Health
Covid-19 : Makinde Orders Immediate School Closure, Emergency Surveillance, Sets Up Diagnotic Centre & Infection Disease Hospital In Oyo State
We received the result of the suspected case which our Commissioner for Health, Dr B. V. A. Bello, discussed in his press conference on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The result is negative for Coronavirus. So, we currently don’t have any confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Oyo State.
UK government to pay 80% [ up to £2,500 per month] of wages for those not working in coronavirus crisis
UK restaurants, pubs and gyms to close because of coronavirus, says Johnson
Nigeria restricts travellers from US, UK, 11 others over COVID-19
The federal government has issued a ban on entry into Nigeria on the United States of America, the United Kingdom and eleven other countries. Announcing the ban on entry to journalists in his office on Wednesday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, also said those who arrived into the country …
Some good news about COVID-19
*How about some good news about Covid-19?* -China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them. – Doctors in India have been successful in treating Coronavirus. Combination of drugs used: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest same medicine, globally. – Researchers of the Erasmus …
Valencia confirm 35% of players & staff test positive for coronavirus
Valencia have confirmed that 35% of the club’s players & staff tested positive for coronavirus. The Spanish club announced last weekend players Mangala, Garay and Gaya and two other staff were infected with the coronavirus. Now things are getting worse. According to the latest report by El Chiringuito, at least 12 Valencia players have tested …
The coronavirus outbreak and tumbling oil prices are triggering a dollar shortage in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded only two confirmed cases of Covid-19 but the global pandemic’s growing impact on its economy is far more significant. As oil prices tank while global demand drops drastically in the wake of the outbreak, Nigeria’s economy is being caught in the cross-hairs. Essentially, with oil being Nigeria’s biggest export, the government relies heavily on …
BREAKING: Premier League suspended until April 3rd due to coronavirus pandemic
All Premier League including the FA, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship suspended until April 3rd due to coronavirus pandemic
BREAKING: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for Coronavirus
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for Coronavirus A statement from the club read: “Our London Colney training centre has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result this evening. Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. Arteta has tested …
The EU and Africa, a pandemic, and accountability at the World Bank: This week in development |By Adva Saldinge
By Adva Saldinger @AdvaSal COVID-19 is declared a pandemic, the EU unveils a new vision for Africa, and the World Bank approves long-awaited accountability reforms. This week in development: The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic Wednesday as the new coronavirus continues its rapid spread. “We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and …
Coronavirus: Trump bans travel from Europe to the US but exempts UK [video]
US President Donald Trump avoided declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak but is shutting down all travel from Europe – with the exception of the UK and Ireland – and going back on his own advice by urging sick people to “stay home”. In only his second presidential address from the Oval Office in three years, …
BREAKING: Juventus confirm Daniele Rugani has tested positive for Coronavirus, team quarantined!
Juventus have confirmed that Italy international defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for Coronavirus. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the club announced that Rugani has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus, but is currently asymptomatic. “Juventus Football Club is currently activating all the procedures of isolation planned by the regulations, including a check on …
WHO declares Coronavirus [COVID-19] outbreak a pandemic! See what this means.
The coronavirus outbreak has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). More than 4,300 people have died globally after contracting COVID-19, the prevalent strain of coronavirus, and there have been over 121,500 confirmed infections. There have been more then 3,000 deaths in China, the epicentre of the outbreak. And in Italy, …
Coronavirus UK: Fourth person dies from Covid-19
A fourth person in the UK has died after contracting coronavirus, the health minister has announced.
Coronavirus: Total number of UK cases jumps to 85 with 34 more diagnosed
The UK has had its biggest day-on-day increase for coronavirus cases, with an NHS hospital worker, her husband, a student and a Deloitte employee among the latest to test positive Boris Johnson updates on Coronavirus and changes to sick leave pay Boris Johnson updates on Coronavirus and changes to sick leave pay Thirty-four more people …
Coronavirus: Nigerian head of NCDC under self-isolation upon return from China, says health minister
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is head of the NCDC The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu is currently under self-quarantine for possible infection of the deadly coronavirus. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, who was at the National Assembly on Tuesday, to brief the senate leadership on the level …
