LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Premier League clubs have agreed to restart the season on June 17 after three months out of action. Two fixtures remaining from the last round of matches — Manchester City vs. Arsenal and Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United — will take place on the 17th before the first full round of matches…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Cases of community transmission of the new coronavirus are growing in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, and a new strategy for testing is needed to prevent this, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Community transmission refers to cases where patients had no travel…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is to hold a virtual meeting with Christian leaders on Wednesday to review guidelines, which would prevent the spread of COVID-19 in churches after the reopening of worship centres in the country. The apex Christian group in the country said the guidelines would be submitted to…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said it will soon release guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. Although the guideline has not been released, an official said the schools will resume in phases with a batch resuming before the other. The government is also considering morning and…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely 24 hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended all clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the trial will continue in Nigeria. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during an…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of children in face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast on Monday after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus shutdown. With a total of 2,376 cases and dozens of new infections each day, Ivory Coast has yet to…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it, a WHO envoy said on Monday. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS) – President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday a further easing of South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown from June 1, allowing the vast majority of the economy to return to full capacity. Africa’s most industrialised economy has been largely shut down since late March, when the government enforced severe restrictions to stem the…