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LASG targets 60% roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in coming weeks

LASG targets 60% roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in coming weeks

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed the state government’s plan to vaccinate 50 to 60 per cent of the state's population after successful talks with Pfizer, Oxford-AstraZeneca and Moderna.
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Biden wants international air passengers to quarantine upon arrival

Biden wants international air passengers to quarantine upon arrival

U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday that would require international air travellers to quarantine upon arrival in the U.S.
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Dubai: New health precautions announced as COVID-19 cases spike

Dubai: New health precautions announced as COVID-19 cases spike

Due to coronavirus infections surge, non-essential surgery has been suspended for a month and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice in Dubai.
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Lagos State Drivers’ Institute trains 81,821 professionals

Lagos State Drivers’ Institute trains 81,821 professionals

THE General Manager, Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI), Mrs Afusat Tiamiyu revealed that the Institute has trained 81,821 professional drivers since the inception of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration.
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LASG reopens closed isolation centres, urges residents to consider malaria-like symptoms COVID till proven otherwise

LASG reopens closed isolation centres, urges residents to consider malaria-like symptoms COVID till proven otherwise

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed that the alarming trend of COVID-19 has necessitated the reopening of some of the previously closed isolation centres, such as the INDO Isolation Centre and Gbagada Isolation Centre to contain the rising cases and re-flattening the curve in the shortest possible time.
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Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants

Germany to extend lockdown to mid-Feb on fears of COVID variants

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to agree with regional leaders to extend a lockdown for most shops and schools until mid-February as part of a package of steps to try to rein in the coronavirus, sources said before talks on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: NAFDAC has not approved any vaccines, says DG

COVID-19: NAFDAC has not approved any vaccines, says DG

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said the agency has not approved any COVID-19 vaccines.
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Scammers trick victims into paying for fake COVID vaccines

Scammers trick victims into paying for fake COVID vaccines

Some scammers have been defrauding people by falsely offering them COVID vaccines in return for payment, the Welsh health minister said on Monday, sounding warnings from police in other parts of Britain.
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Brazil: Vice president tests positive for COVID-19, 344 new deaths recorded

Brazil: Vice president tests positive for COVID-19, 344 new deaths recorded

Brazil’s vice president, Hamilton Mourão, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Sunday, when the country registered 344 new COVID-19 deaths.
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New entries of foreigners banned after virus variant arrives Japan

New entries of foreigners banned after virus variant arrives Japan

Japan has said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it tightens its borders following the detection of a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus.
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