Covid-19

Reps to probe utilisation of COVID-19 funds by MDAs The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the utilisation of funds disbursed to government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for COVID-19 intervention. This…

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians who are yet to be vaccinated to get the COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the call at a one-day…

Shanghai Disney Resort abruptly shut its doors Monday as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown, trapping guests who are not permitted to leave until they test negative for Covid-19. China is the last major economy wedded to a…

Thailand is preparing for the transition to the post-pandemic stage due to the steady decline in new COVID-19 infections nationwide. This was disclosed by the country’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday.…

South Korea reported 107,894 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 20,160,154, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was slightly down from…

South Korea logged the highest deaths amid a rapid spread of the COVID-19 sub-variant, statistical office data showed on Wednesday. The data showed that the number of deaths was 28,859 in May, up to 12.8 per cent from the same month of …

The government of Gombe State has launched the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus NG-CARES, an assisted World Bank programme supported by the federal and state governments to reduce the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Spain says it has donated 4.4 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the Federal Government of Nigeria towards curtailing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is contained in a statement by the Spanish Embassy in…

Despite the reports that COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has warned that COVID-19 is not over. Ghebreyesus said this at the…

After taking a quick and PCR test, US Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19, yet she has no symptoms. Harris is the highest-ranking official in the Biden administration to contract the virus, according to a White…