, Japan health minister warns

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2020

Japan’s health minister on Sunday urged the public to avoid crowds and “non-essential gatherings”, including notoriously packed commuter trains, to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading in the country. Katsunobu Kato warned the nation was “entering a new phase” in the outbreak of the virus, which has infected nearly 60 people in Japan so far. […]

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Coronavirus could damage global growth in 2020 —IMF

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2020

The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow. “There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1-0.2 percentage space,” the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, told the Global Women’s […]

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Coronavirus: Preparedness high to stop importation into Nigeria – Minister

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2020

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says the level of preparedness is high to stop the importation of Coronavirus (Covid-19) to the country, as the ministry has continued to strengthen its response plan. Ehanire said this at a news conference on the level of preparedness of the Federal Government over Covid-19 on Friday in Abuja. He […]