Tag: Africa CDC
WHO urges greater surveillance as new COVID-19 variants emerge
WED, 30 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- With the recent emergence in the African region of new COVID-19 variants which seem to have higher transmissibility, the World...
COVID-19: Nigeria likely to be first to get rid of coronavirus...
…10 countries now account for 87% of reported COVID-19 cases in the African Region-WHO report
By Audrey Lotechukwu
FRI, 18 SEPT 2020-theGBJournal-The number of coronavirus disease...
Africa CDC, African Risk Capacity launch COVID-19 modelling tool for Africa
The tools will help African Union Member States in evaluating the potential magnitude of COVID-19 in their countries
MON, AUG 10 2020-theG&BJournal- The Africa Centres...
COVID-19 Nigeria: Kogi State stays relatively virus free as nationwide total...
By Audrey Lotechukwu
MON, JULY 27 2020-theG&BJournal- As Nigeria fights continued spike in coronavirus cases, Kogi State have stayed relatively free from the pandemic, recording...
African Union Commission launches Consortium for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial
THUR, JULY 09 2020-theG&BJournal-The African Union Commission has launched a new initiative, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Consortium for...
COVID-19: Nigeria confirmed cases now 30,249 and WHO admits disease is...
By Audrey Lotechukwu
THUR, JULY 09 2020-theG&BJournal- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria rose 460 to 30,249, according to data from Nigeria Centre...
COVID-19 Nigeria: Confirmed cases in Lagos State tops nearly all African...
By Audrey Lotechukwu
WED, JULY 08 2020-theG&BJournal- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Lagos State has assumed a desperate dimension. The Nigeria Centre for...
COVID-19 remains a test for Nigerians’ discipline as State’s cases surge...
By Audrey Lotechukwu
MON, JULY 06 2020-theG&BJournal- With confirmed cases surging to record highs across states in the country, many health experts tell theG&BJournal that...
COVID-19 Nigeria: Cross River officially listed in NCDC update table as...
…WHO DG says the world is running out of oxygen
By Audrey Lotechukwu
THUR, JUN 25 2020-theG&BJournal- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday announced...
COVID-19 Nigeria: Only 12 States have fewer than 100 cases as...
…No State is COVID-19 free, NCDC boss says
By Audrey Lotechukwu
TUE, JUN 23 2020-theG&BJournal- ‘’Right now, no state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free that...