The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health personnel fighting to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The State Chairman of the association, Dr Saliu Oseni, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night announced additional 11 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos State. This brings to 373, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet at 11.00p.m. on Tuesday. It said, “As at 11:00 p.m.on April 14, there Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced the recovery and discharge of eight COVID-19 patients, bringing to 69, the number of discharged patients in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, through his Twitter account, said the patients discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, were two females and six males. “This brings the number of patients successfully Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Tuesday announced the sixth COVID-19 death in Lagos, as the total confirmed cases in the state hits 192. Abayomi, through his verified Twitter account, said that the deceased was a 56-year-old Nigerian man, who recently returned from the U.S. He said that the deceased died Read More…
Some residents of Isolo in Lagos State, on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the extension of the Federal Government’s lockdown of the state, claimimg that it had increased hunger and insecurity.
The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the recovery and discharge of five more COVID-19 patients, having tested negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos said in a statement that the five patients included four females and one male. ”Dear citizens, as we commemorate the sacrifice of Love this Easter, I bring Read More…
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (Ayinke House), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has recorded a COVID-19 related death, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ayinke House is a 170-bed healthcare centre, upgraded on April 24, 2019, and domiciled at LASUTH, Ikeja. A reliable source at the hospital told NAN that Read More…