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NCDC conducts 553,037 coronavirus tests in eight months

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 60,000 with 111 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 111 new COVID-19 infections in…

Nigeria records zero COVID-19-related deaths in five consecutive days

Nigeria recorded zero COVID-19-related deaths in five days, as 103 new infections were recorded.…

Scientists develop medical tattoos for health diagnosis

Pharmaceutical scientists have discovered how ‘medical tattoos’ placed into the skin with microneedles could…

Chinese robot performs long-distance bladder surgery using 5G

A Chinese medical team has performed a remote radical cystectomy on a patient 3,000…

Tall men more likely to develop prostate cancer – Study

A study has suggested that height, a marker of childhood environmental exposures, is positively…

Kwara records five new cases of COVID-19, infections

Kwara has recorded five new COVID-19 infections, while 27 patients have been discharged after…

Russia conducted over 47.2m COVID-19 tests – Official

More than 47.2 million tests for COVID-19 have been performed in Russia since the…

NCDC reports 160 new COVID-19 infections in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 160 fresh Coronavirus infections in…

Anambra ranks top in efficient healthcare system in Nigeria

Anambra has emerged as the state with the most efficient healthcare system in Nigeria,…

Rat fever kills 70, infects 6,000 others in Sri Lanka

people have died and over 6,000 others infected with rat fever in Sri Lanka…

Over 300 students contract COVID-19 after schools reopening in Namibia

More than 300 students in Namibia have caught coronavirus since schools reopened. The ministry…

Nigeria develops fast test kit for COVID-19

Nigeria has developed a Covid-19 test kit that can give results in less than…

First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray, dies from cancer

The world's first person to be cured of HIV - famously known as the…

US partners NCDC to conduct household survey on Covid-19 infections

The United States and Nigeria’s Centres for Disease Control are to conduct a household…