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India’s Total Deaths From Coronavirus Surpass 300,000 Mark
With 4,454 new deaths reported over the last 24 hours, India's overall death toll from coronavirus crossed the 300,000 marks on Monday.
The country's daily coronavirus infections rose by 222,315.
The South Asian country's total…
FG, Donor Partners Begin COVID-19 Behavioural Change Campaign
The federal government has launched a four-month awareness campaign on the need to sustain the observance of non-pharmaceutical protocols meant to check further spread of COVID-19 virus in the country.
The campaign, which was known as…
India Reports 267,334 New Coronavirus Cases During Past 24 Hours
India reported 267,334 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours on Wednesday, as the number of deaths in a single day rose to a record 4,529.
The South Asian nation's tally stands at 25.5 million, with a death toll of 283,248,…
NAFDAC Approves Johnson & Johnson COVID19 Vaccine For Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted approval for a conditional emergency use authorisation for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
It is to be administered to…
New York Governor Cuomo’s COVID-19 Book Deal Was Worth Over $5 Million
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's contract with publishers for his book about dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic was worth over $5 million, according to tax documents released by his office to the media on Monday.
Cuomo was initially…
Top Indian Virologist Resigns From Government Panel Over Differences On COVID-19 Handling
A top Indian virologist has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect variants of the coronavirus, he told Reuters on Sunday, weeks after questioning the authorities' handling of the pandemic.
Shahid…
Nigerian Government Urges Residents To Avoid Mass Rallies To Prevent Indian Variant Of Coronavirus
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has confirmed that the deadly Indian variant of the COVID-19 pandemic is already in Nigeria advised Nigerians to protect themselves by wearing face…
Israeli Hospital Turns Coronavirus Ward Into Bomb-Shelter Neonatal Unit
Sheba Medical Center turned an underground parking lot that had previously served as a coronavirus ward into a bomb-shelter neonatal unit on Friday. Several dozen babies were moved there.
The hospital, located in Ramat Gan, in the area…
Donate Coronavirus Jabs Instead Of Vaccinating Children, WHO Urges Rich Countries
The World Health Organization on Friday appealed rich countries to donate coronavirus vaccines to the COVAX scheme that shares them with poorer nations and reconsider their plans to inoculate children.
The WHO is hoping more countries…
COVID-19: NCDC Records One Death, 44 New Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported one more death in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease in Nigeria to 2,066.
The centre also reported 44 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number…