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10 factors that militate against Nigeria combatting the coronavirus should it hit us hard

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) We lack the discipline to practise social distancing. Our inability to form orderly queues can be seen from the way people scramble for food supplies. How do you fight an airborne virus when people are involved in a daily almighty scramble for food at distribution centres?

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control considers making the wearing of masks compulsory in markets

NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials are considering introducing new regulations that would compel everyone who visits markets to wear facemasks as part of a renewed fight against the growing menace of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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NCDC plans to open 20 more test centres in Lagos as part of renewed fight to combat Covid-19

NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials have announced ambitious plans to open 20 test centres in Lagos State as part of an intensified campaign to combat the growing menace of the dreaded coronavirus.

 

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Calabar clergyman arrested for commissioning armed robbers to rob wealthy members of his church

CALABAR clergyman Pastor Richard Daniel  has been arrested by the police after he is suspected of commissioning armed robbers to go and rob a wealthy member of his church a certain Doctor Peter Benson.

 

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One third of British NHS staff and health workers tested have been Covid-19 positive

RECENT tests in British health workers showed that about a third of National Health Service (NHS) staff and key workers who have been tested for coronavirus have returned positive results.

 

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Another Nigerian community leader in the UK succumbs to coronavirus in Manchester

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has lost among prominent member to the dreaded coronavirus pandemic after the founder and chief executive of Omtel Radio in Manchester Evangelist Michael Olusesan succumbed to the virus.

 

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I would love to see the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs issue this joint statement on the Covid-19 pandemic

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) We have suspended the collection of tithes and zakat contributions from all our members until further notice. Given the hardships many of them are facing, it would be morally wrong to collect money from them now

(2) Every registered imam and pastor who is a member of our organisations will take a 50% pay cut for this month of April 2020

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US scientists publish report showing that obesity makes people vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus

AMERICAN scientists have revealed that obesity is the single biggest chronic factor in New York City’s hospitalisation of coronavirus patients as most people admitted as Covid-19 patients were found to be overweight.

 

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Nigeria faces a gloomy economic future as Covid-19 crisis depresses oil prices close to $20 barrel

NIGERIA'S fiscal situation got more precarious today after the global economic collapse brought about by the coronavirus pandemic depressed crude oil prices to just above $20 a barrel on international markets.

 

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Ganduje introduces seven-day lockdown across Kano State as the number of cases grows to nine

GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje has introduced a seven day lockdown across Kano State with effect from tomorrow Thursday April 16 after the number of affected people in the state soared to nine this morning.

 

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