The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly”, as Japan extended a state of emergency…
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FG to raise retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65
By our reporter| The federal government has proposed 65 as the retirement age for doctors, health workers and 70 for consultants in the country. Nigeria’s labour and employment minister, Chris…
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FG reintroduces COVID-19 restrictions, as WHO declares India COVID-19 variant, ‘Of Concern’
By our reporter| The Federal Government on Monday reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A member of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on…
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COVID-19 variant in India ‘Of Concern’, says WHO
A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being “of concern”, the World Health Organization said…
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Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil, and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport…
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