Argentina said Tuesday it has confirmed its first case of new coronavirus in a 43-year-old man who had returned from Italy. Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia said the man has been in isolation since presenting himself to a health clinic.
An Italian regional minister has tested positive for coronavirus. Alessandro Mattinzoli, the regional minister for sustainable development in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the coronavirus outbreak tested positive for the virus today. This was confirmed in a statement by the president of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana and the councilor for welfare, Giulio Gallera. He “has a high…
Even if there are cases next door, the answer is no, you do NOT need to get or wear any face masks—surgical masks, “N95 masks,” respirator masks, or anything else—to protect yourself against the coronavirus. Not only do you not need them, you shouldn’t wear them, according to infection prevention specialist Eli Perencevich, MD, a…
Following the first confirmed case of the novel Coronavirus disease in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday urged religious centres in the country to make sanitary materials such as soap and hand sanitisers available at worship centres effective Sunday. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by its acting General Secretary,…
A faint picture of the Italian man being treated for Coronavirus at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos where he is being isolated, has been shared online by the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi. Professor Abayomi who visited the man at the Isolation center, shared the photos on his Twitter handle…
A Premier League team has banned players from shaking hands and matches could be played in empty stadiums as coronavirus threatens to disrupt British football for the rest of the season, it was revealed today. Millions of supporters travel the length of the UK to follow their team but some are expected to wear masks…
Face masks, hand sanitizers and head masks are now scarce in most supermarkets and pharmacy shops in Lagos state as the Nigerian government on Friday confirmed the first Coronavirus case in the state. A visit to most pharmacy shops and supermarkets on Lagos mainland areas such as Surulere, Ikeja, Agege and Ogba by our reporters…
Nigeria confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the wee hours of Friday. Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned to Lagos from Milan, Italy on February 25, 2020. As the country battles to contain the dreaded disease which…
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According to the statement, the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just…
Ibrahim Magu , Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says he strongly believes coronavirus is caused by corruption. Mr Magu said this at the passing out parade of 281 cadets of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course-5, at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, on Tuesday. He said “Corruption is the biggest strategy to…
