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Omicron: US Airlines Forced To Cancel 112 Christmas Eve Flights

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The transportation industry has been bracing for pre-pandemic-level crowds this holiday season, but now two major U.S. airlines have been forced to proactively cancel some Christmas Eve flights due to the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19. As of Thursday evening, United Airlines has proactively cancelled 112 flights for Christmas Eve. “The nationwide […]

Dec 24 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Govt Destroys Over One Million Expired Donated COVID-19 Vaccines

LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be used before their expiration date. Faisal Shuaib, head of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said health officials in Africa’s most populous country were left with little choice after receiving […]

Dec 23 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

27 People Feared Dead As Fire Razes Mental Clinic In Osaka, Japan

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-seven people were feared dead after a fire swept through a mental health clinic in the Japanese city of Osaka, the local fire department said. The blaze is being treated as suspected arson, the Kyodo news agency said, quoting police sources saying that a man who appeared to be in his 60s […]

Dec 17 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Lagos Tops Covid-19 Chart With 599 New Cases As Nigeria Records 1,051

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lagos topped the COVID-19 chart with 599 new cases out of the 1,051 cases recorded in Nigeria on Thursday. The NCDC made this known via its Website on Friday morning. It added that Nigeria now has 221,071 COVID-19 cases. The centre said that no […]

Dec 17 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Four More Real Madrid Players Test Positive For Covid-19

LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four more Real Madrid players, including Gareth Bale, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, joining Marcelo and Luka Modric, whose positives were announced the day before. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our players Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Andriy Lunin and Rodrygo, and our head assistant coach Davide Ancelotti have tested positive […]

Dec 17 2021 | Posted in Health,NASRDA,Sports | Read More »

Covid-19: Data Reveals Omicron Is Milder, Better At Evading Vaccines

LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines. An analysis Tuesday of data from South Africa, […]

Dec 15 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

‘Nigeria Govt To Destroy One Million Expired COVID-19 Vaccines’

LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will destroy around one million expired COVID-19 vaccines, Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said on Monday, adding his agency was working with drug regulator NAFDAC to set a date for their destruction. Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire said last week some COVID-19 doses donated […]

Dec 15 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19: United Kingdom Records First Omicron-Related Death

LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has recorded its death related to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, disclosed this on Monday while on a visit to a vaccination clinic in west London, the BBC reports. Johnson is said to have advised British residents to put aside the idea […]

Dec 14 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Omicron: UK Make U Turn, Set To Reduce Travel Restrictions, Scrap Red List

LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom is set to reduce travel restrictions and scrap the infamous red list which came back into use after the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. A UK newspaper, Daily Mail, reports that the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, had been able to convince his colleagues that the […]

Dec 13 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

President Of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa Tests Positive To Covid-19

LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, his office said. Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, began feeling unwell after leaving a state memorial service for former President F W de Klerk in Cape Town on Sunday, it said. The 69-year-old leader is […]

Dec 13 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »