Scientists across the world are racing to develop vaccines and effective treatments against the novel coronavirus, which has infected millions of people across the world since it first surfaced in China last December.
Drug giant, Pfizer, announced the development of a vaccine that prevented more than 90 per cent of infections in a study of tens of thousands of volunteers.
Amid the pandemic, Nigeria has continued to report new cases of yellow fever. Three states have already reported a total of 76 deaths from the outbreak.
Here are some of the health stories which made headlines last week
Nigeria records 112 new coronavirus infections, no new case in Lagos
Nigeria recorded 112 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total number of infections in the nation to 64,996.
As Nigeria did not record a single death from the virus on Saturday, the total fatalities in the country remain 1,163.
This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night.
ANALYSIS: Nigeria faces possible COVID-19 second wave but has let guard down
With the yuletide fast approaching, Nigerians now reckon it is safe to let their guards down – hands are no longer washed often, facemasks are almost forgotten, mass gatherings are no longer a problem, parties, weddings and even protests are back on the cards.