FG Expresses Worry Over Sharp Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Shut Down Imminent

The Federal Government has raised alarm about a potential increase in the spread of COVID-19 yesterday, probably occasioned by reported flagrant disregard for its guidelines on the relaxation of the five-week lockdown of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States, cautioning that should the situation continue it will have no choice but to shut down the country.

Repatriated Almajiri From Kano: 50 Of Them Found With Coronovirus – Kaduna Govt

The governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i said out of the 59 active cases of coronavirus in Kaduna state, 50 of them were found among the repatriated Almajiris that were returned from Kano state.

Nigeria has on Saturday recorded 220 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total to 2388, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. In a tweet, the NCDC said Lagos State recorded the highest number of new infections with 62, followed by FCT with 52, while Kaduna recorded 31 and Sokoto had 13 cases.

Coronavirus: Community Transmission Eminent In Kano, As 80% Of All Sample Test Positive Health Workers Cries Out

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider his decision of easing up the partial lockdown which he announced to take effect on 4th May.

COVID-19: 170 Confirmed New Cases, Tool Now Hits 2558 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed an additional 170 confirmed new cases bringing the toll of infection in Nigeria to 2,558.

US Authorities Approve Remdesivir For Emergency Treatment Of COVID-19 Patients

American authorities have given green light to the experimental drug Remdesivir on Friday, May 1, for emergency use on seriously ill COVID-19 patients, after a major trial found that it boosted their recovery. Remdesivir, an antiviral drug, was given the green light in serious COVID-19 patients. The approval of the drug initially developed to treat Ebola by US regulators is the latest step in a global push towards finding viable treatments and a vaccine for the COVID-19, which has subjected the entire world in severe affliction.