The new Covid-19 variant first found in the UK may be more lethal than previous strains, according to the UK's Prime Minister Boris John...
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COVID-19 expected to kill over 600,000 in US, says Biden
President Joe Biden said Friday the Covid-19 death toll in the United States, the world’s hardest-hit country in the pandemic, is expected ...
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COVID-19: WHO releases fresh guidelines for school reopening
Schools should only close as a last resort while research is under way into whether the new coronavirus variants affect children differentl...
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CORONAVIRUS: NCDC publishes new guidance on use of approved rapid diagnostic test kits
New guidance for State Governments, public and private institutions, on the use of approved Antigen (Ag), based Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT...
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WHO secures a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines under its COVAX facility — DG
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, says the organisation had secured two billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with a billion mo...
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Man who had been blind for a decade regains vision after artificial cornea transplant
A 78-year-old man who was blind for a decade has regained his sight after he was implanted with an artificial cornea developed by an Israeli...
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Any malaria-like symptoms should be considered a COVID19 virus infection – Governor Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos residents (video)
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that any malaria-like symptom should now be considered and treated as COVID19 until proven...
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WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure' in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" due to the unequal Covid vaccin...
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33 elderly people die within days of receiving first Covid-19 vaccine dose in Norway
33 elderly people died in Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine with the country's health offi...
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Nigeria Medical Association expresses concerns over the reopening of schools
The Nigeria Medical Association has expressed concerns over the reopening of schools across the country. Schools in many states across the F...
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COVID-19: FG releases N10bn for domestic vaccines production
The Ministry of Finance has released N10 billion to support domestic vaccines production to tackle COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Mi...
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We don’t have enough freezers to store Pfizer vaccine- NIMR boss, Babatunde Salako, says
As Nigeria expects to receive 100, 000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the end of January, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Researc...
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COVID-19: Doctors raise the alarm as NYSC reopens camp
Medical doctors have faulted the plan by the National Youth Service Corps to open its orientation camps across the country and mobilise gra...
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Conjoined female twins separated at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (photos)
Cheering news from the University of Ilorin Teaching hospital as a set of conjoined female twins were successfully separated by a team of me...
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COVID19: There are reports of fake vaccines in circulation- NAFDAC boss, Prof Adeyeye, says
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over reports of fake COVID19 vaccines in the coun...
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Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March, says Ehanire
Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said in a statement late Thursday. The...
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African Union purchases 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses for the continent
About 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent, according to...
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UK and South Africa COVID variants found in dozens of countries - WHO
The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 other countries, while a similar South African-identified strain has no...
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Hospitals will soon not be able to handle serious COVID-19 cases — NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu
The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has stated that hospitals across the country will soon not be able to handle serious c...
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60 Lagos-Ibadan railway project workers infected with COVID-19 – FG
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has announced that 60 Lagos-Ibadan railway project workers have contracted COVID-19. The Minister...
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