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Edo insists “No Face Mask, No Entry” into Govt Offices
The Edo State Government has insisted that it will not allow workers and visitors without face masks into government offices as part of measures put in place to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19).
In…
UNICEF says Schools are not drivers of COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations Children’s Fund says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral…
WHO says British COVID-19 variant now in 50 countries
The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organization, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20.
The UN body also noted a third…
Former military administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu, reportedly dies of COVID-19
A former Military governor of Imo and Lagos states, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (retd.), has reportedly died from COVID-19 complications.
Kanu passed on at the age of 77.
His death was confirmed on Wednesday by Mrs…
COVID-19: IMF approves $487.5m aid to Angola
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board announced Monday it had approved the disbursement of $487.5 million to Angola, which is suffering from low oil prices due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The financial aid is part of…
Second Malawi Cabinet Minister dies of COVID-19
Malawi's transport minister Sidik Mia has died this morning from Covid 19, information minister Gospel Kazako has confirmed.
The local government minister Lingson Belekanyama had also died.
The two senior ministers died within…
Third US lawmaker contracts COVID-19 after Capitol invasion
A third Democratic member of the US Congress tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and lashed out at Republicans who refused to wear masks while lawmakers were sheltering from a pro-Trump mob that rampaged through the Capitol…
BioNTech to produce two billion Covid vaccine doses in 2021
German company BioNTech, which developed the first coronavirus vaccine approved in the West, said Monday it expects to produce two billion doses in 2021, up from the 1.3 billion previously forecast.
“We now believe that we can…
New Covid variant found in eight US states —Official
A new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus has now spread to at least eight US states, official data showed Friday, as the country logged a record new daily virus caseload.
The B117 coronavirus strain, which emerged in…
COVID-19: Only States ready to administer vaccines will receive them says FG
The Federal Government says COVID-19 vaccines will not be released to states until they are ready to administer them.
It is expected that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines will get into the country within the next few weeks.
The…