Health

Covid: Nigeria Approves $14m for 37 Oxygen Plants

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of an oxygen production plant in each of the 36…

4 years ago

WHO Grants Emergency Approval to China’s Sinovac Covid Vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 jab made by Sinovac, paving the way for…

4 years ago

Nigeria Expects Next Batch of Covid Vaccines By September

Nigeria’s federal government has expressed hope that the country may receive more consignments of Covax-brokered Covid-19 vaccines between July and…

4 years ago

Covid: Zero Daily Deaths Announced in UK for First Time

The UK has announced zero daily Covid deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the first time since…

4 years ago

Vietnam Detects New Hybrid of Two Covid Variants

Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a hybrid of strains found in India and the…

4 years ago

Buhari Receives Second Dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja. The News…

4 years ago

Kenya Stops Giving First Doses of AstraZeneca Jabs

Kenya’s health ministry has advised hospitals to stop giving first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe…

4 years ago

Nigeria Names 132 Travellers Who Violated Covid Protocols

The Nigerian government has released a second batch of names of travellers who reportedly violated the protocol for international passengers.…

4 years ago

Pfizer, AstraZeneca Effective Against Virus Strain Found in India

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been found to be highly effective against the coronavirus variant that was first identified…

4 years ago

EU Considers Ghana as Covid Vaccine Manufacturing Hub, Removes West African Country from Money Laundering List

The European Union has announced plans to remove Ghana from the list of countries that are deficient anti-money laundering and…

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