Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is in “close contact” with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19. The new variant is spreading more
Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said Lagos may slip into a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic if residents fail to comply with safety measures against the
Nigeria on Thursday recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases forvthe first time, months after the first case was confirmed in the country on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre
There are concerns over whether the Nigerian government can purchase sufficient coronavirus vaccines for its population and as well whether these vaccines will be available for the West African nation. The US, Britain, and
Reports suggest Tanzania has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, and will instead pin its hopes on research into “local herbs”. In an interview with The East African newspaper, Health Ministry spokesperson Gerald Chami
The first days of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine
An international mission led by the World Health Organization will go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19
With 930 confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, Nigeria recorded its worst single-day numbers of the deadly virus that has so far killed 1,200 people and infected a total of
Boutiques in the centre of the French capital shut early and shoppers hurried home to meet a new 8:00 p.m. curfew that took effect on Tuesday to try to prevent
Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and 94% effective at preventing the virus, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, clearing the way for regulatory authorization this week. The
Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Monday that China’s health authorities are not transparent in authorizing emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines, a statement that may further inflame political tension in
London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions in the UK from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital. [bc_video video_id=”6216216011001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo”
An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the US to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, marking a pivotal turn in the country’s effort to control
Nigerian-American researcher and medical doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, has said Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will eradicate the Covid-19 pandemic. Ogbuagu, at a virtual series on the theme, ‘COVID-19: Vaccine,
The US has begun delivering the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine “across all states” with the aim of inoculating more than 100 million people by the end of March, officials say. The
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for Covid-19, Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said. According to him, “following Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s exposure
The US Food and Drug Administration said it authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, with the first inoculations expected within days, marking a turning point in
UK and Russian scientists are teaming up to trial a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines to see if protection against Covid-19 can be improved. The trials, to
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