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A new study led by the U.S. government has found that a new strain of the novel coronavirus that is prevailing worldwide is spreading faster than earlier versions. The study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory said the new strain, a mutated form of the original coronavirus, was detected three months ago in…
May 6, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and data tracking desk) The NCDC yesterday announced that five  new additional deaths were recorded across the country, a development that effectively brought the cases higher in numbers. However, the reported number of patients was lower than the 245 reported on Monday, the previous day  when the federal…
May 6, 2020
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the gradual easing of the lockdown commencing in Africa's most populous city, Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving an update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance…
May 4, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa( Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night announced 170 fresh cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19. This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 2,558. The NCDC in a tweet disclosed that the new cases were…
May 4, 2020
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of COVID-19. “To put the…
May 2, 2020
As a result of the organic concoction recommended by Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, to cure covid-19, Madasgascar has recorded about 92 recoveries out of confirmed cases of 128. Madagascar overlooked orders from World Health Organisation (WHO) thus, producing their locally discovered cure for COVID-19 in bulk for the treatment of it’s citizens. Madagascar currently has…
May 1, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk) The figures of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Nigeria have continued to rise as fresh 204 cases were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night. This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 1932. The NCDC…
May 1, 2020
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said the state has discharged another 49 Coronavirus patients after they tested negative twice for the virus. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a media briefing at the State House, Marina. He said that the survivors were discharged from various isolation centres across the state. This brings to 186 the…
April 29, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased from 33,000 to over 34,000 in the past 24 hours. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. “There are 34,610 COVID-19 cases reported on the…
April 29, 2020
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A new study led by the U.S. government has found that a new strain of the novel coronavirus that is prevailing worldwide is spreading faster than earlier versions. The study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory said the new strain, a mutated form of the original coronavirus, was detected three months ago in…
May 6, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and data tracking desk) The NCDC yesterday announced that five  new additional deaths were recorded across the country, a development that effectively brought the cases higher in numbers. However, the reported number of patients was lower than the 245 reported on Monday, the previous day  when the federal…
May 6, 2020
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the gradual easing of the lockdown commencing in Africa's most populous city, Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving an update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance…
May 4, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa( Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk) The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night announced 170 fresh cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19. This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 2,558. The NCDC in a tweet disclosed that the new cases were…
May 4, 2020
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of COVID-19. “To put the…
May 2, 2020
As a result of the organic concoction recommended by Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, to cure covid-19, Madasgascar has recorded about 92 recoveries out of confirmed cases of 128. Madagascar overlooked orders from World Health Organisation (WHO) thus, producing their locally discovered cure for COVID-19 in bulk for the treatment of it’s citizens. Madagascar currently has…
May 1, 2020
By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk) The figures of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Nigeria have continued to rise as fresh 204 cases were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night. This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 1932. The NCDC…
May 1, 2020
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said the state has discharged another 49 Coronavirus patients after they tested negative twice for the virus. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a media briefing at the State House, Marina. He said that the survivors were discharged from various isolation centres across the state. This brings to 186 the…
April 29, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased from 33,000 to over 34,000 in the past 24 hours. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday. “There are 34,610 COVID-19 cases reported on the…
April 29, 2020
