Osun discharges 10 COVID-19 patients
Ten patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Osun state have been discharged after recovering from the disease. Gboyega Oyetola, the governor, broke the news at a media briefing on Saturday evening. The coronavirus cases in the state soared following the arrival of some Ivory Coast returnees to the state. A total of 18 out…
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Four LASUTH nurses in isolation after death of COVID-19 patient
he Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has placed four of its nurses in isolation after their contact with a patient who died from complications of COVID-19. In an interview with NAN, Tokunboh Fabamwo, chief medical director of LASUTH, said the step was taken in line with standard practice. The hospital had earlier…
Osinbajo: Buhari concerned about problems associated with lockdown
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says President Muhammadu Buhari is seriously concerned about problems associated with the lockdown. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. Speaking with an NTA correspondent after meeting the president, Osinbajo said Buhari is concerned about the problems associated…
Another COVID-19 patient dies in Lagos
Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state, has announced the death of another COVID-19 patient in the state. He made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday morning. According to the commissioner, the patient died in a private facility. “We are however saddened by the death of another patient from #COVID19 related complications in a…
COVID-19: FG may extend lockdown as cases rise to 305
There are strong indications that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may extend the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory. This came after the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, spoke at Friday’s edition of the committee’s daily media briefing….
Robbers attack policemen at checkpoints, snatch AK-47 rifles
A six-man robbery gang has attacked two police checkpoints in Enugu State, snatching Ak-47 rifles from some policemen manning the spots. The robbers, who were operating in a tricycle otherwise known as ‘keke’, reportedly stabbed three policemen and burnt a patrol vehicle. City Round gathered that the incident took place along Enugu-Nsukka Road by Ugwuojo…
Fayemi, APC running cult-like govt in Ekiti –Oni’s group
The Director General, Atunse Ekiti Movement, Dr Ife Arowosoge, has taken a swipe at the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Paul Omotoso, for describing a former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, as a nominal member even when he occupied the position of the party’s deputy national chairman. Arowosoge, a…
NCDC: 91 percent contacts of COVID-19 patients have been traced
Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says 91 percent of confirmed contacts of COVID-19 patients have been identified. As of March 30, 2020, more than 6,000 people were being traced in Lagos and Abuja over their contact with COVID-19 patients. At the media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19…