patient who was placed under surveillance at a hospital in Egypt over coronavirus has tested negative. The patient, said to be a foreigner, was reported as Africa’s first coronavirus case on February 14. But four days later, the Egyptian health ministry and the World Health Organisation announced that repeated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, a… Continue reading Africa’s First Corona Virus Case Tests Negative_ Ada Nkong

Scientists say "Conspiracy theories do nothing but create fear" Scientists around the world are slamming and debunking conspiracy theories that the novel coronavirus has its origins not in animals, but in a Chinese laboratory, according to a statement published today in the medical journal The Lancet."We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that… Continue reading Corona Virus: Scientist Warn Against Conspiracy Theories_ Jeff Omokhodion

Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika says the nation’s international airports have been collaborating effectively with relevant agencies to ensure the dreaded Covid-19 does not find it’s way into the country. Sirika made this known with the Ministers of Health, Information and Humanitarian Services after inspecting facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja to check… Continue reading Aviation, Health ,Information and Humanitarian Ministries Collaborate to Keep Coronavirus Away_Ada Nkong

A WICKED WEEKEND IN ABUJA Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCS, FRCSEd, MSc This last weekend in Abuja, was well, wicked! Wicked, as in packed full of fun and happenings. I mean a roller-coaster from Friday to Sunday. So many ups and downs it made one dizzy just thinking about it. The question is this, ‘What kind… Continue reading A WICKED WEEKEND IN ABUJA_ Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCS, FRCSEd, MSc

Africa recorded its first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday as a foreigner who had been put in isolation at a hospital in Egypt tested positive for the disease. In a statement, Egyptian Health Ministry said it had informed the WHO and had taken all necessary preventative measures. It did not give the nationality of… Continue reading Coronavirus Spreads to Africa_Ada Nkong

The Chinese embassy in Nigeria has described stories suggesting that a court was approached for permission to shoot Coronavirus patients as evil.A statement signed by Raphael Oni on behalf of Diplomatic Correspondents says the embassy had written in response to enquiries from DICCAN on the subject.According to the statement, the response reads in part" “an… Continue reading Chinese Embassy Condems Rumours of Shooting Coronavirus Victims_Ada Nkong

The flu-like coronavirus that has sickened more than 43,100 people in over two dozen countries now has a name: COVID-19. The CO stands for corona, the VI for virus and the D for disease, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, announced Tuesday at a news conference at the agency's headquarters in Geneva. Having a name… Continue reading Coronavirus Gets Official Name_Ada Nkong