The Anap Foundation Covid-19 Think Tank, has called on the federal and state governments in Nigeria to “come up with a smart crisis management plan to address this second wave

Health authorities in France and Lebanon have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant that prompted global travel restrictions and strict lockdown measures in the United Kingdom. The French

Mali’s opposition leader Soumaila Cisse, considered a leading contender in 2022 elections, has died in France after contracting coronavirus.  The 71-year-old died two months after his release from lengthy captivity by

Hong Kong extended a compulsory quarantine by an extra seven days to 21 days for all visitors outside China, effective Friday, in stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of

Morocco has commenced the implementation of the three weeks night curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. The curfew that begins at 9 pm and ends at 6

Pfizer and BioNTech will supply the US with an additional 100 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under a new agreement. The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved antibody Ebanga for the treatment of the Ebolavirus infection (Zaire ebolavirus) in adults and children, 44 years after the deadly disease was

German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are need to be completely sure, its chief executive Ugur Sahin

There is growing international alarm over a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK, with a host of countries imposing travel bans. More than 40 countries have barred UK

The Acting Health Secretary of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr. Mohammed Kawu, has raised the alarm that the new strain of Covid-19 spreading rapidly in

Australian states and territories have begun enforcing entry bans on Sydney residents amid a growing coronavirus outbreak in the nation’s largest city. The border closures outside New South Wales (NSW)

Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday said Lagos may slip into a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic if residents fail to comply with safety measures against the

Nigeria on Thursday recorded more than 1000 new coronavirus cases forvthe first time, months after the first case was confirmed in the country on February 27, 2020. The Nigeria Centre

Reports suggest Tanzania has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, and will instead pin its hopes on research into “local herbs”. In an interview with The East African newspaper, Health Ministry spokesperson Gerald Chami