Tag:Coronavirus

Waste Management

Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment – WHO

Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the...

Michael Simire - February 1, 2022

Health

I am now free of COVID-19 – FCT Minister

The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has disclosed that he had been tested negative to COVID-19 after taking the prescribed medication. Bello made...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2022

Health

COVID-19: Vaccination now a must for 60 year-olds in Greece

Fines went into effect in Greece on Monday, January 17, 2022, for people aged 60 and above who are not vaccinated against the Coronavirus. The...

Michael Simire - January 17, 2022

Health

Germany’s seven-day incidence of infections over 500 again

Germany has recorded another height in its seven-day incidence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, according to the country’s disease control body. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI)...

Michael Simire - January 17, 2022

Health

Iran records first deaths linked to Omicron variant

Iran has registered its first confirmed deaths from the Omicron variant, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, January 16, 2022. So far, three Iranians have...

Michael Simire - January 16, 2022

Health

Lagos administers 2.19m doses of COVID-19 vaccines

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 2,195,779 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Lagos as at January 12,...

Michael Simire - January 16, 2022

Health

German doctors warn COVID-19 may spread faster with shorter quarantine

A doctors’ association in Germany has warned that legislation just passed by parliament to shorten Coronavirus quarantine times can lead to a faster spread...

Michael Simire - January 14, 2022

Health

Omicron now dominant variant in Nigeria, Cabo Verde – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Omicron is currently the dominant variant in both Cabo Verde and Nigeria as COVID-19 cases are on increase in...

Michael Simire - January 13, 2022

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