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Nigeria Govt Scrambles For Oxygen As COVID-19 Deaths Rise

LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government said on Monday it is working towards getting more oxygen to attend to emergencies as cases of deaths occasioned by coronavirus keep increasing. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and PTF Chairman, Boss Mustapha, stated this in Abuja during the briefing of the task force. The Presidential […]

Jul 15 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Lagos Doctors Begin Three Days Warning Strike Today

LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affect their safety and welfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Medical Guild is the Association of Medical Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State […]

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

South Africa President Re-Imposes Curfew, Ban Alcohol Sales As Covid-19 Cases Spike

LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday re-imposed a night curfew and suspended alcohol sales as coronavirus infections spiked and the health system risked being overwhelmed. Coronavirus infection numbers had in recent days skyrocketed with at least 12,000 infections recorded daily, translating to around 500 infections every hour, severely straining health care […]

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

Donald Trump Wears Mask In Public For First Time During Pandemic

LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading coronavirus. President Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in suburban […]

Jul 12 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

WHO: Some Air Conditioning Units Risk Spreading Covid-19 And Should Be Turned Off

LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Air conditioning units that recirculate air in rooms and offices should be turned off or used only with open windows because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, experts advise. They fear that any Covid-19 droplets in the air could be transmitted more easily to people in the room, even those who are […]

Jul 12 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

China Bans Some Food Imports After Detecting Covid-19 On Shrimp

LAGOS JULY 10THE (NEWSRANGERS)-China temporarily banned food imports from three Ecuadorian companies after detecting coronavirus on packaging for frozen shrimp, following fresh scrutiny on refrigerated goods after a recent disease outbreak in Beijing. Samples taken from the packaging of Whiteleg shrimp at the port cities of Dalian and Xiamen tested positive for the virus, General […]

Jul 10 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Covid-19 Saga: Trump Moves To Pull US Out Of World Health Organization

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would […]

Jul 8 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Professor Disputes Existence Of Covid-19, Calls For Prove

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian professor, Cyril Otoikhian, has challenged the Nigerian government and other scientists working on COVID-19 to prove the existence of the virus in the country. The professor of genetics at the Novena University, Delta State, in a Monday morning programme on Channels TV, shocked his interviewers when he argued that the […]

Jul 8 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Weeks After Trump Open Churches New Outbreaks Of Covid-19 Surges Across US

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Weeks after President Trump demanded that America’s shuttered houses of worship be allowed to reopen, new outbreaks of the coronavirus are surging through churches across the country where services have resumed. The virus has infiltrated Sunday sermons, meetings of ministers and Christian youth camps in Colorado and Missouri. It has struck churches […]

Jul 8 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Doubting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Test Positive To COVID-19

LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak even as it has ravaged his nation, said Tuesday that he has COVID-19. Confirming his diagnosis to journalists in Brasilia on Tuesday, Bolsonaro said that he was suffering muscle aches, fatigue and a fever but otherwise felt “normal.” […]

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