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Bundesliga: Ginczeks’ late goal saves Wolfsburg against Augsburg
Wolfsburg stretched their unbeaten league run to seven games with a 2-1 win at Augsburg in the Bundesliga, moving up to sixth in the standings as the season restarted on Saturday. Daniel Ginczek’s stoppage-time winner secured the points after Augsburg’s Tin Jedvaj had cancelled out Renato Steffen’s first-half opener inside an empty Augsburg Arena. Augsburg …
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home
The Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, police said. The envoy, who had arrived in Israel in mid-February, was found dead in his Herzliya home, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that police were investigating. Du’s wife and son were not …
COVID-19: Oyo shuts company where 30 workers tested positive
Wale Oyewale The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, on Saturday, announced that the COVID-19 confirmation tests for 31 suspected cases came back positive. Thirty of the newly confirmed cases were said to be members of staff of an organisation based in Ibadan South West Local Government Area of the state, The PUNCH reports. Governor Seyi …
US comedian Fred Willard dies at 86
Four-time Emmy award-winning comedian Fred Willard, who appeared in films including “Anchorman” and “This is Spinal Tap” and television shows such as “Modern Family,” has died aged 86, his agent announced Saturday. Tributes poured in for the actor, with long-time friend and fellow showbiz veteran Jamie Lee Curtis tweeting “Thanks for the deep belly laughs …
Three Dubai evacuees test positive for COVID-19 in Lagos
Sodiq Oyeleke Three Nigerians who were recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos State. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known via his Twitter handle on Sunday. He said, “Three of the returnees recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for #COVID-19 infection following #COVID19 test conducted on …
Knocks, kudos greet ‘Eko Telemed’
Lara Adejoro Patients who use the Lagos State Government owned ‘Eko Telemed’ platform have expressed diverse opinion about the virtual medical consultation service. Again, healthcare professionals say though the service should be extended beyond the post-COVID-19 pandemic experience, certain structures should be in place in order to make it acceptable to the generality of Nigerians. …
Wearing face masks exposes asthmatics to hypoxia — Physicians
Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis Medical professionals have warned that people with chronic asthma who use face masks, especially the surgical and clothing type, are exposing themselves to hypoxia. Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. The World Health Organisation described …
Using ogogoro as hand sanitiser ineffective against COVID-19 —Experts
Angela Onwuzoo As the country continues to experience increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, healthcare experts have warned Nigerians using local gin, popularly called ogogoro, as hand sanitisers to desist from it, saying it is ineffective to protect against the infection. The experts said ogogoro has less than 60 per cent alcohol content that is required …
US Democrats probe removal of State Dept watchdog
Congressional Democrats on Saturday launched a probe into President Donald Trump’s “politically-motivated” dismissal of a government watchdog believed to have been investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The announcement came after Trump told House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Friday that he planned to dismiss State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. It was Trump’s …
COVID-19: Lagos begins chloroquine clinical trial this week
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has said the state will this week commence the clinical trial treatment of COVID-19 using chloroquine as approved by NAFDAC. The state, which is the epicentre of the virus in the country, had previously disclosed plans to carry out the chloroquine clinical trial. Omotoso, …
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