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 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said there was no specific cause for the deadly coronavirus yet. A statement released by the centre said the NCDC was working closely with the World Health Organisation to monitor the spread of the virus. It added that the Federal Ministry of Health had…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Health through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has formally announced the inclusion of three new laboratories into the national yellow fever/measles/rubella laboratory network. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, the Ministry said the new the three new laboratories are the University of Benin Teaching Hospital,…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has affirmed that over the last five weeks, there has been a decline in the number of new cases of Lassa fever reported in Nigeria. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, NCDC said the country has equally witnessed a reduction in the number of people…