Restriction measures yield positive outcome in fight against COVID-19 – Buhari
The government had closed the land borders, air space and restricted entry from the seaports.
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The government had closed the land borders, air space and restricted entry from the seaports.
Three states reported their first cases of the virus.
While new cases of COVID-19 infections continues to surge in Nigeria, the country went two weeks without reporting a death...
A total of 27 states and the FCT have recorded at least a case of the disease.
The cases were reported in seven states and Abuja.
The groups made the call barely hours after state governors agreed to restrict movement across the country as a measure...
Nigeria reported 91 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday
All the cases were reported in states with existing cases.
The NCDC in a tweet Monday night said the 38 new cases were reported in eight states.
Nigeria recorded 86 coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily figure so far.
The country has so far confirmed 542 cases.
As of 6:00 p.m. on April 17, a total of 7,153 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria.
The new cases were reported in three states - Lagos, Kano and Oyo - and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The new fund will help strengthen African and South Asian health systems, support development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines and...
Nigeria recorded 34 new cases on Wednesday.
The WHO boss said the UN health agency is reviewing the impact of the withdrawal of U.S. funding.
The experts, after the meeting, concluded that the outbreak is yet from being over.
Mr Trump on Tuesday at a press conference said he has instructed his administration to halt funding to WHO.
The 11 new cases bring to 30 the total number of new cases announced on Tuesday.
The new cases were reported in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and four states: Lagos, Kano, Akwa Ibom and Edo.
The figure is four times the number reported on Sunday, which was the lowest in the last one week.
According to the NCDC, the five new cases were recorded in three states: Lagos, Katsina, and Kwara.
The World Health Organisation said over 3,000 health workers have been infected with coronavirus globally while many died in the...
As the world combats COVID-19, Nigeria has additional health burden in other diseases such as Lassa fever.
Till date, 70 cases have been discharged and 10 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria.
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