The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Friday that its support for the Federal Government’s decision to reopen schools for the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session was based on the fact that the benefits of having children in school outweigh the risks of transmission of COVID-19.
The Premier League has announced 40 new cases of Covid-19 among players and club staff – by far the highest figure recorded in a single week. At the same time, the league said it was confident its protocols meant games should continue to be played, with clubs now being tested twice weekly.
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,827,565 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 1100 GMT on Saturday.
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,031 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday.
Arsenal defender Gabriel is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus. The 23-year-old was left out of Arsenal’s squad for Saturday’s 3-1 win over Chelsea after coming into close contact with someone who had contracted COVID-19.
Everton’s clash with Manchester City at Goodison Park has been postponed after a number of new positive coronavirus cases among the visitors’ squad.
Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has contracted COVID-19 and gone on self-isolation.
A 101-year-old woman in an elderly care home became the first person in Germany to be inoculated against coronavirus on Saturday, a day before the official vaccination campaign was scheduled to get under way in both Germany and the EU.
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has once again expressed his disagreement with the Federal Government’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, has disclosed that 15 persons have died from COVID-19 since the outbreak of the virus.