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Strike: Our doors, open to dialogue on contending issues- Doctors
National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had on Saturday announced its decision to embark on an indefinite strike following its National Executive…
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COVID-19: Lagos records 6 deaths daily in one week
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lagos started to rise in July, with the positivity rate going from 1.1 per cent…
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COVID-19: Six states, FCT on red alert as third wave rages
The country’s test Positivity Ratio had increased to about six per cent, a development described as worrisome and an indication the country…
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Guild appeals to LASG on doctors’ removal from service scheme
By Oluwafunke Ishola/Bayo Olawunmi The Medical Guild has appealed to the Lagos State Government to stop its decision to remove medical doctors…
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Lagos records 6 COVID-19 related deaths, 519 infections in 2 days
There are currently 2,783 active COVID-19 cases in communities being managed under the state’s Home Based Care
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COVID-19: Nigeria records new 497 cases
The NCDC said that 16 people have recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres in the country on Saturday.
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Resident doctors begin nationwide strike on Monday
The NADR president apologised to Nigerians over the association’s decision to shut down medical services in public health institutions across the country.
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COVID-19 deaths increase by 80% in Africa, driven by Delta variant — WHO
The Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Friday at his regular COVID-19 briefing that the Delta variant had been detected in at least…
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Africa CDC raises alarm over Africa’s emerging infectious diseases outbreaks
By Abujah Racheal The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination…
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COVID-19: Nigeria’s cases surge again, as infections contract in Lagos
The NCDC noted that the additional 535 cases registered was an increase in the previous high figure of 404, which was reported…
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