AdminOmicron: Hours After Adding Nigeria To Red List, UK Announces Plan To Suspend Processing Of Visitor Visa Applications
The British High Commission has said it will pause making decisions on visitor visa applications from all red list countries including Nigeria. The commission announced the decision in a statement…
South Korea Confirms Omicron Variant, Records 5,000 COVID-19 Infections In One Day
The health authorities in South Korea has announced the presence of Omicron, the new variant of Coronavirus in the country. It announced on Wednesday that more than 5,000 new Coronavirus…
Canada Extends Travel Ban To Nigeria Over Omicron Variant
Amid the growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Canada has added Egypt, Malawi, and Nigeria to the ‘travel ban’ list. “We are adding three countries to the list…
COVID-19: Canada confirms 3 cases of Omicron variant
The Canadian Province’s Health Minister, Christian Dubé, on Monday confirmed first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Quebec, bringing the total to three in the country. Dubé told reporters at…
COVID-19: Germany’s death toll passes 100,000
More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge…
12 states, FCT report 144 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
12 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 144 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The agency…
11 states, FCT report 176 new cases of COVID-19, five deaths
11 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 176 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to figures released on Saturday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The agency…
COVID-19: FG expecting 40m vaccine doses by January 2022
The National Economic Council presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the Federal Government has paid for 40m doses of Covid-19 vaccines. This is as it explained…
WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The proposed members of…
10 states, FCT report 78 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
10 states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 78 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to figures released on Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The health…
