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CoronaVirus: FAAN explains prevention activities at Lagos Airport

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2020

Following an outbreak of CoronaVirus in China, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says steps are being taking to checkmate its possible infiltration into the country through passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.This is coming as the World Health Organisation on

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Breaking: Nigeria issues warning on novel coronavirus, symptoms

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory on a new virus; the novel coronavirus (nCoV), now raging in China and has been reported in five other countries, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, United States and Taiwan. As this is a new virus, NCDC said it is coordinating a multi-sectoral technical […]

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Public health advisory to Nigerians on Novel Coronavirus

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2020

This is a public health advisory on a new virus; the novel coronavirus (nCoV), by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. As this is a new virus, and new information is emerging every day, this advisory will be updated as new information and research on the virus and its impact on populations become available. The […]

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Lassa fever kills 16 people in Ondo

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

Sixteen people have been confirmed killed as a result of Lassa Fever outbreak in Ondo State. The State Chief Epidemiologist, Dr Steven Fagbemi, disclosed this on Tuesday at the governor’s office in the Government House in Akure, the state capital. Dr Fagbemi made the disclosure while briefing Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as well as the local […]

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Edo govt ramps up efforts to curtail spread of Lassa Fever

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

Edo State Government has intensified efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever into the state, in the wake of the resurgence of the viral disease across endemic states in the country. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the state government’s efforts are being […]

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Ondo government in emergency meeting as Lassa fever ravages communities

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2020

The governor of Ondo State and his commissioners are currently meeting behind closed doors to map out strategies to tackle a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in some communities in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, confirmed the outbreak to newsmen on Tuesday morning, stating that the technical details were still scanty and […]