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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 87 New Coronavirus Cases, Toll Rises To 1182

Nigeria has recorded 87 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1182.  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on SATURDAY night. The cases were reported in nine states.  The agency said; “87 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ have been reported; 33 in Lagos, 18 in Borno, 12 in Osun, nine in Katsina, four in Kano, four in Ekiti, three in Edo, three in Bauchi and one in Imo. “As at 11:55pm 25th April, there are 1182 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 222, deaths: 35.”   PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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BREAKING: Borno Records Third COVID-19 Death

Borno State Committee on COVID-19 has announced the death of one more person as a result of the virus. This brings the number of those dead in the state as a result of Coronavirus to three, including the index case. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Salisu Kwayabura, made this known on Saturday while addressing journalists in Maiduguri, the capital.  Kwayabura, who is also Secretary of the state’s High Powered Response Team for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 said no new case had been recorded in the last 24 hours. He announced that 17 persons in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state suspected to have made close contacts with the index case all tested negative to the virus. He said, “The state however, recorded one more death from the 15 positive cases recorded as at Thursday. “Presently, there are 15 cases in Borno, seven patients are receiving medical attention at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and five patients are at Brigadier General
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JUST IN: Four Coronavirus Patients Discharged In Katsina

The Katsina State Government has discharged four COVID-19 patients after they made full recovery from the virus. Chairman of Coronavirus Public Enlightenment Committee in Daura Local Government Area, Alhaji Hussaini Umar Rafindadi, made this known while speaking to journalists on Saturday. Google Rafindadi said the discharged patients were family members of the late Dr Aliyu Yakubu Daura, the state index case, who died from complications of the virus. He said they have tested negative twice for the virus and has been discharged.   PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Six COVID-19 Patients Discharged In Lagos

The Lagos State Government has said 10 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from its isolation center at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. This was made known by the state's Ministry of Health via its Twitter handle on Saturday. It said, “Six more COVID-19 patients; three females and three males, were today discharged from the @LUTHofficial isolation facility to reunite with the society. “The number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos now 123.” #COVID19Lagos Update Breaking! *️⃣6 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 3 females & 3 males were today discharged from the @LUTHofficial Isolation facility to reunite with the society *️⃣The number of patients successfully managed and discharged in Lagos now 123 @jidesanwoolu @followlasg pic.twitter.com/TxTiAAGopv — LSMOH (@LSMOH) April 25, 2020 PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via
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Policemen In Rivers State Cause Woman’s Death Over N20,000 Bribe At Checkpoint, Pressure Son To Delete Post On Twitter

Ben Peterside A Twitter user, Ben Peterside, has narrated how policemen at a checkpoint in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, caused the death of his mother on Friday morning.  According to Peterside, the policemen stopped him from taking his mother to hospital after he failed to give them a bribe of N20,000 for driving within the city during the lockdown order in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state.  The young man disclosed that his mother had been living with hypertension for over 20 years and that he was taking her for urgent medical care when the callousness of the policemen caused her death.  Ben Peterside In a post on his Twitter handle, Peterside said, “This morning, my mom who had been managing hypertension for over 20 years passed away right in the car while I was taking her to the hospital simply because men of @policeNG insisted that I have to part with N20,000 before they let us pass. “I am in pains right now. I have now become an orphan all because o
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BREAKING: Suspected Coronavirus Patient Absconds From Ondo Hospital

There is palpable fear in Ondo State at the moment as a man suspected of having Coronavirus has absconded from the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex in ondo town.  The patient, who was admitted at the Accident and Emergency unit of the facility, reportedly took to his heels on Saturday evening.  SaharaReporters gathered that the situation was already causing anxiety among some of the medical practitioners at the hospital, who were on duty at the time of the incident.  A senior consultant, who works at the hospital, confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters. He noted that though the case was still being suspected, the patient was showing symptoms of the virus.  He said, "The suspected COVID-19 patient is Ehibhanre Hansen, age 26 and was reported to have arrived from Edo State. "Some of the symptoms presented was nasal discharge, dry cough, body weakness, difficulty in breathing. The patient however, appears stable in face mask and dirty disp
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Nigerians React To Mamman Daura’s Glowing Tribute To Late President Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Abba Kyari

    Mixed reactions have greeted the glowing tribute paid to the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu, Abba Kyari, written by nephew to the President, Mamman Daura. Daura is believed to be behind many decisions taken by the President. In the tribute published on Friday, Daura revealed that during the run-up to the 1999 presidential poll, Abba Kyari was among those considered as the running mate to Olusegun Obasanjo, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. In the tribute, the President's nephew explained how he met Kyari and how he praised his contributions to President Buhari's administration. He said, “These times coincided with the country’s return to democracy and Mallam Abba was among those enthusiastically espousing the cause of General Obasanjo. On his selection as PDP candidate, a group of women and youths in the PDP lobbied Obasanjo to pick Mallam Abba as his vice-presidential running mate. After heated debates, Obasanjo e
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