By our reporter| The number of health workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 113, the minister of health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed on Thursday. Ehanire who made the disclosure at…
Read More 113 health workers already infected with COVID-19, Health Minister
Ebun Francis| The Lagos state government on Thursday confirmed the death of another COVID-19 patient, a 25-year-old man. In a Tweet on Thursday, the state ministry of health revealed that…
Read More Lagos confirms death of 25-year-old COVID-19 patient
Chidi Samuel| Nigeria on Wednesday night confirmed 196 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s toll 1728. Even as the number of infections of the highly contagious virus…
Read More NCDC reports 196 new COVID-19 cases as failed Ebola drug, remdesivir shows promise in treatment of virus By our reporter|An experimental antiviral drug, remdesivir, has been found to effective for the treatment of COVID-19 in a trial which began in February. Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company in…
Read More Remdesivir found effective for treatment of COVID-19 as over 150 patients recover after use of drug
The American biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer has announced that its coronavirus vaccine could be ready for emergency use by September. The testing of the experimental vaccine in the US, the company…
Read More COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by September, says Pfizer