By Nasibo Kabale Global efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 have pushed the fight against malaria to the back burner. This shift of focus is so dire that the World Health Organization (WHO) now warns that “by the end of 2020, more people will have died of malaria than Covid-19”. The United Nations health […]
By Abbas Jimoh The federal government has said that despite the resources made available to states across the country, testing is very low across them in varying degrees. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, said this on Tuesday in […]
By George Okojie Lagos State commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi on Monday raised the alarm over the sale of fake COVID-19 certificates in the state. The commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi who disclosed this at a press conference to give update on second wave of the virus in Lagos said it has come […]
Cape Town — As of December 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,678,363 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 62,807 and 2,225,699 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,011,871 – and 26,735 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (433,029), Egypt ( 133,900 ), Tunisia (133,204), Ethiopia […]
By Ebuka Onyeji In the past 10 days, there have been 52 recorded deaths from COVID-19. Nigeria on Monday recorded more deaths from COVID-19 as the country continues to battle the second phase of the infection. On Monday, 10 more people died from the virus as Nigeria recorded 397 new cases, one of the lowest daily figures in December. […]
