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COVID-19: Spain extends ban on Brazil, South African arrivals
Spain on Tuesday extended a ban on arrivals from Brazil and South Africa until May 25 to curb the spread of new coronavirus strains.
Only legal residents or nationals of Spain and the neighbouring micro-state of Andorra are…
U.S. Launches New $90 Million Malaria Control Effort in Ebonyi, Zamfara, Six Other States
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new $90 million malaria control effort in eight Nigerian vulnerable states.
The eight benefiting states are Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Nasarawa, Oyo,…
Africa making progress in defeating malaria – AU
The African Union Commission says the continent is making headway in defeating malaria through strong political commitment, increased funding, and innovations devised to improve malaria prevention and control.
According to it,…
COVID-19: Edo vaccinates over 33,800 community leaders, health workers, others
The Edo State Government has vaccinated over 33, 819 persons in the state’s local government councils with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, as part of efforts to contain the pandemic.
Edo State COVID-19 Incident…
COVID-19: 24 ventilators arrive from Saudi Arabia
Twenty ventilators has arrived the country from Saudi Arabia for the ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
This is part of other medical equipment donated by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to combat COVID-19…
US agencies call for suspension of J&J vaccine over adverse effects
Top US health authorities recommended a “pause” in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” as they investigate any links between it and blood clots, a regulator said Tuesday.
The US…
COVID-19 pandemic: We’re not out of the woods yet says WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO says the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic is a long way from over, insisting that nobody is out of the woods yet.
The Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said transmission…
Pfizer vaccine found effective against COVID-19 variants
Israeli researchers report that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is as effective against B.1.1.7 variant of the virus, aka the U.K. variant, as it is against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.
The vaccine was found to be…
Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
“At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3 (99 Fahrenheit) and…
Medical Tourism: Count me out – Wike declares
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday declared that he won’t travel abroad for medical check-up noting that everything he needs for medical examination was in the Government House Clinic built by his administration.…