LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Nigeria centre for disease control, NCDC, has stated that coronavirus patients can recover with or without medicine. This statement was made by the DG of the NCDC, Mr Chikwe Ihekweazu on Wednesday during the daily Presidential taskforce briefing on COVID-19. The briefing which was closely monitored by NEWS DIRECT was…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A suspected COVID-19 patient on Sunday afternoon ran to a police station for help after several attempts to reach the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) failed. The woman, it was gathered, had tried to reach the COVID-19 toll-free lines since she started developing symptoms without success. Desperate for survival, she…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The holy month of Ramadan is marked by the observance of fasting from sun rise to sun set, increased religious and social gatherings whereMuslim communities unite to break their fast together (iftar), and increased attendance at mosques for congregational prayers and listening tosermons (tafsir). It is also customary for some muslim…
LAGOS APRIL 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days to the end of the second round of a 14-day shutdown of the nation’s capital, Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun states, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC has hinted at the likelihood of the extension of the current lockdown, saying Nigeria has not gotten to the…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa now has more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday, while Nigeria said the president’s chief of staff had died. A total of 52 of the continent’s 54 countries have reported the coronavirus, with the overall number of cases surpassing 20,000 on Saturday….
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGRS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is denied reports from the media stating that Director General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is in ‘quarantine over coronavirus’. A press statement made available to NewsRangers described the publication as false. “This is false. Between the 16th and 24th of February 2020, the World Health Organization deployed…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre For Disease And Control (NCDC) has released guidelines for symptoms and control of coronavirus. A statement made available to NewsRangers, NCDC said symptoms for the new coronavirus appears to cause mild to severe respiratory symptoms like cough, fever and breathing difficulties. It explained that from current evidence about 98…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In response to the increasing number of Lassa fever cases across states in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) activated a National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on the 24th of January 2020, to coordinate response activities. As at the 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed cases and 29 deaths…