A Nigerian-born and trained physician, Dr Stella Immanuel, is trending on social media after delivering an emotional COVID-19 speech in the United States on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Immanuel claimed that hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax were…
*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 and the dark sides of the medical world – Magnus Onyibe
According to preliminary test trial reports of 350 patients administered with a combination of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin medication in the state of New York, within three to four hours, breathing was restored, zero intubation, zero hospitalisation and zero death. If…
Thousands of NY COVID patients are being treated with anti-malarial drug
As many as 4,000 seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York are being treated with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, state health officials say. President Trump has touted hydroxychloroquine as a potential life-saver, although there is no widespread scientific evidence to…
*LASUTH places three health workers on isolation (Guardian) *FCT, Lagos, Ogun communities ignore Buhari’s lockdown order (Punch)
LASUTH places three health workers on isolation (Guardian) The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it has placed three of its health workers on isolation after their contact with a patient who died of COVID-19. Dr Ibrahim Mustafa,…
*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…
