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NG-CARES, WAPA target 50,000 Lagos residents for operational grant

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:27:46 +0000

The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) in collaboration with the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus program (NG-CARES) has reiterated commitment to revive businesses which were incapacitated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mr Basit Baruwa, Coordinator of the NG-CARES Lagos Unit, while speaking at the Performance and Technical Review Workshop […]

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Kwara NGOS, CSOs demand to be part of fuel subsidy palliatives committee

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:23:46 +0000

Twenty-four Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and NGOs came together in Kwara on Saturday to demand that they be made part of organizations to distribute government’s palliatives on fuel subsidy removal. They formed a coalition with Mr Abdurrahman Ayuba as convener and Mr Musa Aliyu as co-convener. The organizations declared in a statement signed by the […]

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Berlin researchers note early success with nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:29:10 +0000

Recent study has shown that nasal spray vaccine against the coronavirus developed in Berlin has shown benefits over previous vaccines after it was tested on animals. A team led by Geraldine Nouailles from the German capital’s Charité University Hospital made the report in the journal — Nature Microbiology on Tuesday. It said the compound containing […]

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COVID-19 impacts access to medicine for non-communicable diseases – WHO report

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:45:38 +0000

The World Health Organization (WHO) says although COVID-19 is disappearing from view, access to medicines that treat Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS) remain out of reach for millions across the world WHO, in a report published on Wednesday “Access to NCDs Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the […]

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Interventions: Buhari hails CACOVID for raising his profile among comity of nations

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:20:36 +0000

*Praises CACOVID for donating 350 security vehicles *Coalition made me proud over Covid-19 response As the private sector-led Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) winds down, President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the initiative of private sector operators, saying the contributions he has received from the Coalition so far has elevated his status among other Presidents of the […]

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WHO: COVID-19 has been on increase since December 2022

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:30:02 +0000

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the past eight weeks, no fewer than 170,000 people have died from COVID-19. According to him, these are just reported deaths as the actual number of deaths is much higher. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this during online media conference on Wednesday. “Almost exactly three years on […]

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COVID-19: NCDC says travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 06:35:47 +0000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival of the COVID-19 omicron variants showed that travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits but were disruptive for persons and businesses. Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General, NCDC, said this on his official Twitter handle […]

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China softens tone on COVID-19 severity after protests

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:39:31 +0000

China is softening its tone on the severity of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near record highs, after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fueled protests across the country. Several cities in the world’s second-largest economy, while still reporting new infections, are breaking with practice […]

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Shanghai tightens security after anti-lockdown protests across China

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:34:17 +0000

Shanghai authorities on Monday put up barriers around a city center area where hundreds of people protested over the weekend against heavy COVID-19 measures. However, this is one of several demonstrations that have flared across the country. From the streets of Shanghai and Beijing to university campuses, protesters made a show of civil disobedience unprecedented […]

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Adopting appropriate measures to tackle the next pandemic in Nigeria

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:46:16 +0000

Some Nigerians are appraising how the country has fared in its test on preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains to be determined whether the country will do better next time because it is inevitable that there will be another pandemic. According to public health experts, progress will require more and sustained funding […]

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China seals off Peking University after single case of COVID-19

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:49:12 +0000

Beijing authorities on Wednesday sealed off Peking University and ordered widespread testing following a reported COVID-19 case on campus. Nationwide, authorities reported about 20,000 new infections on Wednesday and about 370 were reported in Beijing alone. While the rest of the world was trying to live with the virus, China continues to pursue a tough […]

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EU regulator approves adapted Pfizer vaccine for children

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:41:12 +0000

The European Medicine Agency (EMA) has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is adapted to the Omicron variant, for children aged five and older, the agency announced on Friday. The vaccine adapted for the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants had already been approved as a booster for people aged 12 years and older. The EU Commission […]

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China marginally reduces coronavirus quarantine guidelines

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:16:45 +0000

Coronavirus quarantine restrictions for people arriving in China and for those who had been in close contact with someone infected were to be eased slightly, the country’s Health Commission announced on Friday. The new rules meant that people who travelled to China were now only required to be isolated in special quarantine hotels for five […]

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COVID-19: Again, NPHCDA appeals to Nigerians to get vaccinated

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:01:03 +0000

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians who are yet to be vaccinated to get the COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the call at a one-day evaluation meeting for COVID-19 vaccination exercise. The meeting was organized by the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund […]

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Shanghai island to host 3,250-bed COVID-19 quarantine facility

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:59:09 +0000

Shanghai plans to build a 3,250-bed COVID-19 quarantine facility close to its city center as China stands by its stringent zero-COVID-19 controls, rather than relaxing curbs as many other countries have done. The city awarded a 1.38 billion yuan ($191 million) contract to build the center on Fuxing Island. located in the Huangpu River, to […]

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