Category: Update on coronavirus

The unveiling of an anti-coronavirus herbal syrup was on Thursday disrupted by officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A herbal medicine expert, Paul Oni, had planned to unveil the anti-COVID-19 herbal syrup branded, ‘Oxibiotics,’  at the Centenary Hall, Ake, on Thursday. The programme was stopped by the  officials of NAFDAC who ordered its  cancellation. Oni, was subsequently taken to his factory which was inspected and sealed by NAFDAC officials. Speaking after his factory was sealed, Oni expressed worry over the increase in COVID-19…

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Ado Sanusi, the Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, has said any passenger who sneezes on the plane will be treated as a COVID-19 case. According to him, passengers who have malaria must present COVID-19 test results and not ordinary doctor’s reports, to prove they don’t have the viral disease. Sanusi said any person suspected to have COVID-19 would be isolated. He said, “If you have malaria or  common cold, do not come to the airport because there is a high possibility that you are going to be denied boarding.…

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith, have tested positive for coronavirus. It was learnt that almost all the offices at the Government House had been shut, as workers were said to have abandoned their offices for safety, leaving only the security behind. Sources said that the news that the father of the state and his family had tested positive for COVID-19, was an indication that the state was in danger. “Almost all the offices have been shut down; workers are afraid as the key components of the government have…

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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has announced that he tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, saying he has since self-isolate but remained asymptomatic. He said, “Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive result for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic. I am currently self-isolating and supervised home management will be administered by the wonderful team at our Infectious Disease Hospital. I ask that we all stay safe and be well.” In a video on his Twitter handle, Akeredolu, who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, said, “I want…

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The Federal Government has announced the reopening of schools for graduating students in secondary schools across the country. The task force said that critical and revision classes for JSS 3 and SS 3 students would resume to prepare them for their existing examinations. After accessing the extent of COVID-19 spread in Nigeria, the federal government also lifted the ban on interstate movement and local flights. The chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19 Boss Mustapha during the daily briefing said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of…

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‌ 490 new cases of coronavirus has been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 24,567 in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced this on Sunday. It noted that COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria have increased to 565. Data from the health agency showed that Lagos, Delta, and Ebonyi states recorded the highest cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. It said, “On the 28th of June 2020, 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has…

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African continent on Friday recorded 11,219 COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number ever since the index case was recorded in Egypt on February 14. The Mediterranean country also recorded the first COVID-19 death on the continent. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported 11,219 new cases on the continent on Friday with 216 new deaths. This brought to 348,871 the total number of cases as of Friday; total deaths were 9,098 while recoveries were 166,684. The pandemic has spread to 54 of the 55 countries in the African…

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Oyo State Government has announced a partial reopening of schools for pupils in terminal classes across the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, in a circular dated June 24, 2020, said pupils in Primary 6, JSS 3 and SSS 3 should resume classes from Monday, July 6, 2020. In preparation for the resumption, he said all public primary and secondary schoolteachers should return to duty on Monday, June 29. Olaeye insisted that there must be strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocols as discussed with the…

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday assured pilgrims of quick refund of their deposits as eligible Muslims from outside Saudi Arabia, who have prepared for the hajj exercise, will not observe the spiritual obligation this year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia barred 95,000 pilgrims, the quota for Nigeria, from the exercise this year. Those that are entitled to the spiritual obligation this year are only few residents of Saudi Arabia, as international flights into the country remained cancelled as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) around the world subsists. Saudi…

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