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Retail shops located on streets are free to open up for business as long as they respect the social distancing and crowd control directives, the Lagos State Police Command said on Sunday. The police gave this clarification following reports of partial compliance by petty traders whose businesses are not located in open markets. Spokesman Bala Elkana stated that such persons, even if they do not sell essential and life saving items, were excluded from the shutdown. Citing an example, Elkana said a hairdressing saloon located in a street was free to open as long as it does not accommodate more than 25 people at a go and also strictly prevented body contacts among people. Elkana also said policemen on duty have been charged to show compassion and sympathy while enforcing the orders because no one prepared for much situation. “Well, let me start by saying that this is not a conventional situation. The primary mandate of the police is to protect lives and properties and I am not s...

A video of a Nigerian dad complaining bitterly over the poor condition his daughter is allegedly being subjected to at an isolation center, has surfaced online. The man who introduced himself as Mr Olanutu, told reporters during an interview that his daughter who is diagnosed with the novel Coronavirus, has been left unattended to by the medical staff at one of the isolation centers.

Coronavirus: First Batch of free bags of Rice for the elderly in Anambra arrives. ... distribution starts tomorrow, April 1st! Gov Obiano few days ago promised to share free bags of rice to every "Onye Anambra from 70 years and above" as part of a jumbo stimulus package aimed at alleviating the difficulties with the 14-Days "Stay at Home" order.

Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos As at 08:00 pm 31st March there are 139 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged with two deaths. As at 08:00 pm 31st March, there are

Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, former president of the Republic of the Congo, has died after contracting coronavirus, his family said..

There were early controversies surrounding the use of chloroquine as a treatment option for COVID-19. President Donald Trump of the United States of America had on Thursday, March 19, announced that the U.S. had approved the anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine, for use as a treatment against the virus. His statement was, however, quickly countered by the US Food and Drug Administration. Amidst claims by the Lagos State government that it had begun treatment for people suffering from chloroquine poisoning, Nigeria’s health minister, Osagie Ehanire clarified that the country had not approved chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment. The NAFDAC boss, however, said the decision to commence the clinical trial treatment follows the use of chloroquine in other countries to treat the ailment. Nigeria has so far recorded 111 cases of the virus, including one death.

The Lagos State Government has discharged five patients who have been receiving treatment for coronavirus disease at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The survivors are four males and one female, bringing the total number of survivors from the center to eight. The survivors were quarantined and treated at the isolation centre for two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known via his Twitter handle on Monday. He tweeted, “I am excited to announce some positive news ahead of our lockdown.

The Nigerian Government has confirmed the second death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He stressed that Nigeria has 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19, saying a majority of them were persons who came in from overseas. According to the health minister, the highest number of confirmed cases are in Lagos and Abuja because they serve as the major gateways to the country. He also informed the gathering that all retired but able-bodied staff of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Federal Ministry of Health were being recalled.

Wuhan locals claim coronavirus has killed 42,000 people in the city alone, more than ten times the national figure claimed by Chinese authorities. The killer bug, which originated in Wuhan in China's Hubei Province has claimed the lives of 3,300 people and infected more than 81,000. Of those, 3,182 deaths were reported in Hubei Province. But residents in Wuhan claim 500 urns (containers for hold the ashes of the dead) have been handed out to grieving families every day from seven separate funeral homes all serving the city. This means the ashes of 3,500 people are distributed every 24 hours.

President Buhari in his address on Sunday directed that the freeze should be implemented with immediate effect. He also directed that all government funded loans from institutions such as the Bank Of Industry and Nigerian Export-Import Bank be given the similar three-month moratorium. “I have directed that a three month repayment moratorium for all TraderMoni, MarketMoni and FarmerMoni loans be implemented with immediate effect. “I have also directed that a similar moratorium be given to all Federal Government funded loans issued by the Bank of Industry, Bank of Agriculture and the Nigeria Export Import Bank.

With increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government to allow other laboratories test for the virus. This, the association said, is necessary to avoid losing probable cases to the community.

Enugu State Government takes delivery of two additional ambulances and one incident vehicle it purchased to support the state's response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have secured approval from President Muhammadu Buhari to exempt key players in the financial services sector from COVID- 19 movement restrictions. A statement jointly issued by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed and Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele on Monday appealed to President Buhari to enable the financial services sector particularly banks render skeletal services. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday in his nationwide broadcast, imposed a total lockdown restricting movements in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.

Fourteen new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos and 5 in FCT As at 09:30 pm 29th March there are 111 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with 1 death.

FULL STATEMENT FROM THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR; My dear Lagosians, greetings... 1) It has become necessary for me to address you, once again, on the serious challenge of Coronavirus, the lethal disease the world has been battling, following some developments. 2) First, I would like to salute you for your endurance, following some measures we had announced in our desperate bid to fight and defeat this pandemic, which has changed the way we used to see our world. No aspect of human life – education, entertainment, sports, aviation and others – has been spared by this lethal disease, yet we are determined to halt it in its perilous path by joining forces with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and many others. 3) President Muhammadu Buhari has just made some pronouncements on the nation’s battle-plan against Coronavirus. He has announced that as from 11pm on Monday 30th of March 2020, movement wi...

A 25-year-old Western Michigan University student from Detroit died Saturday after contracting the coronavirus. The student, Bassey Offiong, was expected to graduate with a chemical engineering degree in a few weeks. His sister, Asari Offiong, said her brother told her he was turned down several times for the coronavirus test in the Kalamazoo area while living off-campus despite having fever, fatigue and shortness of breath.

A Facebook user, Lazico MB has shared pictures of what the Rivers state border closure looks like. He is based in Aba but traveled to Port Harcourt for business and was caught up with the border closure. Rivers state currently has one coronavirus case.

The governor ordered that all markets be closed indefinitely and also prohibited all forms of marriage ceremonies. He also announced the ban on burial and funeral ceremonies and declared that all forms of religious worships in churches and mosques, including crusades and open evangelism were prohibited. Uzodimma further directed that road blocks be mounted at all land borders into the state to ensure those coming in would be screened and given a clean bill of health by officials attached to the check points, before allowed entry. He also directed all civil and public servants in the state, except those on approved essential duties, to stop work immediately. Read Full statement below: BROADCAST TO IMO PEOPLE BY THE GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE. Ndi Imo Umunem na Umunnam, I extend my warm greetings to all of you. When I addressed you a week ago on the measures the government had taken to prevent the dreaded COVID 19 disease from entering our dear state, I also assured you that I will ...

Most states have established hotlines now. We have put this together in a list and in zones.  

8 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, 7 in Lagos and 1 in Benue State.

COVID-19 Task Force in Awka, Anambra State capital, has enforced state government directive on the closure of bars, club, and restaurants. According to reports, the task force members were deployed to parts of the state to ensure strict compliance. The Task Force, comprising the Police and other security agencies, started the raid at club road Awka through Okpuno-Mgbakwu road down to St. Joseph De Worker, UNIZIK temporary site, Awka and terminated at Kwata Junction off Uche Ekwunife Crescent.

The Benue State Government on Saturday confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus disease otherwise known as COVID-19. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this while briefing journalists in Makurdi, the state capital, shortly after the announcement by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control. He gave the name of the patient as “Susan Okpe”, who returned from the United Kingdom, adding that the state action committee had already commenced contact tracing of about eight persons. The governor explained that he disclosed the identity of the patient so that those who had made contact with her could take the necessary steps. He said the patient is presently being managed at the State Treatment Centre located at State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi.

Malam Nasir @elrufai has disclosed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.  

Manchester United have offered Odion Ighalo a deal worth £100k-a-week to stay beyond his loan move. The Red Devils signed the Nigeria international on deadline day in January in a surprise transfer from Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. After Marcus Rashford suffered a long-term injury, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demanded a forward signed ahead of the rest of the season. Not much was expected from Ighalo but he has already shown his class, netting four times for his new club.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, can survive on surgical face masks for up to seven days, scientists claim. The novel coronavirus is being rapidly studied to understand how long it remains contagious on various surfaces and under certain conditions. A piece of research from Hong Kong found 'a significant level of infectious virus could still be detected on the outer layer of a surgical mask' after seven days.

The Italian Army has been brought in to ferry coffins out of Bergamo, Northern Italy, as its morgue and its crematorium struggle to cope with the surge in fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic. Harrowing photos from the town show officers wearing protective hazmat suits as they work to store bodies in churches and halls. It comes as Italy's Prime Minister today warned the European Union could 'lose its purpose' if it fails to respond strongly to coronavirus - after the country saw its worst spike in deaths to date. Giuseppe Conte gave the stark statement as grim statistics revealed 969 more deaths yesterday, bringing the total to 9,134, up 11.9 percent.

The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus passed 1,000 as it was revealed another Cabinet minister has been forced to self-isolate. As of 5pm on Friday, 1,019 people had died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, up from 759 the day before, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday. A total of 120,776 coronavirus tests have taken place, with 17,089 positive results and 103,687 people testing negative.

Incredible images from inside the ExCeL Centre show construction work to transform the exhibition centre into London's emergency coronavirus hospital is underway. The ExCeL London Centre is being refitted to create thousands of new beds for COVID-19 sufferers, complete with oxygen, ventilators and other key equipment in the battle against the deadly virus. The exhibition centre, in East London, will become the NHS Nightingale Hospital, creating an impressive 4,000 beds. Before the scale of the crisis became clear, the UK was believed to have had one of the lowest proportions of intensive care units in Europe, but NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens says 33,000 beds are now available for COVID-19 patients.

So how do you know if you've already had Covid-19? The best way is to take a test, but there are eight symptoms that may suggest you have already been infected. Oxford boffins suggest that the coronavirus, like many emerging infections, may have spread invisibly for a month before its effects became clear at the end of February.

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica has increased to 25. A release from the Ministry of Health and Wellness outlined the new cases as follows: Two males, both 61 years old, with a travel history that includes Trinidad, London, Egypt, and Dubai. They arrived in Jamaica on March 11. A 51-year-old Jamaican resident from Westmoreland with no travel history, but who was a contact of two previously confirmed cases. A 58-year-old female of a Kingston and St Andrew address, with a travel history from France and who returned to Jamaica on March 10.

WUHAN: Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged last year, partly reopened on Saturday after more than two months of near-total isolation for its population of 11 million.

US President Donald Trump demanded Friday that automakers Ford and General Motors start making ventilators to help ease the growing pressure on hospitals to care for coronavirus patients.

West Ham have eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club’s vice-chairwoman Karren Brady.

No fewer than 100 residential buildings, school, churches were destroyed by an explosion suspected to be bomb blast in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday morning

Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the state following the confirmation of two new cases of covid-19 in the state.

US President Donald Trump signed into law a $2 trillion rescue plan on Friday to salvage an economy crippled by coronavirus, after the historic measure that delivers cash to suffering Americans cleared Congress.

Nigeria is among six African countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organisation chart shows.

The Cross River State government on Saturday banned all religious gatherings of more than five persons in the state. The ban was revealed in a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Religious Matters, Rev. Fr. Bob Etta, in Calabar.

US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria says it is preparing emergency flights to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria despite airport closures, The PUNCH reports.

The AGF explained to our correspondent on Friday that the move had become imperative in order to decongest the correctional centres and to curb the spread of COVID- 19.

Italy's coronavirus death toll surged by 969 today in the biggest one-day jump that any country has suffered so far.  The hundreds of new deaths bring Italy's total from 8,165 to 9,134, by far the highest in the world and an increase of 11.9 per cent since yesterday. 

The Sokoto State Government on Friday announced the closure of entry points into the ancient city in order to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Governor Aminu Tambuwal in a broadcast said that only the movement of medical supplies and essential food items will be allowed into Sokoto from other parts of the country.

The Lagos State Government has set up food banks across the state to cater for 200,000 households in 377 wards in the state to cater for the most vulnerable during the mandated lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus. Residents, who cannot afford meals during the lockdown will receive food provided by the state. A statement by the Lagos State Government on Friday reads, "Few days after LASG issued a stay-at-home directive to residents, in order to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the society.