Category: Update on coronavirus

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, ordered the extension of the lockdown by one week again. He said the relaxation on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, would remain. Abiodun announced the extension at the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State. He said, “You, the entire people of Ogun State, have not elected me to make easy decisions. And tough decisions, we have to make. “Now, to preserve the lives of our people, we are persuaded to extend the current modified lockdown, which has been slightly eased, for another one…

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 3,912 in Nigeria. This was made known on Friday. The centre also said 386 new cases were recorded in the country. NCDC said, “On the 8th of May 2020, 386 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. “Till date, 3912 cases have been confirmed, 679 cases have been discharged and 117 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and…

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Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan,has revealed that the government has given conditions to relax its lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Hazzan said the state was monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the neighbouring states, particularly  Lagos to decide whether to relax the lockdown or not. Lagos has recorded more cases of the killer virus in the country. Hazzan said the state government would announce its decision on Friday. When asked whether the state government would continue the lockdown following  COVID-19  cases rise in the…

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After claiming their jab is the ‘first in the world’, Italian researchers have revealed plans to test a vaccine on humans to neutralise the virus. According to reports, scientists gave mice the jab – which is being developed by Rome-based Takis Biotech – and took the antibodies they made in response. Antibodies are substances produced by the immune system to remember how to fight off a specific infection, and are vital for immunity. Preliminary results from lab tests showed the antibodies created in test mice were able to stop human…

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At the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe yesterday some COVID-19 patients staged a protest, destroying some equipment in their ward. The patients, who were under quarantine, were said to have complained of ill-treatment. A security source said that after 30 minutes, some officials in the hospital pacified them, promising that there would be improvement in their welfare. It was gathered that while the protest at the hospital was ongoing, some COVID-19 patients at Kwadon Isolation Centre in Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe, took to the streets, also lamenting…

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148 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2950. The NCDC also said that six new patients had been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 98. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Tuesday night said that the 148 new cases were recorded from 16 states. “43-Lagos, 32-Kano, 14-Zamfara, 10-FCT, 9-Katsina, 7-Taraba, 6 each in Borno and Ogun, 5-Oyo,…

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, President of the LoveWorld Incorporated, aka Christ Embassy, has berated some church leaders for agreeing to shut down their churches without asking government for time to pray and consult with their congregation. He said such leaders were not true Christians and it was the reason the country did not “see the hand of God.” Oyakhilome also questioned why COVID-19 patients were shut out from churches, saying the House of God should be a place of healing. The cleric, who spoke to his members, said the government would…

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