health

Sokoto inaugurates committee to probe high number of deaths

The Sokoto State Government says it has set up a special committee to probe…

Don’t turn back patients with other ailments, PTF tells hospitals

The Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 has appealed to government hospitals and operators…

JUST IN: Fleeing COVID-19 patient nabbed in Taraba

A COVID-19 patient who fled the isolation centre in Jalingo, capital of Taraba last…

Coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide – Pope Francis

Leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has called for international scientific cooperation…

COVID-19: Germany warns vaccine could take ‘years’

Germany's health minister said developing a vaccine for the coronavirus could take 'years' after…

Ogun doctors declare three day warning strike

Doctors in Ogun State under the auspices of Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo…

JUST IN: Emir of Zamfara dies in isolation

Emir of Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Mohammed Asha, is dead. He was believed…

Lockdown ease: Expert urges Nigerians to adhere to preventive measure

Abuja-based Public Health Specialist, Dr Laz Eze, has urged Nigerians to adhere to preventive…

COVID-19: Adamawa denies receiving 42 patients from Gombe

The Adamawa State Government on Sunday denied receiving 42 COVID-19 patients from Gombe state…

Covid-19: The world cannot return to normalcy until next year – NCDC DG

The director-general of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has stated when…

COVID-19: 60-year-old patient flees hospital, dies at home in Kebbi

A coronavirus patient who fled a hospital in Kebbi State has died from the…

Six Kano almajiri returnees, four others test positive for COVID-19 in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that it recorded 10 new cases of Covid-19…

Russia records 9,623 COVID-19 cases in one day

Russia on Saturday reported its largest increase in coronavirus cases with the new infections…

Covid-19: Three contacts of late patient contract coronavirus in Ekiti

Three persons who had contact with a Covid-19 positive patient, who died of the…