KUALA LUMPUR: The supply of blood in the country is still sufficient at a safe level so far, said National Blood Centre (PDN) director Dr Noryati Abu Amin. However, she said PDN and other blood centres are still in need of blood donors to continue replenishing blood stock at an optimum level all the time.…
KOTA KINABALU: In a bid to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Sabah government has issued several new restrictions today including a 14-day quarantine at the nearest quarantine centres for all individuals arriving from abroad. State Secretary Datuk Safar Untong said in line with the decision of the National Security Council yesterday, the…
NCDC In a bid to curb the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria, government has placed a ban on foreign trips for all of its officials. The ban was announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who said that it will commence immediately. Outcomes from the first meeting…
The Nigerian Government has set-up a Presidential Task Force for the control of Coronavirus in the country. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, will chair the 12-member committee. Mustapha while inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja, said it had six months to complete its assignment. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis : Original…
The Nigerian Senate has called for travel ban on high risk countries with Coronavirus. The lawmakers on Tuesday said entry should be banned to flights from the United Kingdom and China. This came after Nigeria announced its third case of Coronavirus on Tuesday. Politics PUBLIC HEALTH Travel News AddThis : Original Author : SaharaReporters, New…
Terror group, ISIS, has instructed members to stay safe and avoid killing anybody at the moment. In a full-page infographic on the back cover of its most recent Al-Naba Newsletter, the terror group gave a list of tips instructing fighters how to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Since the pandemic broke out in China, the…
The Nigerian Government has announced the postponement of the National Sports Festival earlier scheduled to begin in Benin, Edo State, next week. Making the announcement on Tuesday, Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, disclosed that the decision was caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria on Tuesday recorded the third case of the deadly virus after…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has asked all passengers on British Airways flight BA 75 to self-isolate. Commissioner for Health in the state, Prof Akin Abayomi, said the flight arrived Lagos on March 13, 2020. It was the flight that brought in the third carrier of Coronavirus into Nigeria. The 30-year-old Nigerian woman…
PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry (KPT) has given the approval for all higher education institutions (IPTs) Including public and private universities to conduct online teaching or e-learning. KPT in a statement today said online teaching could only be conducted if all students have access to lecturers and all infrastructure requirements are in place. “The ministry…
PUTRAJAYA: The hearing of former police commando Azilah Hadri’s (pix) review application to set aside his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu in the Federal Court remains as scheduled on April 20. Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s application to intervene in Azilah’s review application is also fixed…