Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can…
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Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Monday reported 321 new cases of the novel coronavirus, on a day the Lagos state commissioner for health Prof Akin Abayomi came down with the highly…
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Chidi Samuel| The number of fatalities recorded so far from coronavirus in Nigeria on Sunday surpassed the 1,000 mark, six months after index case of the highly contagiuos virus was…
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Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Saturday confirmed 601 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said. Lagos, the country’s COVID-19 epicentre, for the first…
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Chidi Samuel| Nigeria recorded 340 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Friday night According to the data released by the health…
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