cokerhope: Nigeria NCDC discharged 25 people with malaria not coronavirus, coronavirus not yet in Nigeria – Obasanjo
We are very confused in Nigeria. First the pandemic started with our so called leaders and their families.
Consequently, Nigeria’s overall tally stood at 300+ confirmed cases with 25 persons discharged and a death toll of four.
Recalled that, Nigeria’s Health Minister has confirmed that the country is expecting a medical team from China to help boost response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister Osagie Enahire was speaking at a briefing of the presidential task force in the capital Abuja on Friday.
“An 18-man team of Chinese medical experts including doctors, nurses and other medical advisers shall come along with the flight to assist us. I must at this juncture commend our frontline workers who are doing a great job in case identification and management.
“As we prepare to contain COVID-19, we must not lose sight of other health challenges in our country. Routine health service must continue in our hospitals. Only a wing of tertiary health centres should be used for infected patients.”
He further disclosed that more medical supplies donated to support the response was due in the country soon. “I have been notified of medical supplies from China, courtesy of a group of Chinese companies working here in Nigeria. A special cargo aircraft shall leave Nigeria in a few days to collect the items which include commodities, personal protective equipment and ventilators,” he added.
Oya, let's yan
FAKE NEWS ALERT!
Why did he gave out his Hilltop Residence in Abeokuta to Ogun State government to be used as Covid-19 isolation center.
idealogical: That terrorist flag was flying over our territory like under Jonathan when BH was in control of nearly the whole of Borno state and bombing and blowing up Nigerians at will, even in Abuja under Jonathan's nose, but today, not an inch of Nigeria is under BH, their flag is not flying anywhere on our soil.
What is the meaning of this propaganda thread sef? We kill BH, burn down BH camps and seize weapons every day so we should off pata because Chad the finally decided to rise up and fight their BH friends that they've been harboring and allow to send fighters and weapons into Nigeria.
Their case with BH is friendship gone bad.
This is the dumbest topic of the day.
Haba......can anything good come out of Ideological?
Who has two eyes but cannot see ? Who has two ears but cannot hear ? Who has read just one page on Nairaland but don't understand?
Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa is a lawyer, politician, member of All Progressives Congress and incumbent Speaker of the Lagos State House of assembly specially packaged bread for Lagosians during the lockdown.
On 16 March, a needle was put in the arm of a Seattle woman who may change the world. Jennifer Haller had a candidate vaccine against coronavirus injected into her bloodstream – the first human trial aimed at preventing the further spread of a disease that could still kill millions. Jennifer Haller becomes the first person to receive a dose of a candidate COVID-19 vaccine As her story hit the headlines, many celebrated: It appeared that perhaps Donald Trump had been right two weeks earlier when he said: "Very soon, we're going to come up with a vaccine." Not so, says everyone who is involved in the most closely watched race since the one to reach the moon.
Developing a successful vaccine is complex, painstaking and difficult. And it is expensive. The UK government, which has put in £250m so far, is just one of many administrations around the world spending billions.
But, while it will be too late for many of the people who have caught COVID-19 already, it is essential to help those who will need to remain free of the disease if they want to survive.
To get a vaccine to the people who need it, there are four main phases. Vaccines have been used to prevent people catching viruses for hundreds of years.
During that time, the technology used to create them has become increasingly sophisticated.
To do so, researchers examine the qualities of the disease they are trying to prevent – often looking at the structure of the pathogen and how it operates inside the body – to work out how to boost the body's defences against it. Laboratories around the world will already have been working on vaccines to prevent coronaviruses before SARS-CoV-2, the one that causes COVID-19, was identified in China in January. Like COVID-19, the coronavirus MERS was linked to animal-human transmission - from camels.
Two serious outbreaks of coronaviruses, MERS and SARS, occurred in the last 20 years, reinforcing the need for potential vaccines.
Vaccines were worked on for those two diseases, but what prevented them being brought forward was that the outbreaks were brought largely under control. Drug companies had little incentive to continue pressing on as they could not get the money back on their investments.
SARS-CoV-2 is different to MERS and SARS, and will need a different vaccine. But some of those working on a solution have quickly been able to identify candidates they believe could be successful. One of those is Moderna, the company whose vaccine candidate was injected into Jennifer Haller's arm as part of the first human trial. Others have been working frantically to advance research that was in an early stage, bringing forward other potentials in case they too might work.
All, some or none of these could end up being successful.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or CEPI for short, is an international coalition that has been set up precisely to tackle outbreaks such as coronavirus, by developing new vaccines. But it is in its infancy - having been set up just three years ago - and those in charge say it would have benefited from several more years of operation if it was to be considered 'ready'. Nevertheless, CEPI is trying to lead the effort to save millions of lives around the world and says it needs $2bn (£1.61bn) to do so.
It is just one of a number of organisations and countries trying to find a vaccine. The race is on to see which one can find the drug that will prevent people developing COVID-19.
When CEPI put out a call for proposals, it had 48 applications for funding from people proposing a candidate vaccine. This has been whittled down to eight.
Logan Williams, best known for his role as young Barry Allen on The CW's “The Flash,” died suddenly on Thursday, according to The Tri-City News and social media posts from his co-stars. He was 16. The cause of death has not been revealed.
xcabczyxabczzzz: His unfollowership counts for nothing. That's the point. He is announcing it like he is doing some favour for humanity, like who cares?
He has done a lot. The world is one moronic marlian short.
Agahdave: You're very STUPID!.. You must be one of those Islamic Mugu, an fact u b Muntulah! Ride on, my Bishop the Church will continue to march on.., and the gates of coronavirus will not prevail!
.......And your church will march to Coronavirus death related illness.
VisioDirect: The Chinese are beginning to destroy the 5G towers in their country, they believe that the microwave radiation from the 5g radio is harmful to human health.
Biafrarep: Pray for who? I don't even know what is delaying the news majority of Nigerians are waiting to hear. They are going to drink the poisoned chalice they prepared for Nigerians!!
Maybe the media are waiting for the Presidential announcement first.
Iyiataata92: Woman and complain na 5&6. You dick is small, they complain its too small. Your dick is big, they complain its too big. You cum quick, they call you 40 seconds man. You last longer, they accuse you of using drug. You do this, no. You do that, no.
AkolagTech: Positive without symptoms? This could be good news after all. If he doesn't fall ill after a considerable period of time, it means his immunity is powerful against the virus. Hence, his serum can be harvested and used to produce a vaccine that with deal with COVID-19!
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