A professor of Immunology, Dr Ganiyu Arinola, says the assumption that drinking hot water will wash Coronavirus from the system is untrue.
Author: Ishaq
The NARD President also raised a concern that many medical doctors across the country may have contacted the covid -19 disease due to the hazards they expose themselves to while attending to patients without adequate protection.
The professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had presented a plant-based patented treatment for COVID-19 to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu which is now been tested in United States.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday a United States citizen who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to America.
Nigeria has recorded 12 new coronavirus infections as the total cases have risen to 151.
Ogun State Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has recorded one new case of Coronavirus, thus bringing the figure of recorded cases in the State to four since the outbreak of the virus in Nigeria last February 28.
Kaduna State government has confirmed two more cases of Coronavirus in the state.
More than 35,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic since it emerged late last year in China, most of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally at 4:14 p.m. GMT yesterday using official figures.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has warned that taking alcohol does not protect against coronavirus.
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, disclosed this during the presidential task force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday.
Spain confirmed another 812 deaths in 24 hours from the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,340, according to health ministry figures.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says a top commander of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abu Usamah, has been killed.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is following up with no fewer than 6,000 people suspected to have had contact with the 111 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
Iranian security forces are searching for 54 escaped inmates following a prison break over which four guards were arrested, Iran’s state news agency reported on Sunday.
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has joined a list of top officials that have tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic.
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Bola Tinubu, has called for the immediate suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT), and the reduction of tax in the country.
“I wish to appeal to the people of Kaduna State to continue to closely observe the preventive measures already announced,” El-Rufai said.
Most people who become infected with coronavirus experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following:
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has warned that Nigeria may go into recession if the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues for the next couple of months.
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has directed all pay TV platforms in the country to release local channels to all Nigerian for free.
The decision by some Muslim clerics to conduct Friday congregations in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and thereby defying the ban on large gatherings is not surprising.