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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 21, had risen to over 95,000. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. https://twitter.com/WHOAFRO/status/1263390497151860736?s=19 The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases in Africa.…
May 21, 2020
No fewer than eight doctors have tested positive for the coronavirus disease in Zamfara, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said. NMA Vice-Chairman in Zamfara, Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure during a chat with journalists in Gusau on Wednesday. He said: “Out of about 80 confirmed cases recorded so far in the state, 10…
May 20, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat's Business and data tracking desk) The Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical association (NMA) has ordered all its members to commence a state-wide stay at home strike beginning from 6.00 p.m. today, reports News Agency of Nigeria(NAN). The NMA which issued the directive via a statement signed by…
May 20, 2020
Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 6,401, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. According to the agency via its verified Twitter handle late on Tuesday, of the 226 new cases, 131 are in Lagos, 25 are in Ogun, while 15 are…
May 19, 2020
The World Health Organization has bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to conduct a “comprehensive evaluation” probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus. The “comprehensive evaluation,” sought by a coalition of African, European, and other countries, is intended to review “lessons learned” from WHO’s coordination of the…
May 19, 2020
By Dotun Akintomide The World Health Organization, WHO has kicked against the idea of spraying disinfectant outdoors across broad spaces indoors to try to kill coronavirus saying it can do more harm than good. And spraying people is a really bad idea, WHO said in an updated advisory on infection control. WHO cited studies showing…
May 17, 2020
A report by the mental health department of the World Health Organisation, WHO has warned that the world could see an upsurge in the severity of mental illness, including amongst children, young people, and healthcare workers as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. This, according to Devora Kestel, department’s director, Mental Health Department, WHO…
May 15, 2020
193 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria thereby raising the total number of infections to 5162. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Thursday. According to the NCDC, 58 of the new cases were in Lagos, 46 were recorded in Kano, 35in Jigawa, and 12…
May 15, 2020
The World Health Organization has raised an alarm that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV while warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. WHO emergencies expert, Mike Ryan made this known during an online briefing. “It is…
May 14, 2020
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 21, had risen to over 95,000. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. https://twitter.com/WHOAFRO/status/1263390497151860736?s=19 The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases in Africa.…
May 21, 2020
No fewer than eight doctors have tested positive for the coronavirus disease in Zamfara, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said. NMA Vice-Chairman in Zamfara, Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure during a chat with journalists in Gusau on Wednesday. He said: “Out of about 80 confirmed cases recorded so far in the state, 10…
May 20, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat's Business and data tracking desk) The Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical association (NMA) has ordered all its members to commence a state-wide stay at home strike beginning from 6.00 p.m. today, reports News Agency of Nigeria(NAN). The NMA which issued the directive via a statement signed by…
May 20, 2020
Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 6,401, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. According to the agency via its verified Twitter handle late on Tuesday, of the 226 new cases, 131 are in Lagos, 25 are in Ogun, while 15 are…
May 19, 2020
The World Health Organization has bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to conduct a “comprehensive evaluation” probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus. The “comprehensive evaluation,” sought by a coalition of African, European, and other countries, is intended to review “lessons learned” from WHO’s coordination of the…
May 19, 2020
By Dotun Akintomide The World Health Organization, WHO has kicked against the idea of spraying disinfectant outdoors across broad spaces indoors to try to kill coronavirus saying it can do more harm than good. And spraying people is a really bad idea, WHO said in an updated advisory on infection control. WHO cited studies showing…
May 17, 2020
A report by the mental health department of the World Health Organisation, WHO has warned that the world could see an upsurge in the severity of mental illness, including amongst children, young people, and healthcare workers as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. This, according to Devora Kestel, department’s director, Mental Health Department, WHO…
May 15, 2020
193 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Nigeria thereby raising the total number of infections to 5162. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Thursday. According to the NCDC, 58 of the new cases were in Lagos, 46 were recorded in Kano, 35in Jigawa, and 12…
May 15, 2020
The World Health Organization has raised an alarm that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV while warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. WHO emergencies expert, Mike Ryan made this known during an online briefing. “It is…
May 14, 2020
