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Covid-19 Hits Lagos Health Commissioner, Abayomi

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a press statement on Monday. The statement was titled ‘Press release on the positive COVID-19 Status of Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi’. The […]

Aug 24 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19 Fall Out: Madagascar President Fires Health Minister

LAGOS AUGUST 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Madagascar has sacked its Minister of Health, Ahmad Ahmad as coronavirus spreads in the country. This is coming a month after Ahmad had a problem with the President for seeking outside help for coronavirus. Madagascar saw COVID-19 cases rise in July despite an official campaign to promote a controversial herbal drink touted […]

Aug 21 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Public Health Experts Debunk COVID-19 Misinformation In Nigeria

LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria, there has been an overwhelming amount of information on social media, websites and mainstream media about the virus. The increased access to information has led to a proliferation in sources of information, with the consequence that it has enabled the spread of misinformation […]

Aug 13 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Covid-19: United Kingdom Falls Into Recession For The First Time in 11 Years

LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom, UK, has officially fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic. According to report from the Office for National Statistics stated that the country’s gross domestic product, GDP, is estimated to have fallen by a record 20.4% between […]

Aug 13 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

UK Ministers Waste £150m Buying Defected Face Masks From ‘Family Office’ Offshore

LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Government ministers splurged at least £150 million buying masks with the wrong kind of straps from a ‘family office’ owned through an offshore holding firm. Ayanda Capital Limited won a £252 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of face masks to the Department of Health and Social Care in April, at […]

Aug 7 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Seven Dead, Sixty Infected As A New Virus, ‘SFTS’ Emerges In China

LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world is battling the COVID pandemic, reportedly originating from China, the country has now confirmed a new infectious disease caused by a tick-borne virus that has killed seven people and infected 60 others so far. More than 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province contracted with the SFTS Virus in […]

Aug 6 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Slide Further To 288

LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Monday reported 288 confirmed new cases of the deadly coronavirus, the first straight decline, to bring the tally in the country to 44, 129, with 20, 663 recoveries and 896 deaths (8 new). The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, said Lagos, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, added […]

Aug 4 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Fear Grips Abuja Residence Over Spike In COVID-19 Cases

LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than four months after Nigeria recorded its case of COVID-19, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has displaced Lagos as the leading city with the highest number of cases in the country. In the last three days, the FCT has consistently maintained the lead. Last Saturday, the nation’s capital recorded 130, […]

Aug 4 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

World Hepatitis Day: Obi Calls For Concerted Efforts Against Scourge, Increased Support For Sufferers

LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called for unified efforts against the scourge of viral hepatitis, described as an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer. Obi who made the call through a message […]

Jul 31 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Delete videos Dr Immanuel making Covid-19 Cure Claims

LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have deleted videos of a US-based physician Dr Stella Immanuel where she is seen claiming to have recorded a 100 per cent success rate in the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) using hydroxychloroquine. Immanuel is seen in the video shot in front of the United States Supreme Court with […]

Jul 29 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »