Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time

The number of new daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK has topped 60,000 for the first time since the pandemic started.

According to government figures on Tuesday, the number of people who have tested positive reached 60,916.

A further 830 people have died within 28 days of a positive test, up from 407 on Monday.

World must be ready for the next pandemic – UN

The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic.

It urged greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.

“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true … As we strive to control and recover from the current pandemic, we must think about the next,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message.

Resident doctors threaten strike, issue FG 14-day ultimatum

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to immediately implement all the agreements it had with the Association or it will embark on an indefinite strike.

The ultimatum was issued by the NARD in Bauchi on Saturday at the end of its 2020 Ordinary General Meeting with the theme: ‘Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health in Nigeria.

It also lamented the poor working condition of its members across the country.

FG to use hotels, schools as isolation centres

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of shortage of hospital beds.

He stated this on Thursday during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja.

The minister noted that there were four levels of COVID-19 patients ranging from those on quarantine with zero or mild symptoms to those that would need to be in an intensive care unit.

COVID-19: Don’t Put Masks on Babies and Toddlers - Doctors Warn

Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the Coronavirus crisis.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across Japan, but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again.

To prevent the virus spread, health experts worldwide are recommending people wear masks when it is difficult to maintain social distancing as countries loosen restrictions following Coronavirus shutdowns.

COVID-19: LUTH Volunteers did not shut operations — Medical Advisory Committee

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba,  has refuted an online publication that its volunteers shut operations over their unpaid emoluments.

Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) made the refusal in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday.

“For the avoidance of doubt, all volunteers and LUTH workers working at our Isolation wards have not shut down operations and have no intention to do so.

“They are very much aware of the importance of the services they are rendering to the country, Lagos state, and humanity in general.

“They have been assured by the PTF on COVID-19, Minister of Health and LUTH Management that their emoluments will be paid in due course as promised by the Federal Government.

“The Federal Government delegation led by the Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, (SAN) came to LUTH to deliver a solidarity message from President Muhammadu Buhari on May 23.

“The Minister along with the President of NMA and other HCW unions/associations assured the frontline workers, who were physically present at the briefing on the update on the payment of their allowances.

“This is the true situation of things at LUTH,” Adeyemo said.

He urged the media to be their partner in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic so that the war would be won together.

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Buhari: Lockdown will last as long as necessary

THE ongoing lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos and Ogun States may continue for as long as necessary, President Muhammadu Buhari hinted on Saturday.

The lockdown may even be extended to more states as the total confirmed cases in the country reached 318 last night.

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has, on his own, ordered that the state be shut down immediately.

Violators of the lockdown will be arrested, he said.

His Kano State counterpart, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, directed tricycle operators in the state to carry only one passenger for now following the detection of an infection in the state -a 75 year old man described as  a retired ambassador.

Bill Gates Seeks Funding From G-20 Members To Develop Vaccine Against Coronavirus

In order for the world to better contain the spread of the coronavirus, leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies should provide more funding to develop a vaccine, Bill Gates said.

In an opinion piece provided in South Korea exclusively to Yonhap News Agency on Sunday, Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, noted that COVID-19 had not yet affected many low- and middle-income countries, and said world leaders, particularly G-20 members, should step up efforts to keep it that way because it is “likely only a matter of time before one part of the planet reinfects another.”

Inmates Will Die Like Chickens if Coronavirus Gets into Prison in Nigeria” – Lamboginny

It is no news that the world is currently facing a pandemic; Covid-19.

As at 5 April, 2020, the total number of persons infected, was 1, 253,079 and total number of deaths; 68,158 and these figures keep rising, which is why we are deeply concerned about the situation of inmates in our prisons (also known as Custodial Centres) in Nigeria.

Statistics:

As of Jan 2020, total population of inmates in Prisons in Nigeria, was 72,677, the breakdown of which is as follows:

Convicted: 21,890; and

Awaiting Trial: 50,737

Based on this, 70% of the total number of inmates are awaiting trial whilst 30% have been convicted.

Coronavirus: 15 Chinese Medical Team Arrive in Nigeria

Fifteen Chinese doctors have arrived in Nigeria to support the Federal Government on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The team arrived in Nigeria in a chartered Air Peace aircraft on Wednesday afternoon.

Police bar journalists from covering Naira Marley’s trial

Policemen on Wednesday barred journalists from covering the trial of a popular singer, Fashola Azeez, alias Naira Marley, for alleged violation of the lockdown order in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Government charged the musician before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for attending a crowded birthday party in violation of the social distancing directive to check the spread of coronavirus.

COVID-19: China Reports Zero Deaths For First Time

China has reported no new Covid-19-related deaths for the first time since health authorities began putting out daily figures.

On Tuesday, the National Health Commission reported 32 new cases across China, all of which were arrivals from another country. There were also 30 new asymptomatic cases reported.

4 Doctors Exposed to Coronavirus as Infected Renal Patient Dies at LUTH

Four doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) have gone into isolation after treating a 55-year-old man, who died of coronavirus on Friday, April 3, 2020.

According to The Punch, the patient arrived at LUTH’s emergency unit on Thursday night complaining of “malaise, tremors, and fever.”

A source who spoke to the Punch said the decease did not disclose his travel history after his admission into the facility.

Coronavirus suspect dies in Omole Estate, Lagos

Residents of Omole Estate, Phase II, Lagos are now in perpetual fear following the death of a patient suspected to have died of Coronavirus.

Report said the patient who presents with Coronavirus symptoms was rushed to the Primary Healthcare Centre in the area, and that there was no ambulance from the NCDC and the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to evacuate her to the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba.

She was said to have been returned to her residence in a tricycle where she eventually died.

Coronavirus: Nursing Mother, Infant Among Patients Discharged – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that a nursing mother and her infant were among the four people who recently recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19).

They were part of the new four patients released from the Infectious Disease Centre (IDC) Yaba on Friday.

Giving an address on Friday, Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed that the people discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital included a male and three females.

Coronavirus: Over 2,000 Persons Have Been Tested – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ohanire, has announced that over 2,000 persons have been tested so far for the COVID-19 disease in the country.

Ehanire, who spoke during a live briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Wednesday, said Lagos State had led the way in providing bed space capacity for isolation and treatment, adding that other state governments needed to follow suit.

68-year-old Nigerian doctor dies of COVID-19 in UK

Alfa Sa’adu, a doctor of Nigerian origin who lives in the United Kingdom, has died of the coronavirus.

Sa’adu, 68, who is also the galadima of Pategi in Kwara state, died of complications from the disease on Tuesday.

Aisha Ahman-Pategi, Kwara state commissioner for chieftaincy affairs, confirmed his demise to TheCable.

Seyi Makinde: Oyo State Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has tested positive for coronavirus.

He made the disclosure via his Twitter handle.

“I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate.

University Of Ibadan Team Predicts 312 Coronavirus Cases By Friday

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria will be at least 312 by Friday, April 3, the University of Ibadan Committee on COVID-19 Data Analysis and Management has revealed.

As of 10.40pm on Saturday, March 28, Nigeria had recorded 97 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

This was an increase of 27 cases from the 70 confirmed cases as of 8pm on Friday, March 27.

The UI team predicted that if the current trend continued, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria would hit 312 by Friday, April 3.

Coronavirus: Buhari Lacks Power to Shut Down Abuja, Lagos, Ogun – Adegboruwa

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), says the President, Muhammadu Buhari, lacks the power to restrict movement without recourse to the National Assembly.

Adegboruwa said Buhari’s two-week shutdown of all activities and movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states without the lawmakers’ approval, was illegal.

The senior advocate said, “The President has no powers to restrict the movement of persons without recourse to the National Assembly. The President has not invoked his powers under the constitution to declare any state of emergency, which must be approved by the National Assembly.