COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,149 cases; 7 deaths in 24 hours
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number of infections in any…
WHO did NOT rank Nigeria 4th best in COVID-19 response
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Reading Time: < 1 minute MANY media reports claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the 4th best in COVID-19 response. Read More
New Zealand locks down as number of infections after first Delta Covid case leaps to seven
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New Zealand has now reported seven cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 as the detection of a locally transmitted…
WHO ‘very concerned’ as second Ebola case suspected in Ivory Coast
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UN health agency said Tuesday that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly Ebola virus had been detected in…
UK records 170 more COVID deaths - highest daily figure since March - and 26,852 new infections
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK has recorded 170 more COVID-related deaths and 26,852 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data….
Men still running away from HIV testing at maternity clinics
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Men are still running away from HIV screening when their partners are pregnant, despite the proven benefits for both and the unborn…
Girls aged between 10 and 14 gave birth to 934 babies in Gauteng - MEC
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Johannesburg – Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of sex education campaigns in Gauteng after the alarming revelation that over 23…
HIV, TB linked to increased risk of in-hospital COVID-19 deaths
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A recent Lancet study has shown that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 in-hospital…
Getting enough vitamin D in your diet can slash risk of bowel cancer
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Getting enough vitamin D in your diet could spare you from getting bowel cancer before turning 50, researchers say. Read More
Anti-vaxx Americans refusing blood transfusions from the vaccinated
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some skeptical unvaccinated Americans are refusing life-saving blood transfusions from vaccinated donors. Read More