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Covid-19: Osun Records Five Fatalities

Osun State has Recorded Five Death from Covid-19 Related Complications According to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, published on Tuesday, Osun’s five fatalities accounted for 33.3 percent of the 15 deaths recorded in Nigeria in the last 24 hours. This saw the state’s Covid-19 related deaths gallop to 32 out of the 1,458 confirmed […]Continue Reading
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Nigeria Confirms 457 New COVID-19 Cases

Nigeria has recorded 457 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 44,890. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the announcement Wednesday night through its official Twitter handle. According to the tweet, the 457 new cases were from 21 states. Lagos reported the […]Continue Reading
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COVID-19: NCDC Designates Kwara as Test Centre

Kwara State has officially been designated a test centre for COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Chairman of the State’s Medical Advisory on COVID-19 Dr Femi Oladiji in a statement says the NCDC has approved the automated GeneXpert laboratory, which is stationed at the COVID-19/Infectious Diseases Centre, Alagbado Ilorin. The GeneXpert Continue Reading
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Japan to Support NCDC with Funds

The Japanese government is to support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with funds towards addressing the current health challenges in the country The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Kikuta Yutaka, stated this at this year’s Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Day in Abuja. Mr Kikuta Yutaka said the Japanese government would continue to […]Continue Reading