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COVID-19: More Than 3000 Health Workers Have Lost Their Lives

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Amnesty International in its new report documenting the experiences of health workers around the world on Monday said, governments must be held accountable for the deaths of health and essential workers, who they have failed to protect from the COVID-19 pandemic. The organisation’s analysis revealed that more than 3000 health workers are known to have died from COVID-19 worldwide, a figure the organisation believed is likely to be underestimated. According to report, the countries with the highest numbers of health worker deaths thus far are Russia (545), United Kingdom (540,…

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Naira Marley Host Show In FCT Amid Pandemic & Travel Ban

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Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, performed at a concert in Abuja FCT on Saturday despite the interstate travel ban and social distancing rules aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. Kim Oprah, a former BB Naija housemate was the event anchor. The concert was put together by Play Network Africa, Traffic Bar, El’Carnival, and was sponsored by Glenfiddich. Jabi Lake Mall was the venue of the sold-out concert while Nairabox and Ariiya sold the tickets for N20,000 and N250,000. Naira Marley, 26, and Oprah shared videos of themselves inside a private jet…

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COVID-19: Global Cases Hit 7m While Africa Reaches Over 187, 000

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that the number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa is now over 187,800 while the global cases are now over seven million. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on Tuesday via their official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. “There are over 187,800 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 82,400 recoveries and 5,100 deaths,’’ it said. WHO said South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria had the highest reported cases of the novel Coronavirus on the continent.…

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School Leaving Cert Students May Nominate Their Level Of Assessment

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Leaving Cert students may decide their level of assessment before their calculated grades are finalised.   The students are expected to nominate whether they are assessed under Higher or Ordinary level before their grade estimations are completed according to the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI).   Where need be, conflicts of interest in a school, like a parent teaching their child, will also have to be declared, and teachers must not be subjected to any influence, pressure or coercion by parents, guardians or students.   Detailed guidance on how…

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School Leaving Certificate Examination Cancelled In Ireland

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The Leaving Cert exams have been cancelled, Minister for Education Joe McHugh has announced.     The government has decided that all students will be offered the option of accepting ‘calculated grades’ or sitting the Leaving Certificate at a later date.     Joe McHugh while speaking said this is an historic decision as the Leaving Certificate has been cancelled.     “These are exceptional times,” McHugh stated. “But the interests of the students must come first.”   We’ll bring you all the details of the announcement imminently, he added.…

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The Oxford Vaccine Passed First Trial Stage

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The Oxford vaccine had seemingly passed the first phase of its trial. It emerged that six rhesus macaque monkeys all stayed infection-free four weeks after being exposed to the virus having used the vaccine. This possibly could be the end of the global pandemic and Britain’s nightmare. A pharmaceutical giant agreed to mass-produce the Oxford University’s groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine. Drug conglomerate AstraZeneca signed a non-profit deal to “scale” the revolutionary jab after it sailed through the first round of testing on monkeys and humans. The British Health Secretary Matt Hancock…

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Ooni Admonishes Muslims As Ramadan Commences; Urges Muslims To Pray For Frontline Staffs And Patients Of The Pandemic During The Holy Month

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-Olafare ‘Yera Moses. RAMADAN 2020: OONI URGES MUSLIMS TO REMEMBER HEALTH WORKERS, COVID-19 PATIENTS IN PRAYERS   The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II has urged Muslim faithfuls across the world especially in Nigeria to remember health workers and Coronavirus patients as they fast and pray in the holy month of Ramadan.     The African foremost monarch in a statement signed by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare, explained that the world is being confronted by the Coronavirus pandemic…

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Dettol Makers Repudiate Trumps Claim That Injecting Disinfectant Is A Possible Cure For COVID-19

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At the White House briefing, President Trump had said that, researchers were looking at the effects of disinfectants on the virus and wondered aloud if they could be injected into people saying;   “the virus does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”   President Donald Trump had suggested injecting disinfectant could be a treatment against Covid-19. While, William Bryan of the Department of Homeland Security said that it was not being considered.   Ingesting disinfectant or cleaning products is very dangerous to…

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President Buhari Offers Ramadan Blessings To Muslims And Nigerians As The Holy Month Begins Amid The Coronavirus

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In series of Tweets shared via the verified Twitter account of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari, the President congratulates Muslims at the start of the Ramadan fast on 23 April 2020. In his words; “I congratulate all Muslims as they commence this year’s Ramadan fast, which is depicted by self-denial, universal brotherhood, austerity and helping relatives and needy people.” “These are also challenging times for us all. In this Ramadan period, the kind of socializing you are used to now risks spreading the Coronavirus.” He…

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Lagos Records 600 Childbirth Amid Pandemic

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-YOMMY AYILARA. Lagos records 600 Childbirths Amid COVID-19 Lockdown. The free healthcare programme set up by the Lagos State government as medical palliative measures to cushion effect of the lockdown on residents have so far taken delivery of 600 children amidst the corona virus pandemic. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State disclosed this on Tuesday, the 14th of April, 2020 while giving update on how the state is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor added that many residents of Lagos have benefited with 18,000 patients freely attended to. In…

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