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 …

United States President Joe Biden has tested positive to COVID-19. A statement by the President’s Press Secretary,  Karine Jean-Pierre said the result came out Thursday morning. According to the statement, President Biden “is fully vaccinated and twice boosted” but is “experiencing very mild symptoms”. He has immediately proceeded on isolation as required by the guidelines of the Center for Diseases Control …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denounced the claims of efficacy of IHP Detox tea for the cure of COVID-19 patients, which was purportedly made by the Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Development and Conservative Programme, Prof. Maurice Iwu. In a statement by its Resident Media Consultant, Mr Sayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday, …

The Federal Government has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also cancelled other restrictions that came along with the anti-COVID-19 measures imposed in March 2020 to curb the spread of virus. A hint of this decision was given last week by the Head of the Technical Secretariat on COVID-19, Dr …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 situation has given a cause for cheer in recent times. And the report of the lowest daily count on Saturday further indicates that the worst of the pandemic may well be over. For the first time since 27th June 2021, Nigeria recorded the lowest daily figure of three new infections. The earlier count was two, while no new case …