COVID-19

The new variant of coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveller from the United Kingdom became ill and tested positive, the Swedish Health Agency said on Saturday.

In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19, the Executive Chairman of Alimosho, Hon. Jelili Sulaimon and his team have appealed to residents of Alimosho Local Government to follow all the COVID-19 guidelines during this Yuletide and beyond.

Ondo State has cancelled Crossover night vigil on December 31, 2020 for churches in the state as a proactive measure against the second wave of the dreaded COVID-19 disease.

On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 999 new confirmed cases and four deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

US regulators cleared Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday, making it the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Following the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria and increase in number of coronavirus cases in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has banned carnivals, concerts and street parties in the State until further notice.

A new national lockdown is not inevitable in Britain to stop the spread of a new variant of coronavirus, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, adding that tighter restrictions in London and southeast England should help curb the disease.

Germany will close most stores from Wednesday until at least January 10, cutting short the busy Christmas shopping season, as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries to rein in the spread of the disease, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.

Omah Lay and Tems have been arrested in Uganda for flouting COVID-19 guidelines.

Margaret Keenan, aged 90, becomes the first person to receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, at University Hospital, Coventry in the United Kingdom.