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From now on, Akwa Ibom State Police Command says the use of face masks by all persons in public places is compulsory, vowing to prosecute offenders. This, the command, pointed out is in line with its renewed determination to enforce the provisions of the Quarantine and Restriction of Movement Regulations, 2020 (as amended). A press release issued by CSP N-nudam K. Fredrick, the state Police Public Relations  Officer on Monday, explained “For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph 12 (1) of the Quarantine and Restriction of Movement (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020 states that ‘the use of face mask by all persons…

“The majority of people who contract the coronavirus will experience mild symptoms, the most common being a high temperature and a new, dry and continuous cough. A smaller percentage of people will experience more severe symptoms,” explains Dr. Daniel Atkinson, GP Clinical Lead at Treated.com. However, the coronavirus actually has a spectrum of symptoms. Some mild they are barely noticeable or easily confused with something else—it can go unnoticed or undiagnosed. These are the 17 subtle signs you’ve already had coronavirus. 1. Runny Nose, Sore Throat, and Congestion Dr. Atkinson maintains that the trifecta of a runny nose, sore throat,…

As the world battles Coronavirus, a group of infectious diseases researchers are afraid that a new strain of flu viruses discovered among pigs in China may mutate to infect human beings. COVID-19 that has killed more than 400,000 thousand people globally since it was first announced in November year originated from Wuhan in China. A report published by BBC News UK on its Twitter handle few hours ago said scientists are concerned that the flu could mutate further to spread from one person to another and can trigger a global outbreak like the novel Coronavirus. “So far, it hasn’t posed…

 Nigeria has recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19 across various states of the country. So far, 25,133 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria, with 9,402 patients discharged and a record 573 deaths. Announcing via its official Twitter handle this evening, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 166 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 66 in Oyo, 53 in Delta and 26 in Federal Capital Territory. Other cases are Ebonyi-43, Plateau-34, Ondo-32, Ogun-25, Edo-24, Imo-15, Bayelsa-13, Benue-12, Gombe-11, Kano-11, Kaduna-11, Osun-8, Nasarawa-7, Borno-5, Katsina-2 and Anambra-2. NCDC ✔ @NCDCgov 566 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;…

The federal government on Monday lifted ban on interstate movement effective from July 1, 2020. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this during the daily media briefing. Mustapha who is also the Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on Covid-19 said within this extended phase, there will also be a safe re-opening of schools to allow graduating students back to classes, while interstate movements would only take place outside curfew hours. Announcing the new measures, the SGF said; “I am pleased to inform you that Mr. President has carefully considered the 5th Interim Report of…

The novel coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated income inequality, experts say, stretching the racial wealth gap in the United States and making the richest wealthier while leaving many of the poorest without jobs. As the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the US, it brought with it an unprecedented financial crisis and unemployment rates at their highest levels since the Great Depression, especially among Black, Hispanic and Asian workers (16.8%, 17.6% and 15% in May compared to 12.4% for whites). At least 45 million people have filed for unemployment since the pandemic began. Between March 18 and June 17, as the pandemic raged, the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 490 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 24,567. Seven deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 565. There was a drop in the number of confirmed cases reported on Sunday (490) compared to 779 reported on Saturday. Akwa Ibom State has so far recorded 86 cases. The health agency in a tweet Sunday night said the new cases were reported in 20 states and FCT. “Till date, 24, 567 cases…

The World Bank has accessed the impact of the rampaging COVID-19 pestilence and predicted that 95.7 million Nigerians will live below the poverty line by 2022. The report, released recently, indicated that without the COVID-19 outbreak, 90 million Nigerians were already predicted to live in extreme poverty of less than a dollar a day but with the dreaded disease, an additional six million people have been added to the number. It said: “With real per capita GDP growth forecast to be negative in all sectors in 2020, poverty will deepen for the current poor, while those households that were just…

A total of 1,001,045 persons have so far applied to the Batch C of the Federal Government’s N-Power National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The programme which opened for registration on June 26 is expected to recruit 400,000 applicants for Batch C of the scheme. Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, tweeted on Sunday, “the N-Power portal has received over 1 Million unique applications since the portal opened almost 48 Hours ago. “The portal has been registering about 100 applications per second and as at 7:38 pm, we had received 1,001,045 applications.” According to…

Nigeria has recorded 779 spikes in the COVID-19 cases, forcing the total figure to climb to 24,077. Announcing this via its Twitter handle on Saturday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said four deaths were recorded in the country. Though no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours, NCDC stated 24,077 confirmed cases, 8,625 cases have been discharged and 558 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 779 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (285), Rivers (68), FCT (60), Edo (60), Enugu (56), Delta (47), Ebonyi (42), Oyo (41),…