Health News Watch: Africa’s most populous country gradually locks down to avert COVID-19 Spread.
Lagos is Nigeria's most developed and most populous state in the country.
It is also the state with the most recorded confirmed cases of covid19, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
But in a big country like Nigeria, where life is...
Official Guidelines for Lagos State Residents in #COVID-19 Pandemic.
OFFICIAL HEALTH GUIDELINE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAGOS STATE RESIDENTS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
In a few hours, we will begin the first phase of easing the lockdown.
At a press briefing today I shared updated guidelines for all sectors.
The work guidelines for members of the public...
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Federal Government Issues Travel Ban over #COVID19.
The Federal Government has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the Coronavirus.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a media briefing on Wednesday.
The affected countries are the United State of America, the...
#EndSARS: Nigerian Medical Association Press Release Calls for Immediate End.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is painfully disturbed by the violent turn of events over the last 48 hours that greeted the #EndSARS protest staged by Nigerian youths across the country. More specifically, we are saddened by the reported events at Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020.
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Medical Advisory for Medical Staff In a Pandemic. A W.H.O Interim Guideline.
Coronavirus is new to the human race, with many people calling it the Nouvel Virus
It is like we are grappling in the dark to find a bearing that guarantees success in the care and treatment of the sick.
The World Health Organization WHO has published...
Nigeria Invokes Quarantine Act to Lockdown her major cities.
Currently, a lockdown subsists in Nigeria's major cities including Lagos, Abuja, etc.
The government is relying on the provisions of the Quarantine Act to prevent a further spread of COVID19 that has since been declared a global pandemic.
The quarantine act prescribes a 6-month jail...
Lagos State COVID-19 Briefing – In line with the Post-Lockdown Guideline.
Following the COVID-19 Guidelines released by the Lagos State Government, here are excerpts from the statements of Gov. Sanwo-Olu to guide movement and control orders for COVID-19.
BEFORE GOING OUT
Appoint one representative only and the same person should go out every timeList...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Testing Capacity Hits 50,000.
On Nigeria’s testing capacity, Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu, who spoke at the daily briefing of the PTF in Abuja, said:
“On the Roche equipment, what we have at the moment in the country as we speak, is a capacity to test about 50,000. This is with...
