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General news4 weeks agoCOVID-19: NCDC records 37 new infections, total now 166,098
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,098. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has continued to report fewer Coronavirus cases with 37 cases on Tuesday, down from Monday’s count of 42. The centre said that four new COVID-19 deaths were also reported, bringing the death toll in the country to 2,071. It said that the number of COVID-19 fresh cases continued to out number recoveries, as the country recorded 36 recoveries. The NCDC said that the total number of active cases now stood at 7,499. It said that the 37 new cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with Lagos leading with 29; Akwa Ibom- three; FCT two; while.
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General news4 weeks agoCOVID-19: NCDC registers 42 new infections
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,061. The NCDC said this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 42 new infections represent an increase from the 40 cases logged on Sunday and the 35 reported Saturday. It stated that the 42 were registered from seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The agency said the new cases included 14 from Lagos, 11 from Gombe, 5 from Osun and Kano, 4 from FCT and 1 from Edo, Kaduna and Rivers. The agency noted that today’s report included 0 cases from Plateau, Nasarawa and Sokoto States. It, however, stated that no new deaths were announced on May 24, making the death toll stand at 2,067. The NCDC stated that there were now.
- General news4 weeks ago
Nigeria reports 40 new COVID-19 infections, total now 166,019
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 40 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,019. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. It stated that the 40 additional infections were from seven states – “Lagos (29), Abia (3), Ogun (3), Kano (2), Kaduna (1), Plateau (1), and Rivers (1). “The latest report includes zero cases from Ekiti, FCT, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Sokoto States,” it stated. The agency said that till date, 166,019 cases had been confirmed, 156,476 discharged and 2,067 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. It added that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, had continued to coordinate the national response activities. The NCDC said that the agency had tested over two million people since the beginning of the pandemic on Feb. 27,.
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AMA1 month agoMEDIA ADVISORY: Free ATS Network Management Webinar: Launching a Successful Network Management Practice
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 19, 2021 – / African Media Agency (AMA) / – Fragmentation typically increases costs and risks for your clients and slows down the speed of your service delivery. When an incident occurs for your customers, it can be critical to have a technician dial quickly to resolve the issue and get your systems back up and running. With this in mind, IT News Africa and ATS Network Management experts are prepared to provide insight into the ways you can position ITSM and infrastructure solutions with your clients. Through this free webinar taking place on May 27, 2021, attendees will learn how to offer your customers true end-to-end network monitoring, analysis, alerts, response, and reporting. Confirmed speakers include: John O Callaghan, Director of Product Marketing, SolarWinds Tony Johnson, Orion Platform Product Manager and EOC at SolarWinds Glenn Lazarus, CEO of ATS Network Management By attending this webinar,.
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Africa1 month agoLaunching a successful network management practice
Fragmentation typically increases costs and risks for your customers and slows down the speed of their service delivery. When something goes wrong for your customers, it can be critical to get in a technician quickly to fix the problem and get their systems back up and running. In this spirit, IT News Africa (www.ITNewsAfrica.com) and experts from ATS network management (https://bit.ly/3owddBB) are configured to provide information on how you can position ITSM and infrastructure solutions to your customers. Through it free webinar (https://bit.ly/3owddBB) taking place on May 27, 2021 – attendees will learn how to provide their customers with true end-to-end network monitoring, analysis, alert, response and reporting. Confirmed speakers include: John O Callaghan, Director of Product Marketing at SolarWinds Tony Johnson, Product Manager for the Orion Platform & EOC at SolarWinds Glenn lazarus, CEO of ATS Network Management By participating in this webinar, you can help your customers see.
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AMA1 month agoMEDIA ADVISORY: Free ATS Network Management Webinar: Launching a Successful Network Management Practice
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 19, 2021 – / African Media Agency (AMA) / – Fragmentation typically increases costs and risks for your clients and slows down the speed of your service delivery. When an incident occurs for your customers, it can be critical to have a technician dial quickly to resolve the issue and get your systems back up and running. With this in mind, IT News Africa and ATS Network Management experts are prepared to provide insight into the ways you can position ITSM and infrastructure solutions with your clients. Through this free webinar taking place on May 27, 2021, attendees will learn how to offer their customers true end-to-end network monitoring, analysis, alerts, response, and reporting. Confirmed speakers include: John O Callaghan, Director of Product Marketing, SolarWinds Tony Johnson, Orion Platform Product Manager and EOC at SolarWinds Glenn Lazarus, CEO of ATS Network Management By attending this webinar,.
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General news1 month agoCOVID-19: We’ve delivered on 2m tests target – NCDC
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said 2,002,653 tests were carried out since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning its has delivered on its self-imposed target of two million tests in the country. The NCDC said this on its official Twitter handle late on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that in April 28, 2020, the agency had said that in terms of testing capacity in the country, it had targeted conducting tests for two million Nigerians in three months. “The NCDC Laboratory Strategic Group has set itself a target of testing two million people across Nigeria in the next three months. The two million will come to about 50,000 per State, which it noted was a very ambitious target. The country has now conducted about 2,002,653 tests since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in the country.
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Health1 month agoCOVID: NCDC records lowest daily count with 7 new cases on May 16
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded seven new COVID-19 infection, the lowest in the country since January. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven new cases recorded was down from the 41 cases registered on Saturday. It disclosed that there were no new COVID-19 related death in the country on Sunday. The public health agency stated that one person who was successfully treated had been discharged, which brought the total number of people who had recuperated from the disease to 156,413. It said that the total number of confirmed cases stood at 165,709 since the first case was announced on Feb. 27, 2020, while the number of deaths stood at 2,066. The agency stated that the new cases were recorded in two states with Niger 5 and Rivers 2, adding that 7,195 cases.
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General news1 month agoAdamawa leads as Nigeria records 47 new COVID-19 cases
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 47 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,515. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. It stated that the 47 additional infections were recorded in six states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency said that Adamawa state topped the list with 19 cases, Lagos followed with 16 infections, while Enugu and Kaduna had three cases each, Akwa-Ibom, Delta and the FCT recorded two cases each. It also announced that no person died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. In total, the nation had seen 2,065 deaths related to the virus. The public health agency said that 40 people have successfully been treated and discharged from isolation centers across the country as of Tuesday, bringing the country’s recovery number to 156,358. The NCDC said that the.
- General news1 month ago
COVID-19: NCDC registers 49 new infections
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 49 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,468. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country had tested 1,977,479 people since the beginning of pandemic on Feb. 27, 2020. The public health agency noted that the 49 additional cases were reported from three states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It said that FCT topped the list with 27 new cases, followed by Lagos, Enugu and Oyo with 11, 8 and 3 cases respectively. The agency further stated that no COVID-19 patient died within the last 24 hours, while the number of people who recuperated from the virus increased by 21. It also stated that the discharges included five community recoveries in the FCT managed in line with its guidelines. The.
- General news2 months ago
NCDC records 39 new infections, zero death
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), recorded 39 new COVID-19 infections and zero death in the past 24 hours in the country. It said the figure pushed nationwide number of COVID-19 cases to 165,340 and death toll to 2,065. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday. It said that 30 people recovered and were discharged on Friday, which brought the country’s total recoveries to 155,454. The health agency said that the newly-recorded COVID-19 cases were reported across seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Lagos topped the list with 23 infections, followed by FCT’ 4, Kano 4, Zamfara 4, Akwa Ibom 1, Gombe 1, Nasarawa 1 and Plateau 1,” it said. NCDC said that since the pandemic broke out in the country in February 2020, the nation had carried out 1,939,165 tests across the 36 states and the FCT. It stated that.
- General news2 months ago
COVID-19: Nigeria discharges additional 252 people, total recoveries 155,361
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 252 people after testing negative to the COVID-19 virus following treatment in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday “Today’s report includes 248 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines. “Report is workout data from Lagos State,” it added. It stated that the nation’s total recoveries had increased to 155,361 in the past 24 hours. The NCDC a said that there were 7,743 active cases across the country. The Public Health agency noted that the country recorded no deaths related from COVID-19 on Sunday, making it the 19th consecutive day since after two people died from the global pandemic. It also disclosed that the country recorded 14 new infections on Sunday, from six states and the Federal Capital Territory, pushing the overall caseload to 165,167 in the country. According to.
- Africa4 months ago
International Organization for Migration responds to Ebola resurgence in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is mobilizing staff and resources to help the national authorities of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) following the reports of new shoots in the last two weeks. . “We need rapid containment actions on all fronts so that we can save as many lives as possible and minimize negative impacts on people’s health, social and economic well-being,” said IOM Director General António Vitorino. “With both countries already dealing with COVID-19, health and other essential services are on edge.” IOM’s public health interventions use analysis of human mobility within and across international borders to inform specific preparedness and response measures for infectious disease outbreaks. In Guinea, as of February 17, three cases had been confirmed in the southeastern prefecture of N’Zérékoré, which borders Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, and the capital, Conakry. This is.
- Africa5 months ago
Coronavirus – Ghana: The Government of China supports in strengthening COVID-19 Response in Ghana
Since the emergence of COVID-19 in December 2019, over 216 countries and territories have been affected globally. Like a raging fire, COVID-19 has left in its trail over a million deaths and 50 million infections worldwide. Ghana has had its share of this global pandemic, with a little over 49,000 confirmed cases and 320 deaths as at November 9, 2020. When Ghana recorded its first two cases on March 12, 2020, the Government of Ghana quickly activated a multi-sectoral response strategy to tackle and control the situation. For the purposes of understanding the trajectory of the disease locally and inform policy decisions, the government embarked on enhanced contact tracing and testing. This meant that the availability of sample collection kits, laboratory reagents and needed testing equipment sensitive to detect the coronavirus and aid in diagnosis was critical to the success of this implementation. The WHO through funds provided by the.
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COVID-197 months agoNigeria’s COVID-19 death hits 1171, with 246 new cases -NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says death recorded so far due to the coronavirus stands at 1,171 with 246 new cases in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Friday. The agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 67,220. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria had tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case was announced on Feb. 27. NAN recalls that the country had since April suffered over 67,000 cases as total infections hit 67,220 and total recovery and discharge stood at 62,686. The agency, however, said that there were two confirmed deaths within the last 24 hours, with 101 patients discharged from isolation centers across the country. The NCDC said that the new infection were spread across nine states and the Federal Capital Territory. It noted that Lagos led in the.
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COVID-197 months agoCOVID-19: FCT leads as NCDC reports 168 new infections
The Federal Capital Territory has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new infections in the country. The data obtained from the NCDC’s website on Tuesday shows that within a 24-hour period, the FCT reported the highest number of the day with 61 new infections. According to NCDC, Lagos, a major financial centre of West Africa and the economic hub of the country, saw 50 new infections, while Kaduna, Oyo, and Rivers states reported 27, 12 and 6 infections respectively . Among other states with new infections are Katsina – 5, Ogun – 3, Kwara – 2, Edo – 1 and Kano – 1. It said that the infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 66,607. The NCDC also announced the discharged of 70 patients from isolation centers across the country..
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COVID-197 months agoThe fight against COVID-19: The journey So far
The fight against Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), which took the better part of year 2020 is still raging, more than nine months after its emergence in the world, with many countries going into second lockdown to check its spread. It started in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and has since spread worldwide. COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for Coronavirus Disease of 2019, as declared in a World Health Organisation (WHO) press release on Feb. 11, 2020. Coronaviruses are common human and animal viruses first discovered in domestic poultry in the 1930s. In animals, coronaviruses cause a range of respiratory, gastrointestinal, liver, and neurologic diseases. However, seven coronaviruses are known to cause serious infection in humans, including the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS-CoV in 2002, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS-CoV in 2012 and the current pandemic known as COVID-19 or SARS-CoV2. In Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health.
- Health7 months ago
NCDC reports 152 new infections, as confirmed cases reach 65,457
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 152 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the country has so far tested 717,942 persons since the first confirmed case was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. The Coronavirus infections statistics in Nigeria stands at 65,457 with 152 new infections, while the number of discharged persons and recorded deaths stand at 61,337 and 1,163 respectively. The NCDC reported that 175 persons were discharged from isolation centers across the country after they tested negative to the virus, saying no patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the past 24 hours in the country. It stated that the new infections were spread across 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The public health agency said that Lagos, Oyo and the FCT reported.
- COVID-197 months ago
157 fresh COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 157 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The centre made this known via its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was an increase of five cases from the 152 reported on Nov. 15. NAN reports that the country had tested 705,809 people since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was announced on Feb. 27. The NCDC said that the new cases were from nine states, pointing out that there was no Coronavirus-related death in the past 24 hours. It said that out of the 157 news infections, 97 were recorded in Lagos State; 37 in Oyo; nine in Kaduna State and three each in Balyesa, Edo and Ekiti. Two each were recorded in Ondo and Osun and one in Plateau. The public health agency said that the total number of fatalities had risen to.
- COVID-197 months ago
Many Abuja residents don’t observe COVID-19 protocols — NAN check
More than eight months after the emergence of the novel Coronavirus in Nigeria, many people no longer observe the safety measures put in place by authorities to keep safe. Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), along with the Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, evolved measures to check the spread of the virus. The centre, therefore, while following directives of the World Health Organisation (WHO), recommended the use of face mask, frequent washing of hands, social distancing, respiratory hygiene and stopped large gatherings as basic safety measures. Even though Nigerians had observed the measures, especially during the lockdown that followed the announcement of the pandemic as global emergency and to check its spread, many are gradually dropping their guard. A check by correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja saw many residents moving.
