The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced that there were three cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. Disclosing the development,...
The surprising number of mutations in the Omicron Coronavirus (COVID-19) variant could signal that it originated in a patient with HIV or another immunodeficiency, a top...
The World Health Organization has designated a newly identified COVID-19 variant as a variant of concern (VOC), the organization announced Friday. The B.1.1.529 variant, now officially called “Omicron”...
The African Development Bank Group (AFDBG) says Africa has only 1.3 hospital beds per 1,000 people – compared to 2.1 in Latin America and 6.1 in...
The coronavirus, COVID-19, took the world by surprise. The disease which was first discovered in China’s Wuhan city made many nations close their border to prevent...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections continues to rise as 90 additional cases were registered with two deaths on Monday. The...
English singer-songwriter, Edward Christopher Sheeran, stage name Ed Sheeran, has announced he tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. Disclosing his health status via his Instagram...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has blamed the federal government for the many cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. According to the President of the...
Adherence to COVID-19 protocols of vaccination and wearing of facemasks would be compulsory as from Oct. 31, for anyone wishing access to any government office, the...
About 86 per cent of all coronavirus infections in Africa go unnoticed, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. The WHO puts the number of...
The World Bank has said it approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank said this in its...
A fire in a Romanian hospital killed seven coronavirus patients on Friday, officials said, with the third deadly hospital blaze within a year sparking anger over...