BREAKING: 22-year-old COVID-19 patient gives birth to twins in Lagos
A 22-year-old coronavirus patient receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has been delivered of a set of twins, The PUNCH reports. LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the delivery brings to four, the number of expectant mothers that had put to bed at…
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Chinese medical team concludes assignment, stranded in Nigeria
The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with the Federal Government….
WHO ‘failure’ on COVID-19 ‘cost many lives’, says US
The United States on Monday slammed the World Health Organization’s “failure” to obtain and provide vital information on COVID-19 that could have reined in the pandemic and saved many lives. “We must be frank about one of the primary reasons this outbreak spun out of control: there was a failure by this organisation to obtain…
Using ogogoro as hand sanitiser ineffective against COVID-19 —Experts
As the country continues to experience increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, healthcare experts have warned Nigerians using local gin, popularly called ogogoro, as hand sanitisers to desist from it, saying it is ineffective to protect against the infection. The experts said ogogoro has less than 60 per cent alcohol content that is required to kill…
Wearing face masks exposes asthmatics to hypoxia — Physicians
Medical professionals have warned that people with chronic asthma who use face masks, especially the surgical and clothing type, are exposing themselves to hypoxia. Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. The World Health Organisation described asthma as…
COVID-19 patient gives birth in Lagos, 67 others recover
A pregnant coronavirus patient has given birth to a baby boy in Lagos State, The PUNCH reports. A press statement from the state government noted that the baby was delivered through a caesarean section at the Gbagada isolation centre on Saturday. The statement quoted Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as saying that the feat was another validation…
COVID-19: Lagos begins chloroquine clinical trial this week
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has said the state will this week commence the clinical trial treatment of COVID-19 using chloroquine as approved by NAFDAC. The state, which is the epicentre of the virus in the country, had previously disclosed plans to carry out the chloroquine clinical trial. Omotoso,…
BRT users decry shortage of buses, time spent in queues
Some users of the Bus Rapid Transit on Friday in Lagos decried the shortage of buses being released for services since the ease of lockdown on May 4. The commuters told the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews at the BRT Bus Stations that inadequate deployment of the buses had increased the time they…
COVID-19: Nigeria’s discharged patients exceed 1,300
The total number of people who have recovered from coronavirus in Nigeria hit 1,320 on Friday. This was contained in an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control via its website. A state-by-state chart showed that Lagos State has recorded 541 recoveries, Kano and Gombe States followed with 90 recoveries each and the Federal…
Three doctors, five nurses in Lagos hospital test COVID-19 positive
There were palpable fears among staff members of the Mushin General Hospital, Lagos State, after about eight health officials at the hospital tested positive for coronavirus. Saturday PUNCH learnt the patients comprise three doctors and five nurses, causing panic among the workers. An official of the hospital, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of…