By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State) June 16, 2020 (NAN) Dr Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, the Chief Medical Director, Ondo State Specialists Hospital, Okitipupa, on Tuesday said that government needed to do more enlightenment and enforcement to curtail the increasing COVID-19 cases across the country. According to him, many people still do not believe that COVID-19 isContinueContinue reading “CMD says govt needs more enlightment, enforcement to stem increasing cases of COVID-19”
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Abia governor tests positive for COVID-19
Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. The state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the governor status in a statement on Monday after the governor droppedd samples twice for the test. ”Recall that on Saturday, 30th May, 2020, GovernorContinueContinue reading “Abia governor tests positive for COVID-19”
Ondo varsity debunk rumours of staff testing positive for COVID-19
The Management of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, had debunked the report that an administrative staff of the institution had tested positive for COVID-19. The fake news had caused panic among residents of Okitipupa and environs. Mr Idowu Omowole, the institution’s Registry Coordinator, denied the claim in a statement onContinueContinue reading “Ondo varsity debunk rumours of staff testing positive for COVID-19”
3 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa State – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says three doctors have tested positive for the COVID-19 in Nasarawa State. NMA Chairman, Dr Bulus Umaru, made this known in Lafia. He said, “three gynaecologists and two auxiliary staff have contracted the coronavirus in the course of their work of dealing with patients. “The doctors are now on admissionContinueContinue reading “3 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa State – NMA”
Nigeria scientists develop vaccines for COVID-19, seek for assistance
A group of scientists from different institutions in Nigeria coordinated by the Vice Chancellor, Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Prof Kola Oloke, has developed two potential vaccines that could prevent the Coronavirus disease currently ravaging the world. According to them, the research work has reached an advanced stage of animal trial experiment which would helpContinueContinue reading “Nigeria scientists develop vaccines for COVID-19, seek for assistance”
COVID-19: Bauchi Govt. spends N1,500 per meal on patient – Official
Bauchi State Primary HealthCare Development Agency (PHCDA) says the state government spends N1,500 per single meal for COVID-19 patients on admission in the state. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman of the agency, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Sunday. Mohammed, who is also the Chairman, contact tracingContinueContinue reading “COVID-19: Bauchi Govt. spends N1,500 per meal on patient – Official”
Ondo to have its own COVID-19 vaccine soon – Akeredolu
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said that the state may soon have its own cure for the COVID-19 pandemic.Akeredolu, disclosed this while giving update on the state of coronavirus at the Government House on Monday in Akure.He said that government had been encouraging traditional medicine practitioners in the state to find cure forContinueContinue reading “Ondo to have its own COVID-19 vaccine soon – Akeredolu”
COVID-19: Philanthropist donates 5 hand washing machines to Ondo council
By Aderemi Bamgbose A philanthropist, Otunba Seyi Abba, has donated five units of mechanised hand washing machine to Okitipupa Local Government Council of Ondo State as his contribution to the fight against the spread of the COVID-19. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abba recently donated 750 pieces of locally-made face masks toContinueContinue reading “COVID-19: Philanthropist donates 5 hand washing machines to Ondo council”
Collect your corpses now or risk mass burial, CMD tells Ondo residents
By Aderemi Bamgbose Dr Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, the Chief Medical Director, Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, has appealed to residents to collect corpses of their late ones in the hospital’s morgue or risk mass burial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government on May 9 gave residents, who still have corpses atContinueContinue reading “Collect your corpses now or risk mass burial, CMD tells Ondo residents”
Coronavirus: Nigeria records new 248 cases, 17 deaths
COVID-19 new cases