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BREAKING: Nigeria Records 245 New Coronavirus Cases, Six Deaths
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Nigeria has recorded 245 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 2802.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Monday.
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According to NCDC, the number of recovered patients increased from 400 to 417, while the number of fatalities increased from 87 to 93.
It said, “245 new cases of #COVID19; 76 in Lagos, 37 in Katsina, 32 in Jigawa, 23 in Kano, 19 in FCT, 18 in Borno, 10 in Edo, nine in Bauchi, six in Adamawa, five in Oyo, five in Ogun, one in Ekiti, one in Osun, one in Benue, one in Niger and one in Zamfara.
“2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Discharged: 417, deaths: 93.” 245 new cases of #COVID19;76-Lagos37-Katsina32-Jigawa23-Kano19-FCT18-Borno10-Edo9-Bauchi6-Adamawa5-Oyo5-Ogun1-Ekiti1-Osun1-Benue1-Niger1-Zamfara2802 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 417Deaths: 93 pic.twitter.com/IkHR3dpcVV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 4, 2020
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*-workers-devise-new-tactics-keep-%E2%80%98business%E2%80%99-alive COVID-19: Ondo S** Workers Devise New Tactics To Keep ‘Business’ Alive
Despite ongoing efforts to combat the pandemic to a standstill, Coronavirus has continued to take a severe toll on Nigerians and the economy of the country.
Like every category of workers and business owners in the country, the lull in commercial and economic activities has also gotten to commercial s** workers in a hard way.
In Ondo State where government has since begun a crackdown on brothels and ‘joints’ housing commercial s** workers, SaharaReporters discovered that the ladies in this business have since devised new ways of servicing their clients and keep the cash rolling in no matter how little.
Last week, at least 18 commercial s** workers were arrested in Ondo by the state government as part of moves to enforce the stay-at-home and social distancing rule meant to help curtail the spread of the virus.
Doyin Odebowale, leader of the task force team, disclosed that the arrested s** workers had been placed on isolation pending when results of their samples will emerge.
But unmoved by the possibility of being arrested by the task force team and police for still marketing cheap and sometimes unprotected s**, some of the ladies told our correspondent that they now took the service to the home of willing clients for an agreed fee rather than wait for such customers to come to the brothels, which has become difficult in recent days due to the crackdown by government officials.
SaharaReporters also discovered that more than a few of the commercial s** workers have signed up to some social networking platforms like InMessage to track down willing clients close to their areas of residence.
Many of the s** workers, who said they had no other means of survival, told our correspondent that they have had to adapt to the reality on ground to put food on their tables.
Identifying herself only as Amarachi, one s** worker at a brothel on Araromi Street in Akure, the state capital, told our correspondent that the dusk to dawn curfew put in place by the state government had affected her operations severely.
She said, “We (s** workers) are one of those most affected by this lockdown because some of us are no longer making money the way we used to.
“They want us to stop our business due to this Coronavirus but they didn’t provide food for us or show us where to get money to feed.
“As a result of the situation, we have to find means to meet up with our customers wherever they want because we need the money to survive.”
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Another s** worker named Rita said she, too, had managed to stay in business by offering home service to customers, who want ‘good’ s**.
She said, “Before now, I used to make at least N5,000 at night in a day and even make some contribution the next day.
“But now I can’t make such money because of the curfew. Clients are now afraid to visit us here.
“But as s** workers, before the day is dark, you will have had some agreement with your client and you visit him in his house with the service by sleeping over.”
Abigail, one s** workers at a brothel around the Oluwatuyi area of Akure, groaned over the loss of revenue following a drop in customers as a result of the lockdown.
Like the others, she has switched to ‘home delivery’ mode to stay in business and raise money for her upkeep.
She said, “My madam used to settle some of these policemen before but since she travelled to her village, they have not allowed us to open.
“Now, we talk to our clients on phone and we can easily go and sleep over in their houses but this is for those who are yet to marry or are still single among our clients.”
Following the threat posed by policemen and other security agents enforcing the stay-at-home order in the city, some s** workers however, prefer to remain in their brothels and wait for the right opportunity to hook a customer.
But a psychologist, Mrs Niniola Ashaolu, said the new strategy adopted by commercial s** workers in the city to stay in business was dangerous because they could be exposed to Coronavirus in the homes of their clients.
She said, “The issue is that since they are now on the social media to woo their clients and everyone is avoiding contact, will it not be a serious danger inviting such people into your homes.
“Whatever sexual urge that a man has should not be at the detriment of his own health. Such action is just too dangerous and risky.”
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BREAKING: Union Bank Staff Dies Of COVID-19 In Lagos
The management of Union Bank on Monday confirmed the death of one of its staff at a branch in Lagos.
Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Emeka Emuwa, made this known in an internal memo seen by SaharaReporters.
He said, “Dear colleagues, notwithstanding the easing of the lockdown, the threat of COVID-19 remains high and real.
“Today, we received a painful reminder of this threat. We are deeply saddened to announce that one of our colleagues passed away in the early hours of today (Monday, May 4th) while being treated at the Infectious Disease Center in Yaba, Lagos.”
Emuwa however, noted that the deceased had been working remotely since the bank activated that option in March and has not worked or being in any of the bank’s branches since then.
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COVID-19: Task Force Team Arrests Over 40 Persons In Ondo For Flouting Social Distancing Guideline
At least 40 young persons have been arrested in Ondo State for allegedly flouting the social distancing order and disturbing public peace.
The state’s Special Task Force on COVID-19 arrested the youth during a tour to monitor the compliance rate of residents within the state capital, Akure.
The offenders, who were arrested in a hotel in the Isolo area of Akure South Local Council, were immediately handed over to the police for prosecution.
It was gathered that many of those arrested were allegedly having fun at the hotel while others were apprehended for smoking Indian hemp around the vicinity of the hotel.
SaharaReporters also learnt that some others took to the heels upon sighting the task force team in the area.
Specimen of the arrested youth were later collected by officials of the state’s Ministry of Health to ascertain their COVID-19 status.
Chairman of the state’s COVID-19 Compliance Committee, Doyin Odebowale, who disclosed the arrest of the offenders in Akure, said they have been handed over to the police for prosecution.
Odebowale explained that the hotel had already been shut down.
He said, “They (youths) were clustering themselves in the hotel against the ban on social gathering by government and some of them were sighted smoking Indian hemp openly.
“In fact, some of them attacked our team by throwing stones upon sighting us while others scaled the fence to escape being arrested.
“We arrested them following the complaints from people living close to the hotel that the youth have constituting nuisance in their environment.”
Spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the arrest of the youth.
He said the youth were operating in defiance to the curfew order and would be charged to court to serve as deterrents to others in the state.
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COVID-19: Ondo Government Collects 276 Blood Samples For Testing
A total of 276 blood samples have been collected in Ondo State so far for test as the state government intensifies efforts to stem the spread of Coronavirus.
Commissioner for Health and Chairman of Inter-ministerial Committee in the state, Dr Wahab Adegbenro, made the disclosure in Akure, the capital, on Monday.
Adegbenro said the state had only gotten the results of 244 of the blood samples taken outside Ondo for testing.
He noted that the state had also begun the contact tracing of 148 persons, who must have had contacts with those suspected to have the virus.
He added that 13 positive cases have already been recorded in the state but three out of the patients have been discharged after making recoveries.
Meanwhile, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has ordered the total closure of all markets in the state as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus.
Akeredolu stated that only Tuesdays and Thursdays of every week would be allowed for markets to operate.
The governor also directed the total blockade of all entry points into the state to avoid the influx of people into Ondo.
While stating that the regulations on compulsory use of face masks had commenced in the state, Akeredolu said law enforcement agencies had been directed to arrest any resident caught not wearing face mask in public.
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E2%80%93lai-mohammed Chinese Doctors Have Started Working In Isolation Centres –Lai Mohammed
The Nigerian Government has said that the Chinese doctors, who came to Nigeria over a month ago, were already working at different isolation centres across the country.
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday.
Mohammed said the Chinese medical team was helping the country in capacity building.
He said, “The Chinese are doing well, they all tested negative for Coronavirus. As to what they are doing right now, they are busy working at our isolation centres, putting together and setting up their equipment they brought.
“They are helping our doctors in capacity building in the centres. Like we said at the beginning, none of the Chinese doctors will be treating any patient in Nigeria.”
Some Nigerians had kicked against government’s decision to invite the medical experts, saying the country had enough doctors to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Proposed Bill On Control Of Infectious Diseases Threatens National Security, Groups Say
Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, and Free Nigeria Coalition have both said that the proposed bill on control of infectious diseases was capable of undermining national security.
The civil society groups said the bill was against certain constitutional powers vested in the President, governors, National Assembly and was not inclined to judicial review.
In a statement jointly signed by the conveners of both groups, Ariyo-Dare Atoye and Adebayo Raphael on Monday in Abuja, the coalition called on lawmakers not to rush the passage of the bill, maintaining that it had the tendency to emasculate fundamental human and democratic rights.
The groups went on to urge lawmakers to shelve the idea of embarking on the third reading of the bill because it had no good intention for Nigerians.
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Adamawa Records Six New COVID-19 Cases, Apprehends Second Fleeing Patient From Gombe
Additional six Coronavirus cases have been recorded in Adamawa State, according to the authorities.
Chairman of the state containment committee, who is also the Secretary to the State Government, Bashiru Ahmad, gave the update in Yola, the state capital, on Monday.
The SSG also disclosed that the second patient, who escaped from Gombe State isolation facility was apprehended today in Lamurde town.
He further explained that five out of the seven registered cases on Monday were from Mubi town where a medical doctor was discovered with the virus last week.
With this update, Adamawa State now has a dozen cases of the deadly infectious disease.
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E2%80%99ll-have-more-infections-because-what-happened-today-ncdc-boss-says-after COVID-19: We’ll Have More Infections Because Of What Happened Today, NCDC Boss Says After Nigerians Flout Safety Guidelines On First Day After Total Lockdown
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Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the country will experience an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases because of the disregard for safety guidelines put in place by citizens.
Residents in Lagos, Ogun and FCT poured out on Monday, besieging banks, markets and motor parks as government gradually eases the total lockdown it imposed on all three cities earlier.
Ihekweazu while speaking at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday, said government may be forced to issue another lockdown if cases explode.
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He said, “It is not the guidelines per se, it is the thinking behind it. How do we want to manage the risk of explosion and transmission? Today, we might forgive a little bit because it is the first day.
“We will have infection because of what happened today, no doubt about that. But how can we learn from the mistakes of today into tomorrow, next tomorrow so by Friday hopefully we have normalised some of these things.
“Yes, we knew today would be a problem because for the first time, people were let out of their homes but now they are out and we have seen the sunlight again, the challenge for us as a society is how do we now organise ourselves to mitigate these risks and limit transmission?
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“We might have a few extra infection today and tomorrow but what we don’t want is an explosion of new infections.
“If we do have that infection, there will be almost no choice left for the leadership of the country than to ask all of us to go back into our homes.
“So, for the benefit of coming out to reopen parts of the economy, there is a price to pay which is to reorganise ourselves to do this safely.”
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E2%80%99s-palace-sealed-over-confirmed-covid-19-cases Emir Of Daura’s Palace Sealed Over Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
The palace of the Emir of Daura has been sealed after it recorded many cases of COVID-19.
Daura is the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State.
According to Dr Mustapha Inuwa, Secretary to the State Government, the results of samples taken will determine when the palace will be reopened.
He said, “It is a normal protocol worldwide that anywhere positive cases are recorded, the places are sealed off and samples taken to address spread.”
Katsina State on Sunday recorded eight new cases of Coronavirus, according to data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 46.
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