Day: March 30, 2020

Oyo governor tests positive for coronavirus

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Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor, has tested positive for coronavirus. He made this known via his Twitter handle on Monday. “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is positive. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” he said. The governor, who urged residents to comply with directives aimed at curbing coronavirus in the state, said his deputy, Prof Temitope Alonge, would take over as the head of Oyo COVID-19 Task Force. “I have designated Prof. Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the…

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Ogun governor says lockdown to commence Friday

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Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said the lockdown of the state has been shifted to Friday. Abiodun said the state government made a request to the President Muhammadu Buhari, to shift the lockdown which was supposed to take place on Monday night to Friday, April 3, 2020, and has been granted. He said the request was to prepare for the lockdown by providing food for the people. The governor said the lockdown would now take place on Friday and would be total except those on essential services. Share on: WhatsApp

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Nigeria records second coronavirus death

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Nigeria has recorded its second coronavirus death as cases in the country increased to 111. This was confirmed by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday. Ehanire stated that the fatality was recorded during the weekend. He said, “As of today, the 30th of March, 2020, we have recorded 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Of which 68 are in Lagos, 21 in the FCT, seven in Oyo, three in Ogun, two in Bauchi, two in Edo, two in Osun, two in Enugu, and one each in…

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Senators to earn half pay till Nigeria is free of coronavirus 

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Senators on Monday pledged that they would sustain the donation of their half salaries to the Federal Government until the nation is totally free of the pandemic. The senators on Monday agreed to donate half of their March 2020 salaries to the fight against coronavirus in Nigeria. The red chamber, in a statement by its acting spokesperson, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, added that the federal lawmakers would continue the gesture beyond March. Part of the statement read,  “After due consultations following a keen review of the national efforts to contain the…

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Coronavirus: Israeli PM, Netanyahu, aides, under quarantine

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After a staffer within his office tested positive for COVID-19, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close aides have been placed under quarantine, a statement said. “Before the epidemiological investigation was completed and to dispel any doubts, the prime minister decided that he and his close staff would be in confinement until (tests) were completed,” said a statement from Netanyahu’s office. The statement did not mention the positive test of a staffer, but multiple Israeli media outlets have reported the case. Share on: WhatsApp

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COVID-19: Prince Charles out of isolation

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Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir of Queen Elizabeth II, is no longer in quarantine after showing mild coronavirus symptoms, his office said on Monday. “Clarence House has confirmed today that, having consulted with his doctor, the Prince of Wales is now out of self-isolation,” it said in a statement. The 71-year-old prince, whose age put him among the most-risk category for the disease, is said to be in good health and abiding by government health guidelines. Royal officials announced last Wednesday that Charles was in self-isolation at the…

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