HEALTH

Alimosho General Hospital on alert over Lassa fever –Official

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2020

The Medical Director of the Alimosho General Hospital, Dr Madewa Adebajo has disclosed that the hospital has been placed on alert for any cases of Lassa fever. Adebajo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that the hospital has set up an Emergency Preparedness Committee and Infection

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Lassa Fever strikes three dead in Rivers

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

The Rivers State Government has confirmed three persons dead in an outbreak Lassa Fever in the State. The Acting Permanent Secretary ,Ministry of Health, Dr Chinwe Atata, confirmed this on Wednesday during a press briefing to give an update on the status of the disease in the State. She told newsmen in Port Harcourt that […]

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Coronavirus: FG sends message to Nigerians in China

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Wednesday advised citizens of Nigeria resident in China “to be careful and take necessary precautions by staying indoors more. The advisory is sequel to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 132 people and infected 3,554 people in China. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of […]

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Coronavirus: FG shuts down Chinese supermarket in Abuja

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has shut down Chinese-owned Panda Supermarket in the Jabi area of Abuja as part of measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The FCCPC said in a series of tweets that it had confiscated some frozen food items illegally imported from China. The pictures of some of the […]

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New virus infects more than 6,000 in China, other countries

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people in the mainland and more than a dozen other countries. Some details on cases confirmed as of midday Wednesday in Beijing: — China: 5,974 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has eight cases and Macao has five. Nearly all of […]

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Breaking: 2m children ‘ll die of pneumonia in Nigeria unless… UNICEF

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2020

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Wednesday that two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in the next 10 years unless more is done to fight the dreaded diseases. UNICEF in a statement in Birnin Kebbi by its Communication, Advocacy and Partnership Specialist, Malam Rabiu Musa, said that malnutrition, air pollution […]