Following his close contact with the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Muhammed and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for coronavirus, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has gone into self-isolation. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said the governor has sent …
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A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports. Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that it was another COVID-19 ready to cause a new pandemic. …
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The Presidential Task Force for the control of coronavirus (COVID-19), led by its Chairman, Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, visited the State House, Abuja, amid speculation of suspected case of the virus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the Presidential Task Force, which arrived at the Villa at about 2.18p.m. today, inspected some offices including that of the Chief of Staff …
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The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for coronavirus, as Mr. President was tested negative. A test conducted by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NDCD, on Monday has indicated that Kyari is positive for the virus while President Buhari tested negative. Mr Kyari who visited Germany and Egypt for a meeting on the …
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The Lagos State government has directed that all markets selling non-essential products or life-saving items should close for seven days, effective Thursday. The governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the directive on Tuesday as part of new measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. “All markets and stores except markets that are selling food items, water, medicines, and medical equipment and other …
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is in self-isolation, The PUNCH reports. Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, stated this on Tuesday. Akande said his principal is self-isolating in accordance with the “protocols” of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The PUNCH reports that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), tested positive for coronavirus …
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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive for coronavirus, The PUNCH reports. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a media statement made available on Tuesday. The governor earlier said he met and shook hands with Mohammed, the son of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Gidado …
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Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi said on Tuesday that participants at the recently held Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award have been exposed to a confirmed case of coronavirus. The AMVCA 7 was held on March 14 at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. Abayomi, who stated this in a string of tweets, advised all attendees to observe strict …
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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases across Nigeria has risen to 44, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed Tuesday. The confirmation came hours after Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The new confirmed cases appeared to be that of both officials as they were diagnosed in …
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The Federal Government said it has established isolation facilities across all Custodial Centres of the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS as part of measures to enhance inmates’ protection in the face of the rampaging Coronavirus. Controller General of the Service, Jafaru Ahmed disclosed this in a statement Monday in Abuja.Jafaru in the statement which was signed by Chuks Austin Njoku, Service Public …
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