*Commuters resort to trekking as fares hit the roof (Vanguard) *3 Nigerian Dubai returnees test positive to COVID-19 in Lagos (Guardian)

Commuters resort to trekking as fares hit the roof (Vanguard) Commuters in Lagos State are lamenting the hike in fares which have gone up by 200 per cent across the state since the introduction of curfew by the Federal Government.…

*Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) *COVID-19: Lagos hospital inaugurates 5-man response team (Guardian)

Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday said the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi…

Covid-19: In Cameroon, chloroquine therapy hailed by French expert becomes state protocol

While debate rages in France over Professor Didier Raoult’s recommendation of a mixture of chloroquine (an antimalarial) and azithromycin (an antibiotic) to treat patients with Covid-19, some African countries have taken it very seriously. Such is the case in Cameroon,…

Chloroquine study called off after irregular heartbeats detected in patients

Researchers called off a small Brazilian study on the anti-malaria drug chloroquine’s ability to combat coronavirus after some participants experienced potentially fatal heart complications. The study, which was funded by the Brazilian state of Amazonas, administered the drug to 81…

*Coronavirus: Lagos discharges five patients (DailyTrust) *Hoodlums butcher photographer, injure Lagos monarch, others (Punch)

Coronavirus: Lagos discharges five patients (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients who were receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. This has increased the number of those who had recovered from the viral disease…

*Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) *Lagos adopts biosecurity measures at abattoirs (Nation)

Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) A suspected ritualist, Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested when the personnel stormed a ritualists’ den…

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