Four northern and five southern states on Saturday, recorded new cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria.The states recorded 87 new cases bringing the total confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1,182.According to @NCDCgov, “87 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported:33 in Lagos, 18 in Borno, 12 in Osun, 9 in Katsina, 4 in Kano, 4 in Ekiti, 3 in Edo, 3 in Bauchi, 1 in Imo.”As at 11:55 pm 25th April there are 1182 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.”Discharged: 222 and Deaths: 35, NCDC tweeted. #Covid-19Nigeria.The breakdown:Lagos-689FCT-138Kano-77Ogun-35Osun-32Gombe-30Katsina-30Borno-30Edo-22Oyo-18Kwara-11Akwa Ibom-11Bauchi-11Kaduna-10Ekiti-8Ondo-4Delta-6Rivers-3Jigawa-2Enugu-2Niger-2Abia-2Zamfara-2Sokoto-2Benue-1Anambra-1Adamawa-1Plateau-1Imo-1
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Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday said the state’s mortuaries are getting filled and congested, urging owners of corpses in the state morgues to pick them for burial in line with the protocol established in the management of COVID-19 in the country. The governor who is the Chief Incident commander of COVID-19 pandemic in the state revealed this while giving the eighth update in the series on the management of the novel coronavirus in the state, saying owners of the corpses have two weeks to claim them or risk mass burial by the government. Sanwo-Olu stated emphatically that…
Ten months ago, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development did not exist. But then 10 months ago if you said Corona, young people would think of a beer brand while older folks would think of an old car model, Toyota Corona. The Coronavirus, also, did not exist. But times have changed and today, with the world on lockdown from Minna to Minneapolis and Lagos to Lisbon, the word de jour is Covid-19, a disease caused by the novel Coronavirus. Total global infections now stand at over 2.8m with a total fatality rate of almost 200,000 which…
The Anambra Government has relaxed the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 in the state, four weeks after it was announced. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lockdown was part of the measures taken by the government to check the spread of Coronavirus in the state. Gov. Willie Obiano, who announced the easing of the lockdown in a broadcast on Saturday, however, said that all borders of the stated with its neighbours remain closed. Obiano said Churches were now allowed to hold activities but with the caveat that all worshipers must wear face mask and observe all standing safety…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday extended nationwide curfew for another three weeks, saying cessation of movement in some counties would remain in place for the same period. Kenyatta told a televised news conference in Nairobi that he took the decision following advice he received from the health ministry and relevant government agencies about the prevailing health situation in the country. “The cessation of movement into and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan area and the counties of Kilifi, Kwale and Mombasa that are currently in force shall be extended for a further containment period of 21 days,” said Kenyatta. He…
A Regional Manager with a first generation bank (name withheld) in Kano has died of suspected COVID -19 complications. sources said the late banker took ill on Friday and was first admitted at a private clinic from where he was referred to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital . Sources said the deceased, who was on his early 50s, was rushed to a private clinic after he suffered high fever, intermittent cough and respiratory hiccups without getting medical care. According to sources, he was placed on oxygen on arrival at the private clinic and the treatment was discontinued after he displayed no…
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) in Lagos State on Saturday denied giving out an alarming figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area. They made the denial at a press briefing organised by AOLG at its secretariat in Festac Town. The NCDC and AOLG reacted to a voice note that went viral on social media, claiming that residents of the council area had been heavily infected by the novel coronavirus. According to the council Chairman, Mr Valentine Buraimoh, the person who recorded the audio – who he identified as Dr Faith…
The daily death toll of COVID-19 patients in French hospitals dropped to 198 on Saturday, according to figures provided by the Health Ministry. The figures appear to confirm that the epidemic is lessening in France, although caution is required, as weekend figures are often understated. In total France has now recorded 22,614 deaths of COVID-19 patients: 14,050 in hospitals and 8,564 in nursing homes and similar establishments, with the latter toll up 171 on Friday. The number of intensive care beds occupied by COVID-19 patients also continued to slowly decline, at 4,725, down 145 from Friday. The ministry noted that…
The COVID-19 death toll in Britain has surpassed 20,000, according to the most recent information from the Health Ministry. Although experts believe that the worst of this infection wave has passed, the death rate could still rise for a while, as the great number of people already infected either convalesce or die. The new data, released via Twitter on Saturday, showed that 813 people had died in the 24-hour period up to 5 pm (1600 GMT) on Friday, for a total of 20,319 dead. In that same time period, 4,913 people tested positive for the coronavirus, which can lead to…
Osun state is in the news again after testing 167 suspected coronavirus cases and returning 12 positive cases.Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, commissioner for health said the tests were carried out during the last two weeks of the lockdown in the state.He said the 12 new cases were recorded in Ejigbo, Ede, Ife, Ikire and the capital, Osogbo.The Commissioner urged residents of the State not to panic but should continue to comply with the stay-at-home directive of the State government, keep social distancing and observe all precautionary measures to curb the spread of the disease.He also reiterated that the ban on public…