COVID-19 patients

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 218 Coronavirus (COVID-19), patients have recovered from the infection across the country in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on…

The Kwara Government has discharged 10 COVID-19 patients and recorded two new cases of the virus at 10.30 p.m. on Friday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state has discharged a total of 799 patients treated…

Police has arrested a 60-year-old fake doctor accused of treating COVID-19 patients.The fake doctor, identified as Charles George was arrested by police at his one-room apartment at Block 1, Julius Berger Junior Staff Quarters popularly…

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo said on Friday in Benin that 80 more COVID-19 patients had recovered and discharged to reunite with their families after testing negative to the virus. SEE ALSO: JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu speaks on reopening Lagos…

Resident doctors at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Yenagoa in Bayelsa withdrew their services on Monday in compliance with the directives from its national leadership.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that patients…

The Kano State Government has said that 76 per cent of confirmed  Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state are male.The Technical Coordinator, Kano State Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Tijjani Hussain, made this known during a press…

India’s financial hub Mumbai, the epicentre of coronavirus infections in the country, is facing an acute shortage of hospital beds for severely ill patients and is grappling to scale up capacity, officials said Monday.Mumbai…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday released a set of standard minimum guidelines to protect the rights of COVID-19 patients in treatment centres.NHRC Executive Secretary, Mr Tony Ojukwu, who released the…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Federal and State governments to set up more Isolation Centres to cater to the increasing number of COVID-19 patients.The appeal is contained in a statement signed…

According to a study, over 85% of coronavirus patients in New York’s largest health system who were placed on ventilators, died.Researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and Northwell Health, which employs more than…