Japan has stated that it will begin to treat COVID-19 as an equal to the seasonal flu. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared on Friday that COVID-19 would be downgraded from its current level two to disease category five, placing it on par with SARS and tuberculosis. The virus will be placed in the same category as the common cold and …

China said on Saturday that nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospitals since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data. In early December, Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict three-year anti-virus regime of frequent testing, travel curbs, and mass lockdowns after widespread protests …

The Federal Ministry of Health has said that it will screen passengers coming into the country, using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RTD). This is as the Federal Government assured that it is maintaining vigilance and a high level of preparedness at the nation’s entry points to prevent a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. On Friday, the Nigeria Centre for …

Nigeria has recorded 13 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos and Edo States, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). A weekly epidemiological data from the agency showed that Lagos reported 12 new cases of COVID-19, while Edo reported one between 31st December, and 6th January. This has increased the total number of confirmed cases …

Seven Covid-19 symptoms mistaken for flu, common cold, or malaria expose the reality that you may have had Covid-19 without even knowing it. This article is very important at this time because of the prevalence of Covid omicron XBB.1.5. in the last couple of weeks. According to the data published on 30th December 2022, by the Centers for Disease Control …

Many countries, including France, Britain, and Morocco’s cross-strait neighbor Spain, have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China. But the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African country “decided to forbid access to the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco for all travelers, whatever their nationality, coming from …

Hundreds of people protested in Senegal’s capital on Friday to call for legal action after a report by a public spending watchdog revealed alleged misuse of Covid relief funds, an AFP journalist saw. Shouting slogans, the crowd heeded a call by about a dozen civil society organisations to demonstrate in a Dakar square. Police were deployed around the square for …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has drastically revised COVID-19 public health protocols following the low level of infection for a sustained period. Wearing of face masks by passengers onboard aircraft or inside airport terminal buildings is now “discretionary but recommended”, while airlines are to resume serving catering (meals and drinks) on board. According to NCAA’s directive to aviation service …

Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Rt Hon. Adejare Bello has ordered the closure of the Nigerian mission in Mexican city, the country’s capital, due to fresh outbreak of Covid-19 within the mission. The closure will last seven days beginning from Monday, 8 August. As at the time of this report, six of the mission staff have tested positive to Corona virus. …

If Nigerians thought that the worst is over as regards COVID-19 pandemic, recent development in Ekiti State and reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say otherwise. On Saturday, Ekiti State government had to reintroduce the use of face mask, handwashing, sanitisation and social distancing at public places as 74 persons were isolated during the week after testing …