The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the proactive steps by Africa CDC to National Public Health Institutes in strengthening the response capacity of Coronavirus pandemic is commendable.
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The Kogi State Government said on Tuesday said 111 persons it tested for coronavirus had returned negative.
The House of Representatives has urged the National Centre for Disease Control to critically evaluate Susan Idoko-Okpe, a lady held in an isolation centre in Benue, with a view to discharging her.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says 10 more people have tested positive to Coronavirus in Kwara State.
The Adamawa State Government says its COVID-19 index case was among the five patients discharged on Monday in Yola.
The Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known at the daily media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja.
Some 5,300 more deaths could be linked to the coronavirus pandemic in New York City than the official toll suggests, according to a report released by US health authorities on Monday.
The governor broke the news in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday night, warning that residents needed to be more cautious about the pandemic.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said it has activated three additional laboratories in the country, bringing the total number of laboratories in Nigeria to 23.
The Coalition Against COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control are set to donate the combined sum of N350 million to support Oyo State’s containment efforts against COVID-19.
As the world continues to battle the novel coronavirus with its devastating impact on humanity, several aspects of the pandemic deserves critical attention. One of such being the influence of statistics on the adoption of preventive measures.
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement on Saturday in Osogbo said the new case sneaked in from Kano State to Iwo area of the state before the COVID-19 task force was alerted.
Gombe State has discharged 20 COVID-19 patients out of 109 cases in isolation centres across the state after they tested negative twice.
A statement issued in Enugu by Most. Rev. Christopher Ede, the state Chairman of CCN, said church worship services would resume across the state on that day.
A driver with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Nasarawa state.
The Federal Government has advised medical facilities in the country to stop rejecting patients, especially emergency cases.
The Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said the country will definitely record increase in the number of Coronavirus Disease cases with the ease on the lockdown to check its spread.
Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a legal practitioner, has urged the Federal Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to demand for negative test certificates before granting access to premises of public institutions.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it has taken steps to improve capacity for efficiency during gradual easing of lockdown induced by the Coronavirus Disease.
The Ekiti State Government on Saturday officially confirmed recording three new Coronavirus Disease cases in the state as announced on Friday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.