Covid-19

Covid-19: Vaccinated People Need Not Quarantine, US Health Officials Say

People who have received the full course of Covid-19 vaccines can skip the standard 14-day quarantine after exposure to someone…

4 years ago

Premier League Confirms Only Two New Positive Covid-19 Results After Latest Round of Testing

The Premier League have confirmed just two new positive Covid-19 results across the division after the latest round of testing.…

4 years ago

Covid-19 Test: Nigerian Government Bans Another 100 Defaulting Travellers

The federal government has published the passport details of another 100 travellers who had failed to undergo the mandatory Covid-19…

4 years ago

Citing Safety, Nigeria Bars Private Sector from Administering Covid-19 Vaccines

Nigeria’s federal government has barred the private sector from administering Covid-19 vaccines, reserving the vaccination exclusively for the National Primary…

4 years ago

China Reports No New Local Covid-19 Infection for First Time in Nearly Two Months

China reported no new locally transmitted mainland Covid-19 case for the first time in nearly two months, official data showed…

4 years ago

Covid-19 Death Rate in Africa ‘Becoming Very Troubling’, Says Africa CDC

The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the Covid-19 fatality rate on the continent “is…

4 years ago

Covid-19: Court Orders Reopening of Popular Abuja Markets

A Nigerian court has ordered the reopening of popular Wuse, UTC markets and Murg Shopping Plaza shut down on Monday…

4 years ago

Major Markets in Nigeria’s Capital Abuja Shut Down for Covid-19 Non-compliance

Traders in Abuja, the Nigerian capital have been left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a…

4 years ago

Nigeria Expects 140m Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines in 2021 and 2022, Governors’ Chairman Fayemi Says

The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said about 80 million…

4 years ago

A Day at the Infectious Disease Hospital, the Lagos Hub in the Fight Against Covid-19

Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital remains the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Nigeria since the first index case was…

4 years ago

Covid-19: France Closes Borders to Most Non-EU Travel

French PM Jean Castex has announced tough new Covid-19 border restrictions, but has again resisted imposing a new nationwide lockdown.…

4 years ago

J&J Vaccine Adds to Covid-19 Armoury, Includes South African Variant

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its single-dose vaccine was 66% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a large global…

4 years ago

Single-dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 66% Effective Against Covid-19, Drops Against SA Variant

Johnson & Johnson has said that its single-dose vaccine is 66% effective in preventing Covid-19 in a large global trial…

4 years ago

Buhari Mobilises Int’l Support against Covid-19, Terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for unity among members of the international community to defeat terrorism, corruption, Covid-19 and…

4 years ago

Global Covid-19 Cases Surpass 100 million

Global coronavirus cases has surpassed 100 million, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Benue Governor Ortom Tests Positive for Covid-19

Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State has tested positive for COVID-19 and was confirmed on Wednesday by his Chief…

4 years ago

Mexican President López Obrador Tests Positive for Covid-19

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has tested positive for COVID-19, a development that comes as his country registers the…

4 years ago

Nigerian Nurses Raise the Alarm over Inadequate Medical Personnel for Covid-19 Vaccination

Nigerian Nurses on Thursday warned that inadequate medical personnel could jeopardise the efforts of the federal and state governments to…

4 years ago

Nigeria Threatens Second Lockdown Over Low Compliance with Covid-19 Protocols

Nigeria’s federal government on Monday warned of another lockdown if citizens continue to disregard non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced to combat…

4 years ago

Rwanda Closes Schools in Kigali Over Covid-19 Fears

Rwandan authorities have announced closure of nursery, primary and secondary schools in the capital, Kigali, as numbers of coronavirus cases…

4 years ago