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A young man working in India, who returned to his hometown in the eastern state of Bihar last month for his wedding may have infected almost 100 people with the coronavirus. The groom himself died with COVID-19 symptoms…
Africa has recorded over 400,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 10,000 persons have died from the disease in the continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account — @WHOAFRO on…
The World Health Organisation has warned against the use of face masks during exercise saying it may affect breathing comfortably. WHO gave the warning on Wednesday in an update of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…
Some unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja, Kogi state capital, ahead of a COVID-19 briefing. The hospital had scheduled a media briefing for the day to demand a COVID-19 screening…
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the federal government to reverse its decision to reopen schools as such a step is not safe for both teachers and students. Talkglitz.com had earlier reported that the…
Secretary to the state government in Osun, Wole Oyebamiji, has tested positive for coronavirus. The state's Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. According to the…
Workers in the Edo state COVID-19 response team on Tuesday protested none payment of their stipends. The protesters blocked the entrance gate to the office of the Hospital Management Board, HMB, in Benin City, the state…
Lagos residents who are unable to get themselves tested in government own facilities would henceforth pay N50,400 in a private laboratory to conduct COVID-19 test. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin…
A Covid-19 patient who fled from one of the isolation centres in Plateau state has reportedly infected some staff of a private hospital in the state. After fleeing from the isolation centre, the patient allegedly went…
In the past two weeks, Covid-19 cases have exponentially increased. This follows improved targeted testing in key areas suspected to have cases of the virus. While increased testing is expected to increase recorded…
COVID-19 and the flu can cause similar symptoms. However, there are several differences between them. The novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Both COVID-19 and the flu are…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) has stated openly that rail transport would resume soon after domestic flight resumes operation. The rail transport was also suspended along with ban of interstate travels, following…
The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria have commenced a nationwide strike as coronavirus continues to ravage the country after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum. The National President of NARD, Dr…
The Federal Government has said all travellers coming into the country will be required to leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks while waiting the verification of their COVID-19…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate isolation of a former Commissioner for Information in the State, Chief Abia Onyike, for violating the COVID-19 lockdown law. The governor stated this while…
Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, has tested positive for COVID-19. The state commissioner of information, John Okiyi Kalu, announced the case in a statement on Monday. He said the governor had gone into isolation…
As state governments reopen worship centres this weekend, the Federal Government has threatened to review the relaxation of the restriction placed on churches and mosques, if worshippers disregard its guidelines. The…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Second Niger Bridge, and the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway will now be completed in the first quarter of 2022. The Lagos-Ibadan…
Lagos State Safety Commission has opened a register for religious and social centres in the state in ahead full reopening. This is in advancement of the Register-to-Open initiative of the state government, as directed…
A full autopsy report has shown that the late George Floyd tested positive for Coronavirus before his death in Minneapolis police custody last week. According to an autopsy report released by the Hennepin County Medical…
