HEALTH

CORONAVIRUS: Two persons tested negative in Kano

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2020

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire, on Wednesday in Kano confirmed that two suspected cases of Coronavirus has so far tested negative after diagnosis in the country. Ehanire, disclosed this, while declaring the two day, Kano State Primary Health Summit open at Government House,

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Breaking: Coronavirus named ‘Covid-19’

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2020

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva, explaining that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” for […]

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NAFDAC confiscates 3 vehicles with counterfeit, fake drugs in Asaba

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2020

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated three vehicles loaded with fake and substandard drugs in Asaba. Dr Christiana Esenwah, Deputy Director, NAFDAC, made the disclosure  in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Asaba. Esenwah who heads Investigation and Enforcement on Counterfeit and Fake […]

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Coronavirus: WHO equips 168 labs globally with diagnosis capacity

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2020

The World Health Organisation, WHO, says it has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose coronavirus. This is part of WHO’s efforts at equipping laboratories with the capacity to rapidly diagnose novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases as part of its preparedness to tackle the outbreak globally. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General,

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China virus death toll passes 1,000

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2020

The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected people who have not travelled to China could be the spark for a “bigger fire”. The rise came after President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to a hospital in Beijing, wearing protective gear as […]

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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 state The Senate had on Thursday alerted […]