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New COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 descendant of Omicron JN.1 lineage -WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has described the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, first detected in late January,…
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Omicron fuels 15m new weekly COVID-19 cases -WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Wednesday said fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases…
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Nigeria records its highest single day infection of COVID-19 on Tuesday
Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of…
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COVID-19: NCDC registers 1,368 new infections
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it registered additional 1,368 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing…
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COVID-19: Lagos drives surge as country registers 1,584 new infections
Densely-populated Lagos State is driving Nigeria’s COVID-19 surge as the country registered 1,584 new infections on Friday.…
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Omicron variant spreading faster, now in 77 countries –WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Omicron variant is spreading faster than other variants as it…
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JUST IN: Omicron: Nigeria berates UK, calls for cancellation of travel ban
The federal government has called on the United Kingdom to immediately cancel its decision to impose travel…
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Omicron: Global clinic data confirm new variant is less lethal –Obaje
Dr Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, says since African Omicron discovery, global clinic…
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COVID-19: PSC revises international travel protocol amid Omicron scare
The Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19, has reviewed the country’s international travel protocol amid the emergence…
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Get COVID-19 vaccination against Omicron, expert warns Nigerians
Prof. Adedeji Onayale, Chairman, COVID-19 Response Committee of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTHC, Ile-Ife…