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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 »

Covid-19: Israel To Place UK, Denmark On Red List..50 African Countries Already Listed

LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom and Denmark will be labeled red and placed under a travel ban starting overnight Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. It also revealed that 15 more Omicron cases were identified in the country, bringing the total to 67. Israelis cannot travel to red countries unless they obtain special […]

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

Nigerian Govt To Place UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia On COVID-19 Red List, Stop Flight Into Nigeria

LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Government has stated that it will place the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia on a red list over the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus’ Omicron variant. The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration say it will also stop airlines from those countries coming into Nigeria in retaliation for the three nations […]

Dec 12 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Austria: Surgeon Fined €2,700 For Amputating Wrong Leg Of Patient

LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A surgeon in Austria has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year. The elderly patient’s right leg was removed instead of his left, with the mistake only discovered two days later. On Wednesday, the court in Linz found the 43-year-old guilty of gross negligence and fined […]

Dec 2 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Unvaccinated Workers Locked Out Of Federal Secretariat, Abuja

LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Civil servants and the general public without proof of vaccination and negative PCR tests are currently being prevented from accessing government buildings in Abuja, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH had reported that the Boss Mustapha-led presidential steering committee on COVID-19 had announced in October that civil servants without proof of vaccination and […]

Dec 1 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »