COVID-19
COVID-19 cases in Africa to top 4m this week, says WHO Regional Office
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week, since the first confirmed case on the continent was announced in February 2020.
Billion-euro nightmare as German football counts cost of year behind closed doors
After a year of games behind closed doors, Bundesliga clubs are contemplating losses of a “billion euros” as players and coaches wonder when Germany’s football grounds will be full again
Uganda Begins Covid-19 Vaccinations
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has received a COVID-19 vaccine jab as the first person in the country’s inoculation campaign, with healthcare workers receiving the AstraZeneca jabs as part
Akeredolu assures Ondo citizens of safety of COVID-19 vaccine
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured residents of the state of safety of Oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine, even as he stressed the need to be vaccinated
‘Scientific collaboration critical to Nigeria’s international engagement’
Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mohammed Abdullahi, has said that it was time Nigeria engaged the use of scientific collaborations to address common problems… The post ‘Scientific collaboration
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.98m mark – Africa CDC
The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has reached 3,982,844 as of Wednesday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC,
Unical VC inaugurates 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated a 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre on campus in line with the protocols of the National Centre for
Enugu Govt trains 300 COVID-19 vaccinators
The Enugu State Government has begun the training of at least 300 COVID-19 vaccinators, ahead of the arrival of the vaccines in the state. The trainees were drawn from the
COVID-19: Nasarawa begins vaccination of frontline workers
Ebola: 2,167 people vaccinated in Guinea, DRC – WHO The Nasarawa State Government has begun the vaccination of its frontline medical workers against the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Ibrahim Adamu, Director
Daily COVID-19 deaths below 1,000 in U.S.; new cases above 50,000
More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S., taking the national total to 29,045,447, according to the latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. With 719 new
