monkey pox Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:54:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png monkey pox Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Monkey Pox now in 11 states as WHO lab confirms six more cases https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-now-11-states-lab-confirms-six-cases/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-now-11-states-lab-confirms-six-cases/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:54:01 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=60379 The Federal Ministry of Health has announced laboratory confirmation of six additional cases among the earlier reported suspected cases of Monkey pox virus. Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations in the ministry,  made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Akinola said two cases were confirmed each in Bayelsa and Akwa […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-now-11-states-lab-confirms-six-cases/feed/ 0 Monkey pox: Bayelsa Govt suspends health activities in schools https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-bayelsa-govt-suspends-health-activities-schools/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-bayelsa-govt-suspends-health-activities-schools/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:14:47 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=59724 The Bayelsa State Government, on Friday, suspended all forms of medical outreach programme in public and private schools across the state, following the scare of a purported injection given to students against the viral ‘MonkeyPox’ disease. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, announced the suspension at a joint press briefing with his Health counterpart, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-bayelsa-govt-suspends-health-activities-schools/feed/ 0 Monkey Pox: Senate tasks FG on proactive measures to combat disease, Reps summon Health Minister https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-senate-tasks-fg-proactive-measures-combat-disease-reps-summon-health-minister/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/monkey-pox-senate-tasks-fg-proactive-measures-combat-disease-reps-summon-health-minister/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:53:30 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=59580 The Senate, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to be pro-active in containing and preventing the spread of Monkey Pox disease already prevalent in parts of the country. Monkey Pox is a rare and infectious disease caused by monkey virus, transmitted from animals to human and with symptoms similar to those of smallpox. The first […]

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