WORLD HEALTH DAY, 2020 The whole world is currently facing a health crisis as we fight the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare professionals are the frontline soldiers in this war and the World Health Day 2020 carries more importance than ever. As we mark WHD 2020 today, we want to extend a
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As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the world — with more than 200,000 cases and 8,000 deaths globally — health and government officials are scrambling to get a handle on what the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared a pandemic. But one method health experts and Centers for Disease Control and
SOCIAL DISTANCING – Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the world — with more than 200,000 cases and 8,000 deaths globally — health and government officials are scrambling to get a handle on what the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared a pandemic. But one method health experts and Centers for Disease Control and
BREAKING NEWS: WHO Declares COVID-19 Coronavirus a Global Pandemic
BREAKING NEWS WHO Declares COVID-19 Coronavirus a Global Pandemic The spread of the coronavirus across more than 100 countries now qualifies as a global pandemic, according to the World Health Organization, WHO. There is evidence on six continents of sustained transmission of the virus, which has infected more than 120,000
BREAKING NEWS: FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN LAGOS
BREAKING NEWS FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN LAGOS The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported
WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus a global health emergency, an acknowledgment of the risk the virus poses to countries beyond its origin in China and of the need for a more coordinated international response to the outbreak. This declaration was made because
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware that many Chinese nationals are expected to return to Nigeria following the Lunar New Year holiday, as well as Nigerian business travellers who travel to China regularly. The World Health Organization (WHO) has not placed any travel restrictions following the outbreak
BEWARE: LASSA FEVER IS IN TOWN
WHAT IS LASSA FEVER? Lassa fever is an animal-borne acute viral illness, discovered in 1969 in Lassa town, Nigeria. It is endemic in parts of West Africa including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria; however, other neighboring countries are also at risk, as the animal vector for the Lassa virus,