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Doctor dies of coronavirus after treating infected patient in Lagos
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A doctor in private practice yesterday morning died of coronavirus-related complications after treating an infected patient in his hospital. The doctor, identified as Dr. Chugbo Emeka, who died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, was said to have been admitted at the hospital Monday, after contracting the disease from a COVID-19 patient he was said to have managed in a private hospital where he worked before his death.
Johnson & Johnson will have 600-800 million coronavirus vaccines by 2021
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Johnson & Johnson says it aims to have more than half a billion coronavirus vaccines ready early next year. The pharmaceutical giant will have 600 million to 800 million vaccines available in early 2021, when it expects the US government to approve the drug it plans to start testing in humans this September, chief financial officer Joe Wolk said Tuesday.
“The timeline still is pretty certain,” Wolk told Yahoo Finance in an interview.
COVID-19: Private hospitals not allowed to admit, treat COVID-19 patients’ — Osun Govt
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The Osun State Government has restated its warning that private hospitals in the State steer clear admitting and treating suspected or confirmed Coronavirus patients.
The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode who gave the warning in public announcement on Thursday, stated that non-adherence to the directive would attract prosecution by the State Government. Egbemode disclosed the State government has accredited health facilities with required personnel to treat suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in the State.
COVID – 19: Edo to screen 500, 000 residents In 18 Local Governments
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,has disclosed that the state plans to screen over 500,000 citizens across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state within the next few weeks. The screening of the citizens is coning on the heels of the securing of two additional testing facilities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City by the government as part of increased efforts to detect and manage cases of corona virus (COVID-19) in the state.
Coronavirus: Edo govt sets up screening facilities in 6 PHCs, 4 private hospitals in Benin
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Services to be scaled up across 18 LGAs
The Edo State Government has set up screening facilities in six Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) and four private hospitals in Benin City, as part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Patrick Okundia, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said modalities to scale up screening services across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state is being worked out.
Nigerian Government on Tuesday warned against patronising a fake coronavirus vaccine, which it said was on sale in Kano State. “You must ignore the Vaccine being hawked in Kano which is called ‘COVID19 Vaccine’. It is yellow in color, it’s not certified by anybody, please don’t patronize the hawkers,”Nigeria’s information minsiter Lai Mohammed said during the presidential taskforce on COVID19 briefing.
Mohammed further said the government has increased its enlightenment programs about the virus with over 90% Nigerians
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19 saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease.
WHO Immunisation Team Lead, Dr Fiona Braka, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the efforts of the world body on the reported vaccines for the deadly virus. Braka said COVID-19, being a new disease, has no ready vaccines, adding that public safety was the key consideration of WHO campaign for now.
COVID-19: 81% of countries in Africa have received medical supplies
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says 81 per cent of countries in Africa have received medical supplies to support health workers. The first UN Solidarity Flight which is part of a larger effort to ship lifesaving medical supplies to 95 countries departed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to various countries on April 14.
The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Sokoto state chapter, Dr Sani Abubakar, has been confirmed positive to Coronavirus. Abubakar disclosed this via his social media platforms on Tuesday. ”One of my unpleasant responsibilities is when I have to break bad news to my highly cherished brethren. It became worse now that it is about me.
The team of 15 Chinese medical professionals who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on April 8, 2020, with medical equipment worth about $1.5 million, is expected to complete the mandatory 14-day isolation period today.
The team is expected to begin work tomorrow after the completion of the 14-day quarantine period. The invitation of the Chinese doctors by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 was highly criticized by most Nigerians especially doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
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The Nigeria Medical Association on Sunday said treatment of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 should be done at the designated isolation or treatment centres across the country.
President of the association, Dr Francis Faduyile, who spoke to our correspondent in Abuja on the backdrop of the revelation that the late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, was treated at a private hospital in Lagos before his death, said the complex nature of treating COVID-19 cases informed the decision to create special treatment centres for those
Sanwo-Olu approves increment of hazard allowance for health workers
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the increment of hazard allowance for all health workers in the state public service for this month from N5,000 to N25,000.
The governor had yesterday, while giving update on the pandemic coronavirus at the State House, Marina, Lagos, promised to increase the allowance of the health workers, whether in the frontline of the COVID-19 duty or not. In a circular No. 045, dated today and released by the Head of Service (HoS), Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the governor appreciated the dedication of the workers,
WHO warns malaria deaths could double during virus pandemic
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The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up.
The UN health agency called on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 95 percent of all the world’s malaria cases and deaths occur, to rapidly distribute malaria prevention and treatment tools now before they become too overwhelmed with novel coronavirus cases.
No fewer than 80 people have benefitted from the Lagos State Government Free Medicare plan for the expectant mothers and emergency/casualty cases in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando.
The hospital Medical Director, Dr Madewa Adebajo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the measures were to cushion the effects of lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Adebajo told NAN that a sizeable number of people in the local government area had benefitted from the free healthcare initiative.
