Tag: Osagie Ehanire

Nigerian government also requested the assistance of Chinese public health experts.

Nigeria is now rushing to reinforce containment measures and considering several emergency options knowing that her fragile health system will ...

The health minister says most of the confirmed cases of the virus in Nigeria are from recently returned travellers.

Fifty persons have so far died, while 145 have recovered.

All new confirmed cases of COVID-19 will now be announced on the site launched by Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control ...

NAFDAC on Friday said it has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling COVID-19.

Some Nigerians accuse the government of being slow in restricting travels from high-risk countries.

On Wednesday, 119 new cases of the virus were confirmed in the continent.

Ekiti government confirms incidence after death of American male.

The meeting, which was held on March 13 at the Edo State governor’s lodge, Abuja, was allegedly attended by four ...

Mr Ehanire urged citizens not to panic, but allow experts in public health to guide responses in a calculated, scientific ...

The announcement was made just as the country announced travel restrictions from 13 countries with high coronavirus cases.

The 21 groups made the call barely 24 hours after Nigeria confirmed its third case of Covid-19.

The committee is expected to decide whether the government should ban flights into Nigeria from high-risk countries or gathering at ...

Though the country’s immunisation programme is beginning to show significant signs of improvement, more work needs to be done.

Four of the ministers at a meeting of South-south leaders of the APC in Abuja endorsed the removal of Oshiomhole.

The minister of health says every response to the outbreak is country-tailored.

He has cleared the virus and will be allowed to go home, the minister said.

The government is focusing on surveillance at points of entry, infection prevention and control, risk communication, laboratory diagnosis, case management ...

The New York Times reported on Monday that the U.S. has counted at least 539 cases across 34 states.

The government says it is monitoring 61 people who had contact with the index case.

Officials of the NCDC said the federal government is yet to release funds to it.

One of the measures adopted against the deadly virus is the introduction of hand sanitisers at strategic positions at the ...

The head of Nigeria's disease control agency, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said he is on self-isolation and not quarantine as ...

He said the NCDC boss will remain in quarantine in one of the rooms in his house for 14 days.