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The Edo State Government has commenced fumigation of major markets across the state in line with the directive for the markets be shut down and fumigated. Sellers of food and other vital commodities have been relocated to designated primary and secondary schools in close proximity to the shut markets. As at 11am on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, major markets within …

A total of 66.3% of coronavirus patients who need to be put on ventilators to help them breathe may die from the virus, the latest NHS data suggests. A report from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Center (ICNARC) found the mortality rate of Covid-19 patients on ventilators is almost double that of non-virus patients who were put on …

A 15-member medical team from China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The team was flown on an aircraft operated by Air Peace. The medical personnel, who landed around 5:15 pm today were received by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian; Executive Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Mr Jacques Liao as well as senior …

 …to partner religious, traditional leaders for distribution of relief materials Edo State Government will shut down any hotel found to be hosting guests who travelled from outside Edo state and did not inform the COVID-19 response team to screen such guests.  Also, Vehicles with passengers not adhering to the social distancing regulations, will be impounded and the driver will be …

Nigeria has recorded another fatality from coronavirus in Lagos state. The deceased is said to be a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom who travelled from India via Dubai to Lagos on 17th of March, 2020. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this through his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Abayomi also confirmed that cases of coronavirus …

A massive fire of unknown origin ripped through Nigeria’s treasury office on Wednesday, officials said, destroying two key departments, including the one that processes consolidated revenue sharing amongst the three tiers of government. The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, also known as Treasury House just southeast of Abuja city centre, suffered the blaze just before 11:a.m., PREMIUM TIMES …

Reiterates stay-at-home directive as Oredo, Egor, others lead cases’ list Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, has decried the level of compliance among residents, noting that the neglect was responsible for the new cases recorded in the state. Okundia made the remark while speaking to Journalists in Benin City on Tuesday. He appealed to residents to support the …

Before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the globe, Nigeria spent 42 per cent of her earnings on debt servicing. We have arrived at a new reality today: Even if we devote 100 per cent of our income to rebuilding our economy, it still will not be enough. COVID-19 has wreaked such damage to the world’s economy, and this is …

Private school proprietors and commercial public institutions are being asked to pay for the fumigation of their premises against coronavirus in Niger state, investigation by THISDAY has revealed. The Investigations showed that while each of the private schools were being levied between N20,000 and N30,000 for the exercise, some private public commercial institutions were asked to cough out between N150,000 …

Tedros Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, has dismissed as “racist” a suggestion by two French scientists that the coronavirus vaccine should be tested in Africa. Science professors, Jean-Paul Mira of Cochin Hospital in Paris and Camille Locht of Inserm, France’s national medical research centre, appeared on French television LCI on April 2 to debate potentials for COVID-19 cures. Mr Mira wondered …