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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently found that over half of the nearly 10,000 hospital patients surveyed for a study were given antibiotics to prevent, rather than treat, infection. The survey mapped patients treated on one to five days each at 20 tertiary care institutes across 15 States and two Union Territories between November 2021 and April 2022. It found that 55% of the patients surveyed were prescribed antibiotics as prophylaxis, or as a preventive; only 45% were prescribed antibiotics to actually treat infections; and of them, only 6% were prescribed the drugs after identifying the specific bacteria. This is worrying as India carries one of the largest burdens of drug-resistant pathogens worldwide.  Are antibiotics being over-prescribed in India? Here we discuss the question.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians about the possible outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) in the country. This was contained in a statement by the NCDC on Tuesday as Uganda continues to grapple with an outbreak of the deadly disease.The statement read in part, “Based on available data, the overall risk of importation of the Ebola virus and the impact on the health of Nigerians has been assessed as HIGH for the following reasons: “The Sudan Ebola Virus does not currently have an effective drug for treatment or licensed vaccine for prevention. “The extent of the outbreak in Uganda has not yet been ascertained as investigations have shown that some persons may have died with similar symptoms which were not reported to health authorities. In addition, their burials were not conducted safely to prevent transmission.“The case fatality rate of the Sudan virus varied from 41% to 100% in past outbreaks. “The likelihood of importation to Nigeria is high due to the increased air travel between Nigeria and Uganda, especially through Kenya's Nairobi airport, a regional transport hub, and other neighbouring countries that share a direct border with Uganda. “The likelihood of spread in Nigeria following importation is high due to the gatherings and travel associated with politics, the coming yuletide as well as other religious gatherings and festivals during the last few months of the year.”Meanwhile, the NCDC stated that Nigeria was equipped to counter outbreaks.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has detected the Omicron variant in travellers from South Africa who arrived in Nigeria last week.With three days to go to the presidential election in Gambia, We'll hear why people in ex president Jammeh's ancestral home support him.

Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, said at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.He stated the J&J single shot vaccine is safe and efficient against the coronavirus disease, including the deadlier Delta variant. It is expected to boost Nigeria's COVID-19 fight with the Delta variant sparking fears of a third wave of the pandemic. Dr. Shuaib had recently announced that the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme would commence soon.The exercise had earlier been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, but it was postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to a spokesperson in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. The need for the rollout of the second batch of the vaccines has, however, become crucial as Nigeria gradually returns to seeing a spike in infections. As of Monday, 422 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country, with five more deaths.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the infections were recorded in nine states. Lagos maintained the lead with 190 cases, followed by Rivers (86) and Ogun (85). Others are Oyo (22), FCT (20), Kwara (7), Edo (5), Abia (4), and Bayelsa (3). So far, a total of 178,508 cases have been confirmed, 165,983 patients have recovered and 2,192 deaths have been recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory.

According to figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), more than 700 cases of COVID-19 infection were confimred on August 4, 2021.Things are getting so bad that government is serious thinking of adopting drastic measures to curb the spread of the virus, according to reports.Could the attitude of Nigerians be one of the factors fuelling the emergency?

Nigeria on Sunday 18th July 2021 recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases after 203 infections and one death were confirmed. According to data from the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos State accounted for over 75% of the cases with 186 reported.The rest of the cases were from Edo (4), Oyo (4), Rivers (4), FCT (3), and Kwara (2). This brings the number of cases recorded in the country to 169,532 – although 164,699 have been discharged – and a death toll of 2,127. The surge in new cases comes as the Federal Government on Saturday placed six states on red alert amid fears of a third wave triggered by the Delta variant of the virus. The Delta variant is believed to be more contagious and deadlier.According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, the states on red alert include Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and the FCT. Other states were also warned to “heighten their state of preparedness and continue to enforce all protocols put in place.” The Committee warned against large gatherings and implored state governments and religious leaders to be mindful of the potential spread.

Zainab Sanni engages the Head of Surveillance & Epidemiology at the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Mrs. Elsie Ilori, ​looking into the Nigeria health sector about public health concern and also the role of NCDC in tackling the health sector challenges especially the COVID-19 pandemic.

In May 2021, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported a total of 96 suspected cases of yellow fever from 66 local government areas across 19 states in Nigeria including Plateau and Bauchi states. Today on #HealthMatters, Zoe Machunga asked Dr. Katherine Igho, a Senior Consultant at John Hopkin's University, Centre for Communication Program Project (Breakthrough Action Nigeria) about the background, cause, and treatment of this fever. Do you have any questions about yellow fever? Send them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-fm-podcast/message

Nigeria has recorded five COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which announced this on Thursday night. With the five new deaths, the total fatalities in the country have risen to 2,036. According to the health agency, the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They are Lagos – 50, Kaduna – 12, FCT – 10, Bayelsa – 8, Imo and Kwara – 3, Bauchi and Osun – 2, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Kano, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau and Zamfara each have one case.The country has tested 1,727, 467 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. More than two-thirds of the 161,000 people infected by COVID-19 in Nigeria has recovered after treatment. However, more than 11,000 infections are still active in the country.

Nigeria has continued to record more cases of coronavirus as the total number of infections rose to 133,552 on Tuesday.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a late-night tweet.It noted that 1,634 new cases were reported from 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours.Lagos topped the list of states with fresh infections – reporting 440 more cases and was trailed by Anambra FCT and Rivers where 160, 158, and 134 new COVID-19 cases were reported respectively.

Nigeria has continued to record more cases of coronavirus as the total number of infections rose to 133,552 on Tuesday.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a late-night tweet.It noted that 1,634 new cases were reported from 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours.Lagos topped the list of states with fresh infections – reporting 440 more cases and was trailed by Anambra FCT and Rivers where 160, 158, and 134 new COVID-19 cases were reported respectively.

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) don announce 180 new COVID-19 cases for inside the country This one na the latest development as dem say the total number of the sickness wey dey d country now na 64,516 and na 1,162 people don die from d sickness. For the cases dem, Lagos get 74; Oyo, 41; FCT, 19; Kaduna, 19; Bauchi, 12; Ogun, seven; Rivers, four; Cross River and Edo get two each.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 148 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 60,982.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that the 148 new cases were reported from 14 states.Lagos had sixty-six cases, FCT had twenty-five cases, Oyo had thirteen cases, Plateau had eleven cases, Kaduna had seven cases, Rivers had six cases, Ebonyi had five cases, Ekiti and Ogun had four cases each, Imo and Ondo had two cases each, Edo, Nasarawa and Taraba had one case each.A total of 52,194 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,116.--- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WASupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 163 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 60,266.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle on Sunday night showed the new cases were recorded in 11 states with Lagos having the highest figure of 113 cases.--- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WASupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 120 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 59,465. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that the new cases were recorded in 13 states. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 153 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 59,001. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that the new cases reported on Thursday were from 14 states. Lagos had Eighty-one case, Rivers had twenty-one cases, (21), FCT had eleven cases, Ogun had eight case, Kaduna had seven case, Oyo had six case, Akwa Ibom had five case, Osun and Katsina had three cases each, Edo, Ebonyi Nasarawa had two cases while Plateau and Kano had one case each. A total of 50,452 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,112. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Nigeria on Monday reported 136 fresh COVID-19 cases. This is according to the latest update released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new infections were reported in 12 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 126 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 58,324. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, tweeted on Sunday evening that the new cases were confirmed from eleven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say dem no record any death for 24 hours for Nigeria inside 24 hours. Dem yarn dis one for the latest report wey dem give ontop dia twitter handle. NCDC still yarn say dem record 125 new cases wey bring the total number to 57, 849.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 125 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 57,849. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the latest COVID-19 infections in a tweet on its handle on Thursday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 195 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 57,437. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest update on Monday night in a tweet on its official handle, showing that the new cases were recorded in Lagos, the FCT and nine other states. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 97 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 57,242. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Sunday, revealing that the new infections were recorded in 11 states and the FCT. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 131 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 56,735. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle on Thursday showed that Lagos had 45 cases, Kaduna and Plateau 17, while the FCT recorded 16. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 90 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 56,478. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, confirmed the country reported five new deaths as a result of the virus, within the last 24 hours. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 132 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 56,388. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday via its official Twitter handle. Lagos had fifty-two cases which accounted for the highest number of infections. A total of 44,337 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,083. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 79 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 56,256. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Sunday, making it the lowest figure in several months. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 197 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 55829. Plateau State which has now become the pandemic epicentre in the country had the highest infections for the day – 83 – according to a tweet on Thursday, by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 176 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 55,632. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of daily COVID-19 fresh cases with 40 new infections, Lagos had thirty- four cases while Plateau had twenty- six cases. A total of 43,610 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,070. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Researchers from the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have developed a technique that uses mass spectrometry to detect novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say Nigeria don record 296 new COVID-19 cases. For the latest update, dem see the new cases dem for Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states of the country. Na plateau get the highest for the list with 183 cases, Lagos come second with 33 infections while FCT get 25 new cases.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 155 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 55,160. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that the new cases were reported from 16 states whie had forty-two cases. A total of 43,231 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,061. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 100 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 55,005. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a late tweet on its official handle released on Sunday showed that the new cases were reported in 10 States, with Lagos recording thirty-nine cases, the FCT had twenty-two, Kaduna had nineteen cases and Oyo had seven cases. A total of 43,013 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 1,057. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 125 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 54,588. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that the new cases were reported in twelve states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 239 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The health agency revealed this in a late-night tweet. The country now has a total of 54,247 confirmed cases, with 42,010 persons discharged and 1,023 deaths. Plateau reported the highest number of cases with 116 while the Federal Capital Territory ranked second with 33 new infections. --- This episode is sponsored by · Afrolit Podcast: Hosted by Ekua PM, Afrolit shares the stories of multi-faceted Africans one episode at a time. https://open.spotify.com/show/2nJxiiYRyfMQlDEXXpzlZS?si=mmgODX3NQ-yfQvR0JRH-WA Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 457 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 44,890.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Wednesday night via Twitter showing that the new infections were recorded Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 19 other states of the federation.Lagos topped the list with 137 cases, the FCT came second with 76 new cases of infection.A total of 32,165 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 927.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 595 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 33,153.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday night.According to the agency, the new infections were recorded in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on its official handle, showed that Lagos has 156 cases which accounted for the highest number of infections.A total of 13,671 persons have recovered from the virus while the death toll now stands at 744.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Governors of the 36 States of the federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to damp the spread of coronavirus from State to State. The governors, operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), reached the agreement after receiving briefing from the Governors of Lagos, Bauchi, Oyo and Ogun States who shared their experiences and lessons from the fight against COVID-19. An official statement issued by the NGF chairman and governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, at the end of the sixth COVID-19 teleconference meeting said only essential services would be permitted. State governors called for the decentralization of the COVID-19 response as the best chance of nipping the spread of the virus in communities with over 25 States now affected by the spread of the virus and increasing evidence of community transmission. Members of the NGF also voiced serious concern over the rising spread of the virus among health workers and resolved to work with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to ensure that health workers are “adequately” provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) and are “constantly” trained on the use of protective gears. This followed an update from the NGF Secretariat on the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.The Governors also resolved to set up COVID-19 committees at the regional level, headed by their State Commissioners of Health in order to strengthen coordinated implementation of necessary public health recommendations across States. Regional committees, the communique added, will continue to interface with the State Task Force Committees on COVID-19 already established in each State. The NGF Chairman briefed the forum on the rapidly evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and coordination efforts with the federal government, multilateral and bilateral partners, and the private sector through the Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID). The forum held a minute's silence in honour of all Nigerians who had lost their lives from coronavirus, especially health workers who were in the front lines of the epidemic. The NGF also congratulated the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who after nearly four weeks of testing positive and observing very strict medical regime, has now received two consecutive negative test results for the coronavirus.Members also conveyed their condolence to President Muhammadu Buhari and the people of Borno State on the passing of the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, who passed away on April 17, 2020 in the line of duty to the country. President Buhari at present imposed lockdown in only the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States to stop the spread of the novel pandemic coronavirus. Some of the States have taken similar measures to fight the deadly virus but there is no nationwide lockdown from the federal government. Health experts say the country may be heading towards the need for nationwide lockdown to halt the virus.

Nigeria has recorded six new COVID-19 infections as the total cases have risen to 190. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed six new infections in Osun State through its Twitter handle on Friday. As at 11:00 am 3rd April, there are 190 confirmed cases, 20 patients have been discharged while two deaths were recorded Giving a breakdown of the cases, the agency said Lagos has 98 infections, FCT- 38, Osun- 20, Oyo- 8, Akwa Ibom- 5, Ogun- 4, Edo- 4, Kaduna- 4, Bauchi- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti 2, Rivers-1 and Benue- 1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nigeria has recorded six new COVID-19 infections as the total cases have risen to 190.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed six new infections in Osun State through its Twitter handle on Friday.As at 11:00 am 3rd April, there are 190 confirmed cases, 20 patients have been discharged while two deaths were recordedGiving a breakdown of the cases, the agency said Lagos has 98 infections, FCT- 38, Osun- 20, Oyo- 8, Akwa Ibom- 5, Ogun- 4, Edo- 4, Kaduna- 4, Bauchi- 3, Enugu- 2, Ekiti 2, Rivers-1 and Benue- 1--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel the pandemic on a continent with shaky healthcare systems.South Africa, which has more infections than any other African country, with more than 1,300 confirmed cases, has launched an information service about the coronavirus on WhatsApp.In Nigeria, health officials are partnering with the messaging service owned by Facebook to send push notifications to users with advice on symptoms and how to avoid infection.The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is also getting free ad space on Facebook for outreach about the pandemic, a benefit available to public health authorities in 11 other African countries, and around the world.Twitter has been tweaking its algorithm to elevate medical information from authoritative sources - an initiative available in 70 countries, including five in Africa.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support

Governments across Africa are teaming up with technology giants including Facebook and WhatsApp to fight misinformation about coronavirus on social media platforms that could propel the pandemic on a continent with shaky healthcare systems. South Africa, which has more infections than any other African country, with more than 1,300 confirmed cases, has launched an information service about the coronavirus on WhatsApp. In Nigeria, health officials are partnering with the messaging service owned by Facebook to send push notifications to users with advice on symptoms and how to avoid infection. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is also getting free ad space on Facebook for outreach about the pandemic, a benefit available to public health authorities in 11 other African countries, and around the world. Twitter has been tweaking its algorithm to elevate medical information from authoritative sources - an initiative available in 70 countries, including five in Africa. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it expects the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country to keep rising. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who stated this on Monday , was hopeful that Nigeria would be able to manage the situation and reverse the trend. He said the country has crossed the hundred mark and the reality is that there is a virus circulating in our midst and that is why Mr. President came up yesterday to speak to Nigerians. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the Italian businessman who became Nigeria’s first index case of Coronavirus, COVID-19, after testing positive to the disease in Lagos, is clinically stable but showing mild symptoms. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC’s Director-General, stated this in the Centre’s fourth public health advisory on COVID-19 which was made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. Recall that the Federal Ministry of Health, FMoH, last week announced the index case of COVID-19 in Nigeria following laboratory confirmation that the Italian who flew into Lagos had been infected. However, Ihekweazu noted that prior to the laboratory confirmation, the patient had travelled to Ogun State for a business meeting. He further said that  NCDC’s national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated at the highest level and was leading the national response. He explained that Currently, there are four laboratories in NCDC’s molecular laboratory network, with the capacity to test for COVID-19 in Nigeria. These laboratories are sufficiently equipped with reagents and supplies for testing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/newscast-africa/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TBI’s Gbolahan Faleye is joined by the CEO of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, to discuss leading reform of a critical health institution in one of the most complex countries on the African continent. Dr Ihekweazu is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Consultant in Public Health Medicine. He worked alongside TBI staff during the Ebola emergency response in Liberia in 2014-15. Website: http://institute.global/ Email: podcast@institute.global Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/instituteglobal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InstituteGC

Nigeria is currently experiencing what is described as an "unprecedented outbreak" of Lassa fever. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and partners like the World Health Organization (WHO)are intensifying the outbreak response. So what is Lassa fever? I was joined by infectious disease physician, Dr Judy Stone in this Mar. 2016 interview to learn the ins-and-outs of this serious viral disease.

Nigeria is currently experiencing what is described as an “unprecedented outbreak” of Lassa fever. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and partners like the World Health Organization (WHO)are intensifying the outbreak response. So what is Lassa fever? I was joined by infectious disease physician, Dr Judy Stone in this Mar. 2016 interview to learn the […] The post Lassa fever: An interview with Dr Judy Stone appeared first on Outbreak News Today.