Tag:COVID-19

Health

Covid-19: Indonesia reports 489 new cases, Morocco 129

Indonesia reported 489 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, May 17, 2020, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 17,514. The country also reported 59...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2020

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Brazil’s Sao Paulo state records more COVID-19 deaths than China

The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has overtaken China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. According to data released...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2020

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Nigeria records 288 new Covid-19 cases

Lagos State contributed a huge chunk of 179 out of the 288 new coronavirus disease infections recorded by Nigeria on Friday, May 15, 2020. The...

Michael Simire - May 16, 2020

Climate Change

Is Covid-19 truly healing the planet?

Ever since the first case of the Coronavirus was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the whole world has struggled to contain the...

Michael Simire - May 16, 2020

Health

Health officers say ATMs major source of Covid-19 community transmissions

The Lagos Chapter of the Environmental Health Officers Association (EHOAN) has said that the surge in number of people struggling to patronise banks’ Automated...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Access to clean, safe water crucial to COVID-19 survival, says Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Ibadan (Oyo State), Jericho Metro District 9125, says access to safe and clean water is crucial for surviving the coronavirus...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2020

Health

COVID-19 disruption’ll lead to cancellation of 28m surgeries worldwide – Researchers

A research network, CovidSurg Collaborative, says 28.4 million elective surgeries worldwide will be cancelled or postponed in 2020 as a result of disruption to...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2020

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