Health
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Stalled vaccine programmes ‘putting children’s lives at risk’
Millions of children could die from preventable disease because of severe disruptions to vaccination programmes caused by coronavirus, experts warn.…
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Hydroxychloroquine ineffective at preventing COVID-19 – Trial
Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a statistically meaningful way, scientists reported…
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REGY AND HENRY AMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION VISITS MABUSHI SLUM, DISTRIBUTES PALLIATIVES TO VULNERABLE WOMEN, GIRLS AND CHILDREN
BY Chris Nwachukwu AS part of her mission which seeks to engender development by restoration and rehabilitation of sex workers…
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Why COVID-19 patients play, dance in isolation centres — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the fact that some coronavirus patients are seen in videos on social media…
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Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial begins in the UK
A trial to see whether two anti-malarial drugs could prevent Covid-19 has begun in Brighton and Oxford. Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine or…
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US drugmaker reports progress on COVID-19 vaccine trial
US biotech firm Moderna reported promising early results on Monday from the first clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against…
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It’s not our job to provide PPE for police – PTF
The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, said the allowance for security personnel deployed in the enforcement the…
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Coronavirus: Trump gives WHO ultimatum over Covid-19 handling
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull…
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China pledges $2bn to fight global pandemic
China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19…
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Three COVID-19 patients recover in Imo
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo, on Sunday, announced that three coronavirus patients have been discharged after treatment in Imo State.…
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