The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Friday said that 28 people who were in contact with the coronavirus infected Italian have already been quarantined in the State. The Italian…
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Breaking: Nigerian Professional Footballer Contracts Coronavirus
This morning we reported that a Serie C (third division) player in Italy has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, making him the first professional footballer to contract the disease since the outbreak. Well, his identity has been revealed.…
Coronavirus: Stop all flights from affected countries, Atiku urges Buhari
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to stop all flights…
COVID-19 can spread through surfaces, objects such as desks and telephones – WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the promotion of regular and thorough hand-washing hygiene, adding that the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) can be contracted when someone infected coughs or…
Driver who conveyed Italian Coronavirus Patient in Lagos Speaks
Not long after Federal and Lagos state Governments announced that they were hunting for all those who came in contact with first the confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) patient, the alleged Uber…
Tension Rises: Investigation shows Man infected with Coronavirus visited Ogun
Tension rises as Ogun state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker confirms that the Italian man who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos on Friday morning had also visited Ewekoro in…
Italian player confirmed as first professional footballer diagnosed with COVID-19
A Serie C (third division) player in Italy has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, making him the first professional footballer to contract the disease since the outbreak. According to Italian newspaper, La Nazione, the affected player is a 22-years-old…
Iran’s Vice President tests positive for #Coronavirus
A state news in Tehran on Thursday, February 27 has confirmed that Iranian Vice President, Masoumeh Ebtekar tested positive for coronavirus. Iran’s Health ministry spokesman, Kianoush Jahanpour who confirmed the development in a…
Coronavirus: North Korea Reportedly Shoots Dead First Confirmed Patient
North Korea has insisted that it doesn’t have a coronavirus problem, even growing furious at a public offer of assistance from the State Department. Meanwhile the outside world continue to…
COVID2019: How Nigerians are reacting to news of first case confirmed in Nigeria
Following the news of the first confirmed case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria, Many Nigerians have taken to Twitter this morning to react. Read some of what they are…
Lagos begins manhunt for all contacts of Italian who brought #Coronavirus into Nigeria
The Lagos State government said it has begun a massive manhunt for all the people who had made a contact with Italian now in isolation in Lagos, for testing positive…
Breaking: Health Minister Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus in Lagos
Nigeria has recorded the first confirmed case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours…
Experts wonder why Africa have very few #Coronavirus cases
The coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared — and experts want…
Nigerian Pastor announces plans to go and deal with Coronavirus in China (video)
Who could have thought that the world has been battling needlessly to fight the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) when Nigeria already has a prophet that would save us the trouble? Prophet…
Covid-19 Scare: Saudi Arabia Suspends Religious Pilgrimage to Mecca, Medina
As a precautionary measure aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned religious pilgrimages to Mecca or Medina. In a statement by the…
Breaking: Suspected case of Covid-19 in Lagos tests Negative
The Lagos State Government has released an update regarding a patient that was isolated on suspicion of being infected with Covid-19 (coronavirus). According the state ministry of health, the patience…
Breaking: Suspected case of Coronavirus in Lagos, patient isolated
The Lagos State Government has announced that they have begun investigation into a suspected case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the State, as the suspect has been isolated. This was disclosed…
WHO urges Nigeria, others to get set for Covid-19 as Africa records 2nd case in Algeria
The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), making it the second case in Africa after the first was…
Iran Deputy Health Minister Infected With Coronavirus, Says Govt Official
Iran’s deputy health minister has been infected with the new coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. “The coronavirus test for Mr…
Wuhan female doctor treating those infected with Covid-19 dies of the disease
A female doctor at a Wuhan hospital that receives patients infected with the novel coronavirus died from the virus on Sunday, according to the hospital. Xia Sisi, 29, a gastroenterology…
