Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates. So far only eight million Covid cases have been recorded but the WHO…
Mike Tyson says he’s been vaccinated for COVID-19, but he is now admitting that it was pressure from his peers that finally got him to get shots in his arm. “I didn’t do it willingly,” he told USA TODAY during an interview at his cannabis company. “I’m a little apprehensive…
After decades of research, a malaria vaccine has been approved. According to the New York Times, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) endorsed the vaccine, which was created by GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Pedro Alonso, director of the W.H.O.’s global malaria program, said in an Oct. 6 statement, “It’s a huge jump from…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians against consuming frozen poultry products and other food items preserved with formalin. Formalin is a poisonous chemical popularly used to preserve the human body in mortuaries NAFDAC’s spokesman, Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, who gave the word of…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its two-month-long strike. Recall that the doctors, in August, embarked on strike following a disagreement with the Federal Government over the non-availability of medical equipment at public tertiary hospitals. In a communique signed by the Nigerian Medical Association, Secretary-General Ekpe…
A British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan today after a female passenger became ill on board and died shortly after arrival in the capital, Tashkent. Flight BA260 departed from Islamabad, Pakistan at 00:38 on Wednesday and was scheduled to fly into London Heathrow. But…
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that the Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. Ngige said names of the doctors who wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund meant for a particular category of doctors, were uncovered…
A Las Vegas flight attendant has died following a month-long battle with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Maurice Reginald “Reggie” Shepperson, 36, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant died last week after having tested positive for the virus in early July, KDFW reported. “It shows how quick life can change,” Dawn…
Business owners in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have decried move by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA to impose levy on companies for using generators to power their businesses. Some officials of AMAC believed to have been contracted by the FCTA, have been seen in some parts of the…
The United Arab Emirates will lift a ban on transit passenger traffic from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries from August 5, the country’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian…