Italy on Saturday said it had detected its first case of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19 in a traveller from Mozambique. A top laboratory “sequenced the genome from the positive sample of a patient coming from Mozambique”, the national health institute said in a statement. “The patient and the members of their family are […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge in coronavirus cases, and recorded 351 fatalities in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 100,119, according to figures from the Robert […]
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The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba said the Federal Government spent more than N2.3trillion as a stimulus package to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Agba disclosed this on Tuesday at the 3-Day 4th National Treasury Workshop with the theme: ‘Covid-19 and the global economy: Implications on Nigeria’s […]
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The National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday warned prospective corps members for the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream 2 orientation course against coming to camp with fake COVID-19 documents for registration. A statement issued by the NYSC Director (Press and Public Relations), Adenike Adeyemi, said its Director-General, Brig-Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave the warning during a live […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control on Monday said the country had been certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the production of vaccine. The agency also stated that the country met the 868 requirements set by the global world health regulatory body. Speaking during the ministerial press briefing on […]
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