Some Kaduna residents have taken advantage of the State Government’s imposed 24-hour curfew to curb Coronavirus Disease spread, to get their bodies in shape, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting.
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The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says expanded coverage of antiretroviral therapy has led to a fast decline in HIV/AIDS-related and Tuberculosis cases and deaths.
La Liga, following a meeting with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has announced the indefinite suspension of professional football in Spain because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The league said in a statement on Monday that it would not resume until the Spanish government says it is safe to do so.
“The Monitoring Commission established by the current RFEF-La Liga Coordination Agreement AGREES [to] the suspension of professional football competitions until the authorities of the Government of Spain and the General Administration of the State consider that they can be resumed without creating any health risk,” a statement read.
“Both the RFEF and La Liga wish to express our greatest public gratitude to all those who are dedicating their best efforts to provide essential services to the Spanish people and also share our condolences for all the deceased and a warm embrace from the world of soccer to the many families that are losing loved ones.”
Spain’s top flight was initially postponed for two game weeks on March 12, with previous plans to play matches behind closed doors scrapped as the coronavirus crisis in the country worsened.
Things have not improved since then, with Spain struggling to deal with the spread of the virus. The latest figures made available on Monday revealed that there are approaching 30,000 cases in the country and nearly 2,000 confirmed deaths.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced over the weekend that the country would remain under strict lockdown measures until at least April 11, making it impossible for football to resume in the near future.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has floated the middle of May as a potential start date, but league sources told ESPN they don’t want to name any dates until the situation in Spain improves.
Several La Liga clubs have been affected by coronavirus. Valencia – who in February played in Milan, one of the cities at the centre of Italy’s outbreak – said that 35 per cent of the first-team players and staff had contracted the virus.
Elsewhere, Alaves have confirmed 15 cases among players and staff, while Barcelona-based Espanyol have said there are six cases at the club (four players and two members of staff).
Arik Air on Wednesday announced temporary suspension of its flights to all West Coast destinations from March 23.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria is not among the countries experiencing community transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The suspected case of Coronavirus reported in Enugu State is negative.
Governor Seyi Makinde will on Monday kick off a free medical mission in Oyo North Senatorial District.
The death toll from the latest round of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 144, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Thursday, with a Case Fatality Rate of 16.8 per cent.
Chinese health authorities have reported 19 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 17 deaths nationwide, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the National Health Commission.
The Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, on Tuesday said about 70 people that had contact with the victims of Lassa fever were still in isolation receiving treatment.
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society.
Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, says entertainers in Nigeria give little or no attention to their health and it is worrisome.
Founder of Well-being Foundation Africa, an NGO, Toyin Saraki, on Wednesday called for synchronised knowledge, policies and actions among stakeholders for a whole-systems approach to achieving health for all.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has promised to move Lagos from the league of dirtiest cities in the world to one of the neatest and cleanest.
The Ebonyi Government has pledged commitment to advance the medical well-being and welfare of septuagenarians, Octogenarians, nonagenarians, widows and others in the state.
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has charged the new Executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to show compassion while managing emergency and accident cases in hospitals by ensuring that prompt and adequate attention were given to the victims as required.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said that the Emergency Management System policy which was launched last February would reduce morbidity and mortality and ensure that there was prompt response to emergencies.
Hassan made this known while briefing newsmen at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, during her visit to the cholera quarantine ward.
Ossai, the Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Enugu.
Wilson told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the percentage of water in human body varies according to age and gender