The Chairman of the Victims Support Fund, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) has inaugurated the Victim Support Fund (VSF) Task Force on COVID-19.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Coronavirus: Plateau state shuts its borders
The Plateau State government has announced the closure of all its borders, following increased cases of Coronavirus in the country.
Secretary to the government, Professor Danladi Atu who made the announcement added that there will be no exit or entrance into the state except those on essential services that are to be cleared by security agencies and preliminary test by health workers.
Atu revealed that they have been receiving cash donations, food items and medical equipment, with a leading financial institution donating N28.5million. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have also offered hand sanitizers and enlightenment materials as its contributions to the fight against COVID-19.
Coronavirus cases will reach 1million cases globally in the next few days – WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that the cases of Coronavirus could spiral to 1 million globally.
According to the Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, even though relatively lower numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported from Africa, Central and South America, the virus could have serious social, economic and political consequences for these regions of the world.
Courts are expected to sit on urgent cases during lockdown- Attorney-general of the federation
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says courts are expected to conduct proceedings despite the lockdown order issued by the president. Malami in a statement issued by Umar Gwandu, his special assistant on media, said only matters which are “urgent, essential or time-bound” should be attended to.
COVID-19: Portugal prolongs lockdown for two more weeks
The Portuguese face at least another two weeks in lockdown after the government decided Wednesday to extend confinement measures as deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic near 200. The restrictions were first imposed on the 10-million population on March 19 but they have not been as extensive as in neighbouring Spain where more than 9,000 have died from the virus.