Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has directed residents of the state to wear nose masks whenever they are outside their homes to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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The daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Saturday as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was expected to announce a new extension to lockdown measures that have confined most Spaniards to their homes for three weeks.
Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez has donated €1 million to a hospital in the city to help its overburdened health care system deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ekiti State Government has assured the people of the state that adequate prevention measures have been put in place to contain the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus Disease in the state, saying health workers have been strategically stationed at the various borders points with infrared thermometers to test those coming in and going outside the state.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 47-member panel of eminent citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilise resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor of New York thanked the Chinese Government for facilitating the transfer of 1,000 ventilators, which are being donated to the hard-hit state, the current epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
A statement by the Acting Chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge, on behalf the State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, made available in Ibadan on Saturday, confirmed the latest case
This was confirmed to The Eagle Online by the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, in a telephone interview
The lead agency in the battle against COVID-19 in Nigeria said this on its Twitter handle on Saturday
The position of the State Government was made known by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, in a WhatsApp message exchange with The Eagle Online
The Acting chairman of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Temitope Alonge, said on Friday that efforts of the state government at curbing the spread of the virus are yielding results.
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable.
The death of a Chartered Accountant, Alhaji Jimoh Raufu-Muideen, at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital has thrown people in Ilorin into a Coronavirus Disease panic.
The Abia State Government has warned its health workers to stop rejecting patients with some COVID-19 symptoms until such patients were tested and confirmed positive.
Queen Elizabeth will make an extremely rare address to the nation on Sunday as Britain grapples with the increasingly deadly coronavirus outbreak.
The government, meanwhile, has flagged off the distribution of the first phase of palliatives from the Kwara Central Senatorial District with Asa local government area of the state as the first point of call
Christian Ita, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Calabar
Speaking at the Friday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Ehanire explained that a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria have donated medical supplies to support the country’s fight against COVID-19
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China would continue to step up assistance for Namibia and other African countries in combating the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given an update on the four patients discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos after testing negative of the Coronavirus Disease on Friday.