COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu okays Ivermectin trial in Lagos (Punch) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the clinical trial of Ivermectin drug for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection in the state, Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on…
COVID-19: Oxygen demand in Lagos spikes to 400 cylinders daily – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders per day. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday in a statement in which he updated residents on the management of…
1 in 5 Lagosians tested positive in January
One out of every five Lagos residents who took the COVID-19 test this year was diagnosed as positive, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Sunday. The number is the highest monthly average recorded in the state in the last six months.…
NCDC says 4 cases of the UK COVID-19 strain found in Nigeria
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain. Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task…
Tinubu returns to Nigeria after one-month absence
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Nigeria after a month absence. Tinubu returned to the country yesterday, about a month after he left. He was sighted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
COVID-19 2nd wave: 566 arrested, 502 convicted, 32 clubs shut in Lagos
No fewer than 566 persons have been arrested and 502 convicted for breaching COVID-19 regulations in Lagos, since the advent of the pandemic’s second wave. The Nation learnt that 32 clubs and event centres have also been shut by the…
Lagos medical college shut as students, officials contract COVID-19
The Lagos State University College of Medicine has shut down its campus in Ikeja after some students and officials tested positive for COVID-19. Students and officials of the college confirmed this to our correspondent. The PUNCH gathered that there was…
Better country: Israel to vaccinate all its citizens against COVID-19 by March
As Israel enters a third strict lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be enough vaccines to inoculate all citizens over the age of 16 by the end of March, according to a report. “We…
COVID-19 Spike: We’re running out of treatment facilities, FG cries out
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, raised the alarm that Nigeria had reached a critical level where hospital capacity could no longer cope with more serious COVID-19 cases. According to him, health workers may…
Osimhen positive after second COVID-19 test
Napoli have confirmed that record-signing Victor Osimhen remains positive for COVID-19 after a fresh coronavirus test was conducted on him on Monday. The Italian club stated this on their Twitter handle. Osimhen first tested positive for COVID-19 upon return to…