Covid-19

About 2,000 journalists have died of COVID-19 in 94 countries since March, 2020. In 2021, at least 1,400 media workers succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19); which means 116 of them died per month or four per day on the…

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the traveling suspension on residents of the country returning from Nigeria and five other countries. Other countries with exemptions are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Uganda. They…

Seventeen Corps members deployed to Edo State for the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who showed symptoms of COVID-19 have been admitted to Stella Obasanjo Hospital on Sapele Road, Benin, Edo State for…

China raced Saturday to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months, as health officials blamed the highly infectious Delta variant for a surge in infections spanning 14 provinces. China reported 328 symptomatic infections…

Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with Lagos state leading the table in infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), reported 203 additional COVID-19 cases and one COVID-19 related death on Sunday, as…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given reasons why it has yet to approve any herbal medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency…

Africa is witnessing the fastest surge ever in COVID-19 as cases have risen for eight straight weeks, topping six million on Tuesday as the continent recorded a 43 per cent week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, increased hospital…

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has cautioned governments around the world against easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon, saying countries that did so risked paying a heavy price for rushing back to normality. This is…

The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), has said Nigeria has no case of COVID-19 Delta variant that was first detected in India. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this at the national briefing of…

Australian leaders will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after a spike in Covid infections. An outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta variant has grown to 128 cases. Cases have also been recorded in the…