Dr Onyema Ogbuagu: The Nigerian Behind Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Breakthrough
DR Onyema Ogbuagu, a Nigerian physician based in the United States is one of the many doctors who were involved in the Pfizer trial for the covid-19 vaccine. The Associate Professor of Medicine, stated that the Vaccine had no trace of sars cov-2
More than 40 million People Recover from Covid-19 Globally
40 Million Recoveries have been recorded as of Monday morning by worldmeter.info, a coronavirus tracking platform. This shows level of success recorded in the fight against the virus. People who recover from viral infections always develop immunity against the same disease, but it
The Latest on Coronavirus Pandemic: all You Need to Know
– The World Health Organization secretary general, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warns that giving up control on the virus is dangerous and has called for an end to politicization of the virus. – Australia’s Victoria state has reported no new cases in the past
Afrexim Bank set to ‘raise up to 5bn dollars for covid-19 vaccines in Africa
African Import – Export bank (AFREXIM BANK) is set to raise up to 5 billion dollars (€3.5 billion) in a bid to facilitate the provision of covid-19 vaccines to African countries. The head of Africa’s disease control arm, confirmed this . The move
Belgium Faces New Coronavirus Infection
Belgium Health Minister, Frank Vandenbroucke has warned that the country may have an increase in new coronavirus infections. The Minister said that new infections were close to ‘tsunami’ and authorities “no longer control what is happening”. On Monday, there are new measures to
Nigeria: Corps Members to Undergo Compulsory COVID-19 Test as Camp Opens Soon- FG
As NYSC camps resume soon, the federal government has said that all prospective corps members will go through a mandatory covid-19 tests. Mr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 said this during a briefing in Abuja
China Plans to Test City of Qingdao after New Covid-19 Cases Emerge
Chinese authorities in the city of Qingdao on Monday said that they will test the entire city for covid-19 in the next five days after new cases sprang up. The city has a population of more than 9 million people and the new
Wearing of Masks, Mandatory in Italy
Italian government has made the wearing of masks compulsory across the country. This is to ensure that the coronavirus pandemic is controlled. Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte explained that strict measures are put in place to avoid the virus hitting again on the country.
COVID-19: UN Refugee Chief Test Positive
In a tweet, the United Nations Refugee Chief stated that he had tested positive for COVID-19, after he led the first 2 days of the agency’s main annual meeting in person. In his tweet, “I am engaging with UNHCR’s Executive Committee from home
WHO Warns Against ‘Pandemic Fatigue ’; Calls for Immediate Action
The World Health Organization has fiercely warned European countries about what it called ‘pandemic fatigue’ which it says will threaten the ability of the continent to fight the corona virus. Speaking on the issue, WHO Europe Director Dr. Hans Kluge said, “although fatigue




