With about 2.6 billion people around the world said to be on one form of lockdown or the other, the possibility of individuals experiencing diverse symptoms such as anxiety, hallucination, and apprehension is expected. This story takes a look at…
The lockdown induced by Covid-19 is not only about fears and frustration actually, but it also inspired many to engage in widespread emotional experiments behind closed doors. Now here is the health crisis that will follow when all the secret…
Sokoto State did not register an index case of COVID-19 until April 20. The index case had no travel history and evidence suggests that the virus was very much present in the state before it was detected. With rising cases,…
Considering the sheer size of its population, many fear Nigeria’s inability to break COVID-19’s chain of community transmission in Kano may pose a grave danger to the country’s war against the scourge Long after COVID-19 emerged in Nigeria on February…
Lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in Kano remains a major bottleneck in the campaign against COVID-19 in the state In the last few weeks, social and traditional media in Nigeria had been awash with reports of…
Halting the spread of COVID-19 requires more discipline especially with lapses in interstate border movement between Kebbi, Yobe and Ebonyi states. In order to break the circle of transmission, there is need to monitor interstate border travels through monitoring and…
The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for an overhaul of Nigeria’s health system, which in the past has constantly been on the front burner. This also presents the opportunity for a comprehensive reform of the sector which could guide against…
To curtail the cycle of community tramission of COVID-19 in NIgeria, the World Health Organisation and the Nigeria Centre for DIsease Control social distancing guideline needs to be scaled up to the level of adherence at all levels with proper…
Inadequate welfare packages, including hazard allowances, provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), among other essential needs for health workers in Nigeria have become critical concerns that are forcing some of them into seeking safer and better alternatives. Daily Trust drew…
Nigeria’s health minister, Osagie Ehinare, on April 23, said more than 40 health workers had tested positive for coronavirus. The figure represented roughly 4.6 per cent of the country’s then 873 confirmed cases. The minister, who stated this during the…
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