Epidemic
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Delta State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at Ikpide-Irri community, Isoko South Local Government Area of the State. However, no death has been recorded. Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, the State Commissioner for Health, explained that the situation was under control. Onojaeme further explained that the death of two people in Ikpide-Irri was not related…
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The Labour Party, LP, has called on the federal government to prioritise improving the welfare of Nigerians. The National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, made this call in reaction to the recent stampedes that occurred in the country. MEZIESBLOG reports that stampedes occurred in Oyo, Anambra, and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in which over 50…
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Traveling in Mexico is safe during the coronavirus pandemic if one follows sanitary protocols established by the destination where one travels, says the United States ambassador to Mexico. Christopher Landau told the newspaper El Financiero Wednesday during a culture and tourism event that he’s seen how seriously restaurants, hotels and other tourism-related businesses take Covid safety protocols…
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The White House campaign-style video promoting President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions combating the emerging coronavirus threat earlier this year skips over his actions during the entire month of February, when he often downplayed concerns. At the end of January, Trump imposed restrictions on travel from China where the virus first erupted. By mid-March,…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that “COVID-19” will now be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a “very grave threat” for the world but there was a “realistic chance” of stopping it. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s ‘COVID-19’,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told…
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As the coronavirus spreads in China, everyone seems to be running short of facial masks. Pharmacy shelves were scooped bare. E-commerce sites see their stocks gone in seconds. Even doctors battling against the virus had to recycle their masks due to limited supply. As fear of the virus strains supplies, mask factories across China cancelled…
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