GOVERNOR LALONG DIRECTS EXCO MEMBERS TO TEST FOR COVID-19 AS COMMISSIONER TESTS POSITIVE Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has directed members of the State Executive Council to undergo test for COVID-19 and thereafter isolate beginning today, 1st July, 2020. This follows the fact that a member of the StateContinue Reading
Remdesivir is at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 after it helped shorten hospital recovery times in a trial. Gilead Sciences Inc has priced its COVID-19 drug candidate Remdesivir at $2,340 for a five-day treatment in the United States and some other developed countries, potentially reflecting looming competition fromContinue Reading
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there is no evidence that face shields alone can provide primary respiratory protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the remark in an interview on Wednesday, June 24, in Abuja; while reacting to the increasing use ofContinue Reading
History was made today Wednesday, June 24, 2020; as the Department of Microbiology of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna; set a new pace in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with the production of a sterilized brand of face-masks; a first of its kind in Nigeria. Equally important, 100Continue Reading
The Plateau State Government led by Governor Solomon Lalong has confirmed that no fewer than 29 health workers have tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease in the state. This was confirmed on Wednesday at a press briefing in the state capital, Jos, by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr.Continue Reading
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, June 2, said that churches and mosques in the state might not be reopened soon for worshippers due to the COVID-19 pandemic This closure due to COVID-19 was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi. Elegushi said this onContinue Reading
The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Covid-19, has on Monday, June 1, lifted the ban on religious gatherings nationwide, and also reduced the nationwide curfew from 10pm to 4am. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, announced this on Monday, at the daily briefing of the Task Force,Continue Reading
In view of the Executive order issued by His Excellency, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Simon Bako Lalong, KSG, Executive Governor of Plateau State, I wish to remind the citizens of the state as follows: That the lockdown which is now a standing order, begins a second past 12.00 midnight of SundayContinue Reading
Northern Governors have appealed to the federal government again for relief for the region which according to them, has about 54 percent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded in the country. The appeal was made in a communique issued after the Northern States Governors Forum held a teleconference on Wednesday May 20.Continue Reading
Apple and Google have released a software tool that will make it possible for nations to release coronavirus contact-tracing apps that adopt the firms’ privacy-centric model. It offers developers access to added Bluetooth functionality to solve a problem existing apps have of iPhones sometimes failing to detect each other. AndroidContinue Reading