Tag: Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu

Cholera kills 325 Nigerian Children, Others, hospitalises 14,343 in 6months

Damilola Olonade

Here, according to NCDC, is the state-by-state full list of fatality and casualties figures + how more male cases were recorded than female   The worsening cases of Cholera in Nigeria have claimed 325 people including children and hospitalised 14,343 in the last six months. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which said this in Abuja on Saturday, maintained that six states in Nigeria reported 1,786 suspected cases of cholera between June 20 and June 26 alone.   READ ALSO: Lagos NURTW Leader Shot Dead…

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Another COVID-19 lockdown, Second wave likely in Nigeria – Task Force

Precious Ibekwe

  The second wave of dreaded COVID-19, which can lead to another lockdown, is very likely in Nigeria, the country’s Presidential Task Force on the virus has declared. Prominent member of the task force, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who declared this, maintained that the second wave of COVID-19 is not inevitable in the country if citizens do not continue to adhere to measures put in place to contain the viral pandemic. Nigeria was on a total lockdown between March and May, an experience that seriously impacted businesses and other activities in…

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