Category: Update on coronavirus

The hope of containing the novel coronavirus has been raised by an investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, developed by an American biotechnology company, Moderna, in partnership with the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH). The therapy was able to induce immune responses in all of the volunteers who received it in a first pre-trial. The early results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, showed that the vaccine triggered an immune response with mild side effects – fatigue, chills, headache, muscle pain, and pain at the injection site…

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Nigeria recorded 575 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday bringing total confirmed cases to 31,323. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated that 12,795 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery. It added that 709 associated deaths were recorded while new infections were reported in Lagos State, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, among others. The NCDC gave the state-by-state distribution of cases reported on Friday as, “Lagos – 224, Oyo – 85, FCT – 68, Rivers – 49, Kaduna – 39, Edo – 31, Enugu – 30, Delta – 11,…

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Nigeria’s coronavirus cases exceeded 30,000 on Wednesday with 460 newly reported infections. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said with the newly confirmed cases, the country’s COVID-19 toll hit 30,249. It said a total of 12,373 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery while 684 associated deaths have been recorded. The NCDC gave the state-by-state distribution of the new cases recorded on Wednesday as, “Lagos – 150, Rivers – 49, Oyo – 43, Delta – 38, FCT – 26, Anambra – 20, Kano – 20, Plateau – 18, Edo…

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The management of Fidelity Bank Plc on Tuesday, presented Personal Protect Equipment (PPE) to Ondo State government. According to a press release signed by Ejike Ndiulo, Head, Corporate Communications, Fidelity Bank Plc., the items which was presented on behalf of the Bank by Mr. Adebayo O. Adeyinka, Regional Bank Head, South-West, was received by Mr. Kayode Falowo, Chairman, Ondo State Covid-19 Response Fun. Share on: WhatsApp

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Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, has said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has therefore said that final year students preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) will not be allowed to return to school contrary to what had earlier been believed. Addressing State House correspondents after the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Adamu stated that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) cannot determine the resumption…

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The Chief of Staff to Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Aminu Logun, is dead. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, Logun died of coronavirus complications. The statement read, “With total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah, we wish to announce the passing of the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Kwara State, Aminu Adisa Logun. “Logun, an industrialist, a public intellectual and an elder statesman, died on Tuesday evening of complications from COVID-19. He died only a few hours…

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Ondo State governor, Akeredolu, in a statewide broadcast said after spending days in isolation, Doctors confirmed him negative after running the test twice. The governor urged residents of the state to always take precautions against the dreaded virus. He said despite the challenges, Government will continue to sustain the effort to contain the menace. Share on: WhatsApp

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With the confirmation of 454 new infections, Nigeria’s coronavirus cases hit 27,564 on Friday. This is as the number of associated deaths rose to 628, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Centre said 11,069 patients have been discharged across the country upon treatment and recovery from the virus. It gave the state-by-state distribution of the new infections reported on Friday as, “Lagos – 87, Edo – 63, FCT – 60, Ondo – 41, Benue – 32, Abia – 31, Ogun – 29, Oyo – 19, Kaduna –…

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, directed that schools should reopen on Monday, August 3, for only Senior Secondary School Class 3 and Technical Schools Class 3. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the 16th briefing on the COVID-19 response at the State House in Marina, adding that pupils in Junior Secondary School Class 3 would need to wait for “about a week or two before resumption.” Sanwo-Olu also sustained the ban on churches and mosques, as well as on social gatherings, while clarifying that the schools’ reopening was only…

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