There are stories on how COVID-19 would have been prevented, or at least, managed - if the Nigerian government had made adequate preparations earlier on. On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed Nigeria among 13 African countries identified to have direct links or a high volume of travel to China. Government preparation: The […]
Social media was agog when a Chinese citizen presented himself at the Reddington Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos on suspicion of being infected with coronavirus with speculations confirming it the first COVID-19 case in Nigeria. The Lagos state government commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, however, denounced the speculations with reports that the Chinese citizen was […]
First case was confirmed in Lagos. An unnamed Italian citizen who works in Nigeria had returned on 25 February from Milan, Italy, one of the hotspots vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. He’d fell ill on 26 February and was transferred to the Lagos state Biosecurity Facilities for Isolation and […]
The Italian who brought the coronavirus to Nigeria had contact with no fewer than 28 persons where he visited in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The firm he visited, Larfarge Cement Factory was closed, and the 28 people he had contact with were quarantined by the Government.
The Italian who brought the coronavirus to Nigeria had contact with no fewer than 28 persons where he visited in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The firm he visited, Lafarge Cement Factory was closed, and the 28 people he had contact with were quarantined by the government.
Following the news of the first case of COVID-19 in Lagos, and health precautions to avoid infections especially with the use of a face mask and hand sanitizer. Prices of both commodities skyrocketed unfairly by almost 300% increase. Pharmaceutical stores and supermarkets exploited the high demand from consumers. A box of 50 masks rose from […]
