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Scientist Suggests Humans First Contracted COVID From Animals
A new study on the origins of COVID-19 has shown that the virus likely was secondarily transmitted from bats to humans. The joint World Health Organization – China study opined that a likely scenario is another animal transmitted the virus from bats to humans as the Lab leak scenario was `extremely unlikely”. According to a…
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COVID-19: 1 In 3 Survivors Suffer Long-Term Health Issues
According to a review of studies looking at the lasting impact of the disease, at least one in three patients hospitalised with Covid-19 suffer long-term health issues including multiple organ problems and deteriorated mental health. Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the review looked at the frequency of symptoms among Covid “long-haulers”, the most common…
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Tension Rises Over Covid-19 Third Wave Amidst Vaccine Shortage
Experts are saying people should still take covid-19 safety rules more seriously as new infections rise in Europe, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. Recent updates on the COVID-19 situation in Africa showed that more than 3.2 million people have tested positive, projecting the likelihood of a third wave of the virus hitting East Africa. The…
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Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturers To Begin Trials On Children
Researchers in the United States and abroad are beginning to test children of different ages to make sure COVID-19 vaccines are safe and work for each age. The first shots are going to adults who are most at risk from the coronavirus, but ending the pandemic will require vaccinating children, too. So far in the…
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Full List Of Nigerian Governors Yet To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine
23 days since Nigeria received the first batch of AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine doses, not less than 11 governors are yet to publicly take the COVID-19 vaccine jab A good number of them have relied on their deputies and health commissioners to launch the vaccination without publicly taking the vaccine following the temporary ban of the…
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COVID-19: CBN Disburses N149.2bn Loans To Households
As part of measures to reduce the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N149.21 billion to 316,869 households across the country. After meeting required guidelines, the funds were disbursed through the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank to beneficiaries– the first phase of the N150 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF). CBN Governor…
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2021 Week 10: Nigeria Reports Over 2000 Cases
The total cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria was 2,233 – an average of 319 reported daily. This is a drop from over 3000 and 4000 cases recorded in week 9 and week 8. At the end of Friday, March 5th, the total reported case of COVID-19 was 371. This however dropped to 195 and…
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2021 Week 9: Weekly Reported Cases Continues To Drop
The total number of reported COVID-19 cases dropped to 3,193 against the over 4000 and 6000 cases reported on week 8 and 7 respectively. The average number of reported cases per day also dropped to 456.1 per day. The Nigerian Center For Disease Control announced 600 cases on Friday, 26th of February. This dropped to…
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Lagos State Releases Accredited Centres For Covid-19 Vaccination
Lagos state has recently released 88 approved centres for Covid-19 vaccination following reports of fake vaccines in circulation. Early last week, the Nigerian government warned its citizens against fake coronavirus vaccines. Nigeria’s National Agency for Food Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC) urged the public to be aware as fake vaccines could cause “Covid-like illnesses or…
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2021 Week 11: Weekly Record Drops To Over 1,000
The number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the eleventh week of 2021 totalled 1,463. This is a drop from over 2,000 and 3,000 cases recorded in week 10 and week 9 consecutively. The average number of cases recorded per day. At the beginning of the week, 399 cases were recorded on Friday. This subsequently dropped to…