Lagos records another 1 COVID-19 related death, rises to 31 (Vanguard) The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday, announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this through…
Coronavirus ‘will be with us for a long time’: WHO
COVID-19 will stalk the planet for a long time to come, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning that most countries were still in the early stages of tackling the pandemic. WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some countries that…
WHO Chief: Worst on coronavirus pandemic yet to come
The chief of the World Health Organization warned Monday that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, even as some countries gingerly started to ease restrictions. “Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
*Six arrested at suspected kidnappers’ den in Lagos (Guardian) *COVID-19: Lekki hospital asks visitors in last 10 days to self-isolate after two staff tested positive (Vanguard)
Six arrested at suspected kidnappers’ den in Lagos (Guardian) Residents with the help of soldiers yesterday uncovered a tunnel used by suspected ritualists at Ladipo bus-stop, Agege Motor Road, Lagos State, while six suspects have been arrested with efforts ongoing…
WHO: No evidence survivors of COVID-19 are immune from the disease
Senior World Health Organization officials say there is no evidence that people who have survived a bout of coronavirus become immune from the deadly disease and cannot pass the infection on to others. The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across…
Coronavirus: Star-studded One World: Together at Home concert to be aired
A star-studded special concert is to be live-streamed and broadcast on TV to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak. The One World: Together At Home show will see more than 100 artists including the Rolling Stones and Billie Eilish…
Trump cuts US funding to WHO
US funding to the World Health Organization is being halted by President Donald Trump, who blames it for creating “a 20-fold increase” in COVID-19 cases worldwide. The U.N. health agency, according to Trump, made a “disastrous decision” to oppose his…
World ‘certainly not seeing peak’ of Covid-19 yet, says WHO
The number of new cases of COVID-19 is easing in some parts of Europe, including Italy and Spain, but outbreaks are still growing in Britain and Turkey, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “The overall world outbreak, 90…
PDP should stop their campaign of disorganisation – Garba Shehu
Something must definitely be wrong with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if they would-as they did yesterday- dismiss the important national broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari as “disappointing,” a speech for which the European Union, through their Ambassador to Nigeria, congratulated…
