Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed four new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT-Abuja and 1 in Lagos.As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been…

The latest from Latin America: Prison concerns and burials 'with dignity'Prisoners rioted at Modelo jail in Bogotá on 22 MarchImage caption: Prisoners rioted at Modelo jail in Bogotá on 22 MarchThe top court in Colombia has asked…

The United States’ death toll from coronavirus is now higher than that of China’s, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The US has reported 3,415 deaths, while in China, where the virus originated, the number…

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus and deaths are going up each day. That, of course, is alarming.SummaryA total of 1,789 people have died in the UK as of 17:00 BST on 30 March – a rise of 381 American Airlines, one…

Coronavirus has claimed Alfa Sa’adu, a doctor of Nigerian origin who lives in the United Kingdom.Alfa Sa'adu 68, who died of Coronavirus, is the galadima of Pategi in Kwara state.Until his demise, Sa’adu worked at Princess Alexandra…

World-famous neurosurgeon dies in NYC Dr James Goodrich successfully operating on conjoined twins from the Philippines in 2004A doctor who separated twins conjoined at the head has died from coronavirus in the New York City hospital…

Osun and Ogun states have recorded three and one new cases of Covid-19 respectively as total for Nigeria now stands at 135.This was made known by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, through its official twitter handle @NCDCgov.…

The Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday announced that the index COVID-19 positive case in the state has now been tested negative twice.The Governor who made this known added that the survivor will be discharged from…

The global pandemic continues to grow. The virus is spreading rapidly in many countries.Officials in Florida have arrested the pastor of a megachurch who is accused ofcontinuing to host large church services attended by hundreds…

Spain reported 812 coronavirus deaths on Monday, a slight decline on the previous day’s toll.The total number of fatalities rose to 7,340 in the past 24 hours, from 6,528 Sunday, according to Health Ministry data. The number of…