Tag:Covid-19 Pandemic

Health

COVID-19: Lagos leads as NCDC records 144 new cases

Lagos State is ahead of other states of the federation in the latest COVID-19 cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. This...

Michael Simire - August 16, 2022

Health

U.S. President Biden has COVID-19, experiencing ‘very mild symptoms’

U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” according to a White House statement on Thursday,...

Michael Simire - July 21, 2022

Health

WHO tells Europe to ‘act now’ as COVID-19 cases triple

The European offices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says that Coronavirus (COVID-19) case counts has tripled across Europe in the last six weeks. This...

Michael Simire - July 19, 2022

Health

Fresh COVID-19 wave sweeps Asia, New Zealand warns of pressure on hospitals

A new wave of Coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia. This prompted warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take precautions to...

Michael Simire - July 14, 2022

Health

WHO warns against use of two drugs for non-severe COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, advised patients with mild or moderate cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) against the use...

Michael Simire - July 13, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

Partnerships: Impacting Africa beyond COVID-19 pandemic to achieve SDGs

When the United Nations (UN) adopted the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) in 2015, it did not prefigure that a devastating COVID-19 pandemic will emerge few...

Michael Simire - July 11, 2022

Health

COVID-19: Nigeria records 880 fresh infections as NCDC raises alarm

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has raised alarm over 880 additional coronavirus infections reported in Nigeria from July 2 to 8,...

Michael Simire - July 10, 2022

Gender

We’ll continue to promote gender responsiveness in COVID-19 recovery – UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it will continue to partner with UNWomen to promote gender responsiveness in the COVID-19 recovery. Haoliang Xu, Director,...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2022

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