There was panic among staff of the National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday after a resident officer died of COVID-19. The top officer was posted to the permanent orientation camp…
COVID-19
Presidency Defends Buhari’s Covid-19 Protocol Violation
The Presidency, on Monday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not violate COVID-19 protocols in Daura, Katsina State over the weekend. Online photos had shown Buhari discussing…
South Africa Acquires 20m Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines
South Africa has secured 20 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the health minister told a Sunday newspaper. Africa’s worst virus-hit country has yet to begin vaccinating its population…
Israel Extends Nationwide COVID-19 Lockdown
Israel’s nationwide lockdown was extended Monday to contain the coronavirus which has continued to spread rapidly as the country presses ahead with an aggressive vaccination campaign. The current lockdown, declared…
Sanwo-Olu approves Covid-19 vaccine trials in Lagos
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the clinical trial of Ivermectin drug for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection in the state. Sanwo-Olu made this known in a…
Germany is likely to face a shortage of coronavirus vaccines until at least April, the country’s health minister has warned. “We will still have at least 10 tough weeks with…