Evidence from China suggests the way to get on top of the covid-19 outbreak is through rapid testing, isolation and quarantine rather than lockdowns and big travel restrictions Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532743-200-to-fight-the-coronavirus-pandemic-effectively-we-need-lots-more-data/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
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 petition Four young men in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, remain missing two months after being unlawfully arrested by personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The four were arrested at Boss Lounge, a popular nightclub along Woji Road in GRA, Port Harcourt, on Sunday, January 5, 2020 around 8:00pm and their whereabouts have remained unknown…
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…
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…
South Africa’s flag carrier on Friday suspended all international and regional flights until the end of May following a travel ban aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-south-african-airways-grounds-international.html Views: 0
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will bear the cost of an electricity discount for selected sectors amounting to RM662 million, of which RM122.5 million is for Sarawak and RM37.2 million for Sabah, this year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said. He said the cost would be borne through the Kumpulan Wang…
PETALING JAYA: Please, stay at home and protect yourself and your family. This was the ultimate message by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to all Malaysians in his special address tonight as the country enters its second day of the 14 days restriction of movement order (RMO). Muhyiddin explained that the goal of the…
Australians are not to travel overseas or gather in large groups in a bid to slow the spread of covid-19, which appears to be at relatively low levels in the country Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237798-australia-axes-overseas-travel-and-large-gatherings-to-slow-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
KUALA LUMPUR: The special police permit requirement for interstate travel on the commencement of the partial lockdown on Wednesday was revoked late on Tuesday – just five hours after the order was issued by police. The reversal of the order was announced by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador at about 11pm after…