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The Presidential task force (PTF) on Covid -19 has mobilised about 3300 informants to conduct house-to-house search for suspected coronavirus infection cases in Kano State. The PTF chairman Boss Mustapha who appeared before members of the House of Representatives probing into cases of mysterious death in kano state disclosed that those recruited had worked for the World Health Organisation (WHO) programme on the eradication of poliomyelitis in the state before now. He stated that the federal government will in due course announce significant additional material and technical resources to complement the State government’s efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus. Africans deserve access to medicines that have gone through proper trials even if they are derived from traditional treatments, it said. Its statement comes as Madagascar’s president is promoting a herbal tonic for treating Covid-19 patients. The African Union (AU) said it wanted to see the scientific data on the “safety and efficacy” of the product. The tonic, known as Covid-Organics, was tested on fewer than 20 people over three weeks, a presidential aide told the BBC – which is not in line with…

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Zimbabwe is headed for a health and economic catastrophe from the coronavirus pandemic because its debt arrears mean it cannot access foreign lenders, the finance minister has warned in a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that was never intended to be seen by the public. Mthuli Ncube said in the letter dated April 2 and seen by Reuters news agency on Monday that Zimbabwe needed to start talks and normalise ties with foreign creditors to clear its decades-old arrears and unblock urgently-needed funding. “The Zimbabwean authorities propose a high-level dialogue on mitigating the economic and social downfall from…

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As 16-year-old Miriam stepped out of her tent to fetch water near the Madinatu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state in January last year, a middle-aged woman she knew as “Aunty Kiki” approached her. She asked Miriam if she was interested in moving to the city of Enugu to work as a housemaid for a monthly salary. Miriam, who is now 17, wasted no time in accepting the offer and began to prepare for her trip to the east the following day. She told her 17-year-old cousin, Roda*, about it and advised her to approach Aunty…

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Kano State taskforce on COVID-19 pandemic has distance self from the preliminary report of investigation disclosed by Presidential Taskforce on mass deaths in Kano. Team lead of Presidential committee on COVID-19 Dr. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo told journalists on Sunday that the prevailing mass deaths in Kano can be traced to COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Gwarzo, who is also the permanent secretary Federal ministry of Investment, Trade and Industries, disclosed that preliminary investigate carried out by the technical team from Abuja shows that majority of deceased suffered from COVID-19 symptoms. Reacting to the position of PTF, coordinator of the state taskforce on…

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The Niger government on Tuesday announced ban on night travels from 6 p.m to 7 a.m. as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. A statement by Mrs Mary Berje, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, said that the governor gave the directive during a meeting with the state Taskforce Committee on COVID-19 in Minna. Bello appealed to chairmen of the various local government areas to guard their borders and ensure strict compliance with the COVID-19 order so as to achieve the desired result. “Having reviewed the existing lockdown…

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The doctor who treated the first COVID-19 patient in the United States said Monday he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted. George Díaz’s first patient, diagnosed in January in Washington state, has already recovered after receiving remdesivir, an experimental drug that the US approved on Friday for emergency use. While he feels encouraged by this anti-viral, Diaz emphasized that isolation to avoid contagion remains the “most effective” treatment for COVID-19 right now. Since that first case in January, the US has overtaken all other countries to have by far the highest caseload — about…

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Football League (EFL) clubs are facing a “cash hole” of 200 million pounds by September, league chairman Rick Parry told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. Parry, who was being questioned by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee, said all involved in the game, including players and owners, needed to “share the pain”. “We are heading for a financial hole of about 200 million, a cash hole we need to fill. Clubs will need to fill… The cash hole towards autumn looks pretty grim,” said Parry. The former chief executive of Liverpool FC said he was hoping the league would…

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As part of efforts to further prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the State, Kaduna State Government has announced closure of all major markets in the state. This is even as it has lost N6 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the last six weeks of lockdown in the State. It however rolled out list of public schools in the four local government areas of Chikun, Kaduna North, Kaduna South and Igabi within the metropolis, which would serve as neighborhood markets, where residents can buy food stuffs and other essentials on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Managing Director of Kaduna Market Development…

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A lockdown of the country again is likely. This follows Monday’s gross disobedience of the protocols as Nigerians got some relief after weeks of restrictions. It was the first day after the easing of the shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states. Before the four-week stay-at-home imposed by President Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos and Abuja had been under some forms of restriction for at least one week. Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 is not pleased that there was a breach of social distancing with overcrowding in public places, interstate movement and shunning of face…

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