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Nigeria records 438 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 40,000

Nigeria on Saturday recorded 438 new cases of coronavirus with the total confirmed cases…

Over 10,000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19 – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 10,000 health workers in the 40…

Man given first dose of Covaxin as phase-1 human clinical trial begins at AIIMS

The phase-I human clinical trial of India’s first indigenously-developed vaccine against novel coronavirus, Covaxin,…

We are winning war against drug abuse in Kano – NDLEA

Dr. Ibrahim Abdul, the Commandant, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State,…

102 health workers infected with COVID-19 in Nasarawa – NMA

Nasarawa chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association says 102 health workers in the state…

Lagos COVID-19 cases likely to peak in August – Akin Abayomi

Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has disclosed that COVID-19 cases are…

813 Nigerians have died from COVID-19 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night announced that the country…

Osun discharges 12 COVID-19 patients

The Osun State Government said it discharged 12 Coronavirus patients from its Isolation and…

NCDC opens five more labs for COVID-19 testing

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it has opened five more COVID-19 testing…

Why malaria may become severe – WHO

The World Health Organisation has disclosed the reasons why malaria may sometimes assume a…

Stigmatising COVID-19 patients may cause depression, CMD warns

The Chief Medical Director, Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, Dr Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, has urged…

Ebonyi community where pregnant women, others die travelling 15km for healthcare

Travelling from Abakaliki on the Ntezi Ohofia-Agba Road to Ezzagu in the Ishielu Local…

Indian hemp may be potential COVID-19 treatment –Experts

Experts from the University of Nebraska and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have urged…

COVID-19: Oxford vaccine safe, produces immune reaction

The first findings from a human trial to develop a coronavirus vaccine have shown…

Consider your safety, senior physicians warn 58 UK-bound doctors

Nigerian medical doctors wishing to leave the country for overseas jobs may have to…