…..260 students, staff under isolation Amid ongoing #EndSARS protests, Lagos State Government on Friday, confirmed 181 COVID-19 positive cases among students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki area of the state. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this, said 181 students and staff members of a private school (namewithheld), located […]
Researchers in the United States (U.S.) have found that irregular menstrual cycles may be associated with an early death. According to the results of a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), women who always had irregular periods at ages 18 to 22 had a 37 per cent increased risk of early mortality, […]
The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help developing countries buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines, tests, and treatments, aiming to support the vaccination of up to 1 billion people. The $12 billion “envelop” is part of a wider World Bank Group package of up to $160 billion to help developing countries fight […]
At least 44 people were killed within days in Turkey due to poisoning linked to toxic liquor, with police making several arrests and confiscating tons of bootleg spirits, state broadcaster TRT said. Since Oct. 9, at least 30 people have separately been hospitalised from methanol poisoning across Turkey, where the price of alcoholic drinks has […]
A recent study says COVID-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for as long as 28 days. Previous studies had put the survival rate of the virus on bank notes at four days; stainless steel at two to three days and seven days on the outside of surgical […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says there are now COVID-19 testing laboratories across the 36 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. TheCable had reported how Nigeria moved from zero to 71 laboratories within six months, following the confirmation of the index case […]
Stock markets diverged Tuesday as investors dwelled on US election uncertainty after President Donald Trump returned to the White House following hospital treatment for COVID-19. Traders reacted to Trump’s discharge from hospital as political concerns persisted before the presidential vote on November 3. The dollar rose against the euro but declined against the yen, while […]
President Donald Trump announced he is leaving the hospital Monday where he received emergency treatment for Covid-19, telling Americans, who’ve seen nearly 210,000 people die from the virus this year, that they have nothing to worry about. Trump’s Twitter statement, declaring himself rejuvenated and telling Americans “don’t be afraid of Covid,” came hours after his […]
President Donald Trump has “ continued to improve” as he is treated for Covid- 19 at a military hospital near Washington , his doctors said Sunday, adding that he could be discharged as early as Monday . In a briefing outside Walter Reed medical center , they said Trump’ s oxygen levels had briefly dropped […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical […]
