Coronavirus
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News
Nearly half of reported Omicron cases in Africa – WHO
Ten African countries account for 46% of Omicron cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. It says the…
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Health
Omicron: FG disappointed over UK’s placement of Nigeria on red list
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its…
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Africa
SA president lashes out at African states for Covid travel bans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has lashed out at African countries that have followed western countries in restricting travel to…
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Health
Covid: Kwara flags off mass vaccination
WHO rates Kwara ‘a high-performing state’ Kwara State Government on Tuesday flagged off mass vaccination of residents of the state…
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Health
NPHCDA says over 3m Nigerians fully vaccinated against Covid
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against…
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Health
Nigeria records 65 new Covid cases, 8 deaths on Wednesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVID-19 infections and eight COVID-19…
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Health
Covid: Nigeria records 2 deaths, 87 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced two deaths and 87 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.…
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Africa
Covid: Uganda to reopen schools after almost 2 years
Uganda’s president has announced that schools will be reopened in January, almost two years after they were closed because of…
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Health
Nigeria records 247 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 247 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 states and the…
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Foreign
Covid may have killed 80k-180k health workers, WHO says
Covid has severely affected healthcare staff and may have killed between 80,000 and 180,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.…