LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor, who announced this via his verified twitter handle said he has gone into isolation. He tweeted; “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hospital officials in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo say they are struggling to cope with a rush of coronavirus patients despite the distribution of a herbal drink touted as a remedy by the president. President Andry Rajoelina has been promoting an infusion derived from artemisia – a plant with proven anti-malarial properties – as…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba and his son have tested positive for COVID 19. Uba stated this through a statement issued by the Chairman, Committee on Information and Orientation, Tertsea Gbishe. Another member representing Kwande East Constituency, Teatsea Gbishe, also tested positive for the dreaded virus. The Speaker has,…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, and became the first member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet to contract the new coronavirus. Onyeama, 64, said on Twitter he had taken a COVID-19 test because of a throat irritation. “Did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than half a million people have died from COVID-19 globally. It is a major tragedy, but perhaps not on the scale some initially feared. And there are finally signs that the pandemic is shuddering in places, as if its engine is running out of fuel. This has encouraged many governments to…
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…
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…
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…