COVID-19 | NEWS RANGERS

Covid-19:Djokovic In Limbo As His Lawyers Battle To Overturn Australia Entry Ban

LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open. The tennis star remained in Australia after his lawyers launched an appeal seeking to […]

Jan 6 2022 | Posted in Health,National,Sports | Read More »

Napoli Lawyer Threatens To Sue Osimhen If He Plays In Nations Cup

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawyer representing Napoli is considering taking legal action to prevent players from taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations set to start next month. In the wake of the increase in positive Covid-19 test results around the world following the emergence of the Omicron variant, there have been doubts whether […]

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

Covid-19: Crossover Services Threatened As FG Restricts Religious Gatherings To 50% Capacity

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The annual crossover services held by religious organisations across the country is under threat as the Boss Mustapha led Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited to 50 per cent with full compliance to public health measures. This was contained in a statement signed by the […]

Dec 24 2021 | Posted in 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: 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 »

Two Hippopotamuses Quarantined After Testing Positive For Covid-19 At Belgium Zoo

LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two hippopotamuses have tested positive for Covid-19 at Antwerp zoo in Belgium. Imani, aged 14, and Hermien, 41, have no symptoms apart from runny noses, but the zoo said they had been put in quarantine as a precaution. “To my knowledge, this is the first time in this species. Worldwide, this virus has been […]

Dec 7 2021 | Posted in 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 »

Canada Health Authority Detects Omicron Variant In Two Nigerian Travelers

LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid, in two people who had traveled recently to Nigeria, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a statement on Sunday. “I was informed today by the Public Health Agency of Canada that testing and monitoring of Covid-19 cases has confirmed two […]

Nov 30 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »