The Federal Government has revealed that the August 29 date for resumption of international flights is not sacrosanct and is subject to change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed by the Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu. Specifically, Dr. Aliyu saysContinue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that any form of approval of prequalification of the Russian vaccine will require rigorous review; and assessment of all required safety and efficacy data. This disclosure was made by the spokesman of the WHO, Tarik Jasarevic; during a United Nations briefing in Geneva aboutContinue Reading
Insight into the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic has shown that men are more at risk of dying from the virus than women, 1st News can authoritatively report. Indeed, available statistics globally reveals that more men have died from COVID-19. Furthermore, research shows that where an older man and woman get infected; thereContinue Reading
Plateau State record of yesterday’s NCDC summary which showed that Plateau has 148 cases are accumulated results which were delayed because of the shortage of reagents at the NVRI lab in Vom. They are not results of a single day please. Read Full details below… PRESS BRIEFING BY PROF,DANLADI ABOKContinue Reading
“Analysis does not show any proof that Covid-Organics can cure COVID-19,” says official Madagascar’s coronavirus herbal concoction is not as potent as claimed to cure the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nigeria’s state-run pharmaceutical research institute. In a reported presented to the Health Ministry on Sunday, July 19, the National Institute ofContinue Reading
Ministers have rejected offers to join a European Union bid for a coronavirus vaccine amid anger at “costly delays”, according to sources. The EU is planning to spend around €2bn (£1.8bn) on the advance purchase of vaccines that are undergoing testing on behalf of the 27 member states. The UK has been holding talksContinue 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 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
Plateau State Government has decried the lack of adherence to guidelines for COVID-19 by most individuals and some organisations following the suspension of the lockdown order by Governor Simon Lalong on 11th June, 2020. The Government notes the flagrant disregard for the compulsory use of face masks by all citizensContinue Reading
The management of Rayfield Medical Services Limited Jos, Plateau State has announced its decision to suspend services at the medical facility for two weeks to fumigate the facility after some Staff of the Hospital contracted COVID-19 through a patient who absconded from an isolation facility in the State and wasContinue Reading