Health

Severe COVID-19 patients are now recovering faster and are being discharged less than a week after a hospital in Chicago treated its patient with Remdesivir. Anti-viral drug Remdesivir, formerly developed in the treatment of Ebola is been reported to be the only direct antiviral medicine that's being studied in the context of treatment for COVID-19. Hennepin Healthcare's infectious disease director, Jason Baker has revealed that the medicine has been ascertained as what directly attacks the virus.

The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu has said that their likelihood the coronavirus pandemic will spread to all states of the federation.

The Kano State Government has confirmed the death of a coronavirus patient in the state.

The European Union (EU) has donated a grant of €50 million to Nigeria as their contribution to the Nations fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Hours after signing the COVID-19 regulations number two of 2020 into law, President Buhari received in audience the European Union (EU) Delegation at the Council Chambers, State House, Abuja.

President Mohammadu Buhari has revealed on the National Broadcast on 13th April 2020, that they will be an extension of the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory by 14days more.

Nigerians who indicated interest to return from Foreign countries back to Nigeria have been subjected to the mandatory COVID-19 test, a list of stranded Nigerians was compiled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.