Tag: Omicron

The NCDC reiterated that the most important action for Nigerians is to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

As of 15 September, global data by Worldometer shows that 615,553,424 infections and 6,523,332 deaths have been recorded globally.

Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in Nigeria, with 857 infections and 164 deaths recorded in 2022.

In the past week, the agency has seen an eight per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more ...

The United States has recorded a total of 79,517,492 infections and 967,552 fatalities since the outbreak.

Mr Ghebreyesus also re-emphasised that the only sustainable way out of the pandemic is to reach high vaccine coverage in ...

WHO said the increasing fatality figure was mostly driven by the omicron variant.

But while Nigeria experiences a significant decline in the number of infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) acknowledged on Friday ...

Despite the latest development, the government said travellers are still required to be tested 72 hours before arrival or departure ...

“Since Omicron was first identified just 10 weeks ago, almost 90 million cases have been reported to WHO, more than ...

The grant is mainly geared toward ensuring that African artists continue their work despite the severe challenges posed by the ...

Mr Abayomi noted that 3.42 per cent of the targeted population had received two doses of the vaccines.

"For countries not yet hit by the Omicron surge, there is a closing window of opportunity to act now and ...

Also speaking on vaccination, the Director-General said, “vaccine inequity is a killer of people and jobs, and it undermines a ...

The fall was led by vegetable oil and sugar.

Currently, about 66 per cent of eligible adult Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

“We have 185 days to finish the line of achieving 70 per cent by the start of July 2022, and ...

The latest data show that Lagos State, the epicentre of the disease, reported more than half of the new infections ...

Lagos State maintained its lead on the table with 833 cases, down from 845 cases it recorded on Thursday.

“There are other variants but the Delta variant is the most contagious variant yet and may trigger serious illness compared ...

"Although everyone is tired of hearing about COVID-19 and its restrictions, we need to face an undeniable fact…the virus is ...

The government declares holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day.

The centre noted that Monday’s new cases raised Nigeria’s total infections to 225,255 while the fatality toll now stands at ...

According to the NCDC data, the surge in infections which began on December 9, has continued.

The NCDC attributed the 500 per cent increase in infections in the country to the COVID-19 Delta and Omicron variants