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The DG said personal attacks have been going on for more than two, three months.

The seven dead children were among the 25 children who contracted measles in Fufore LGA of the state.

Nigeria is currently averaging one nurse to 1000 patients.

While WHO officials have praised the U.S. response to the coronavirus, they’ve also been critical of some of Mr Trump’s policies and practices surrounding it.

The tagline of World Health Day 2020 is ‘Support nurses and midwives’.

The U.S says the $7 million assistance joins more than $5.2 billion in its health assistance and more than $8.1 billion in total assistance for Nigeria over the past 20 years.

Nigeria’s land borders have been part of the country’s weakest link in epidemic preparedness for a long time.

“The use of the falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets may result in treatment failure and could even cause death,” NAFDAC says.

The NMA President, Francis Faduyile, in a statement Sunday said the move is a misplaced priority.

Coronavirus continues to spread and has been reported in over 200 countries across the world.

The report said the next step is for scientists to determine the correct human dosage, to make sure the level used is safe for humans.

Amidst the global coronavirus outbreak, Nigeria has also been battling a Lassa fever outbreak since the beginning of the year

Mr Ghebreyesu said debt relief is essential for developing countries, to enable them to take care of their people and avoid economic collapse.

The move is to reduce congestion in the prisons and also avert the spread of the virus among a large population.

The finding highlights the importance of protective equipment in hospitals to protect the frontline healthcare workers.

Osun State had only five coronavirus confirmed cases until Wednesday when the figure jumped to 14

Of the eight new cases reported on Tuesday, so far, three are in Osun, three are in the FCT, one in Lagos and one in Ogun State.

It takes at least a month to treat a Covid-19 patient to the point that the virus will not be traceable in the body system, the minister says.

“There is no specific evidence to suggest the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit.”

There are facts you need to know to properly protect yourself and loved ones against the coronavirus.

A quick gaze down history shows similar pandemics that had ravaged mankind over the decades leaving behind massive death tolls.

WHO, on Friday, urged countries to stop using medicines that are not proven to be effective against COVID-19.