Vanguard Latest News Thursday 2nd April 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 02/04/20
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Coronavirus: Lagos council seals mosque where worshippers attacked enforcement officers
Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has sealed a mosque in the area for violating the state government’s order on a religious gathering in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had banned gathering of more than 20 persons in one of the rafts of preventive measures announced byRead More
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WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April
The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Malaysia has the highest number of known infections in Southeast Asia with 2,908 confirmed cases. It has imposed travel and movement curbs to containRead More
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Nigeria finance ministry deletes tweet begging Elon Musk for ventilators to fight COVID-19
The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has deleted its tweet requesting for ventilators from South African billionaire, Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who is also a citizen of the US and Canada, had on Tuesday said his company, Tesla, would distribute ventilators to hospitals worldwide within the company’s delivery regions. The ministry lateRead More
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COVID-19: ‘Stop playing petty politics’, PDP tells APC
The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned opposition party members not to play petty politics with the COVID-19 test result of Governor Seyi Makinde.
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Coronavirus: Israel’s PM Netanyahu to self-isolate for week after minister tests positive
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will enter self-quarantine for seven days, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, after the country’s Health Minister tested positive for coronavirus. It is the second time Netanyahu has entered self-quarantine. The 70-year-old Israeli leader self-isolated for a short period after one of his aides tested positive forRead More
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Coronavirus: Spain deaths pass 10,000 after 950 died in single-day
Spain passed another grim milestone in its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in the country as a result of the virus. The Health Ministry said it recorded 950 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase the country has seen so far. Its total deathRead More
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COVID-19: PCN tasks pharmacists on availability, affordability of essential medicines
PCN Mr. Elijah Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), has appealed to pharmacists to ensure the availability of essential medicines and commodities such as hand sanitisers and face masks at reasonable prices to the general public. Mohammed made the appeal in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaRead More
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Nigerians embarrassed as Ministry of Finance begs Elon Musk, Tesla for ventilators on Twitter
Victor Ogunyinka Some Nigerians are bewildered on social media following the official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Finance and Budget begging for ventilators from industrial engineer, Elon Musk. On the last day of March, Elon Musk tweeted that “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device &Read More
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COVID-19: Global physicians call for urgent action to protect health professionals
By Chioma Obinna Leaders of the World Medical Association, WMA, have described as ‘deplorable’ the fact that even in the world’s most affluent countries, health care professionals have to deal with the coronavirus pandemic with insufficient personal protection. The physician leaders opined that when the pandemic ends, there must be a political investigation into theRead More
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Ensure Transparency in N500M relief fund, KADSPAC tells El-Rufa’i
A group, the Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition (KADSPAC) has advocated for social accountability and transparency in the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable groups in Kaduna state.
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