Three cases of Omicron variant recorded in Nigeria – NCDC
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. A […]
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Global vaccination plan is ‘only way out’ of pandemic – UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has said the only way out of COVID-19 pandemic and out of unjustly distribution of vaccines is through a global vaccination […]
Omicron: Take COVID-19 booster shots, President Biden urges Americans
U.S. President, Joe Biden, has urged vaccinated Americans to get their COVID-19 booster shots amidst the growing concerns about the potential threat posed by the […]
No recorded case of Omicron variant in Nigeria – NCDC
The Federal Government has insisted that the country is yet to record a case of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, despite Canadian authorities’ claims […]
New COVID-19 variant: Ayade suspends 2021 Carnival Calabar
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, on Monday suspended the 2021 Calabar Carnival. The Governor’s suspension of the 2021 Carnival at […]
Omicron could have originated in HIV patients – German expert
The surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency, a […]
Keep borders open as we tackle new COVID-19 variant – WHO
The head of the World Health Organisation in Africa on Sunday urged countries to follow the science rather than imposing flight bans in a bid […]
New COVID-19 variant: South African President calls for urgent reversal of travel ban
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “immediately and urgently” reverse scientifically “unjustified” travel bans linked to the discovery of the […]
NCDC ‘monitoring’ new COVID-19 variant Omicron, urges Nigerians to get vaccinated
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday said it was monitoring emerging evidence on the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, which was first recently identified […]
Angola bans flight to many African countries due to new variant of coronavirus
The Angolan authorities on Saturday announced the suspension of flights to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Tanzania due to the emergence of […]
Omicron variant: Virologists urge FG to ban travels from South Africa, others
Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first […]
Buhari tasks Nigeria’s universities to develop COVID-19 Vaccine
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian universities to intensify their research in order to develop COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the dreaded virus afflicting the country. […]
COVID-19: South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting new Omicron variant
South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19. The foreign ministry […]
Two cases of new variant of Covid detected in UK
Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid said […]
61 passengers from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 – Netherlands Govt
Dutch health authorities said Saturday that 61 passengers from two flights from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 and the results were being examined for […]
New COVID-19 variant: South Africa calls travel bans ‘draconian, unjustified’
South Africa’s health ministry on Friday attacked a global rush to impose travel bans to slow the spread of a new Covid variant as “draconian,” […]
WTO postpones conference due to pandemic travel restrictions
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has postponed a major conference that was to be held next week in Geneva after governments around the world imposed […]
Israel, Britain restrict travel from southern Africa over new variant
Israel and Britain have announced new travel restrictions on several African countries over concerns about a new Coronavirus variant. Israel reclassified South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, […]
Over 400 undergraduates pledge to champion COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Cross River
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Over 400 students of the Cross River University (UNICROSS) have pledged to champion the COVID-19 vaccination sensitization in their campus, among […]
FCTA begins mass vaccination against COVID-19
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Administration has flagged off mass vaccination campaign against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, targeting over 1.5 […]