Wednesday, May 6, 2020

COVID-19: Three More Patients Treated And Discharged In Ondo

 
 
   Three more COVID-19 patients have tested negative to the virus after treatment, and have been discharged from hospital in Ondo State. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo disclosed this in a press statement issued in Akure, the State capital.

The statement partly reads:
“We are delighted to inform the good people of Ondo Statevvvv that three more Corona virus patients have been discharged. This brings to six, the number of patients treated and certified okay to join their families.” Ojogo gives further details about the three patients just discharged as follows:

   “Those discharged today are: the first Police officer who earlier tested positive in Lagos but came to Akure out of panic,  the woman from Owo, the lady who had arrived Akure from Abuja but was prevented from gaining access to her apartment by her vigilant landlord.” Mr Ojogo further disclosed that seven of the thirteen confirmed cases in Ondo State are still on admission at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Akure and under strict protocols.

    The Commissioner noted that with most of the COVID-19 positive cases being imported from other states, the Ondo state government is intensifying efforts to ensure all it’s land borders remain closed and adequately monitored by security agents. He also stated that the restriction of movement in the state between 7:00 pm and 7:00 as directed by government is still in operation.

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Chartered Plane Conveying Nigerians To Lagos From Dubai arrive 7pmv

   A chartered plane conveying Nigerian returnees from the United Arab Emirates has made a U-turn after a pregnant woman reportedly went into labour.

   The Chairman of the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirmed this to Channels TV. The plane, which was scheduled to arrive at 3 pm is now expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 7 pm.

  After weeks of delay, the first batch of Nigerians stuck abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic were expected in the country today. The Emirates flight is expected to be the first of at least two other flights scheduled to evacuate Nigerians within the next few days.

  According to the foreign ministry, discussions are ongoing with British Airways to airlift 300 Nigerians from London on Friday; arrangements are also being made with Ethiopian airlines for a flight from New York to Abuja next Monday. Over 4,000 Nigerians are waiting to be evacuated across the world back home, foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said on Monday.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

''There may be a fresh lock down'' Chikwe Ihekweazu warn Nigerians

    The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has warned Nigerians of risking another lockdown if the guidelines were not observed and there was a surge in coronavirus cases.
   

Coronavirus: Three patients discharged in Kano

  Three Coronavirus patients have been dischared in Kano state after recovering from the disease.  Coordinator of the Technical Response Team on COVID-19, Dr Tijjani Hussain confirmed this during the daily briefing of the state task force on Tuesday May 5.  He said the patients were discharged after testing negative twice for the virus, in line with the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control(NCDC) directive. 

UK overtakes Italy in highest Coronavirus death toll in Europe

   
 
The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy as the country with highest official Coronavirus death toll in Europe. Figures released on Tuesday showed the fatalities in UK exceeds the death toll of 29,029 in Italy.  Reuters reported that the weekly figures from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) added more than 7,000 deaths in England and Wales, raising the total for the United Kingdom to 32,313 as of late April.

   Tuesday’s figures are based on death certificate mentions of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, including suspected cases. This has spiked fear of UK becoming one of the worst hit countries in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic which has killed over 250,000 people worldwide.