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10 doctors who work with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus, after treating patients with symptoms of the virus. Chairman of the hospital's branch of Association of Resident Doctors,…

US President Donald Trump have come under fire from medical community after suggesting research should go into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body. President Trump stated this during…

China has on Tuesday approved early-stage human tests for two experimental coronavirus vaccines. The experimental vaccines are being developed by a Beijing-based unit of Sinovac Biotech and by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products,…

Doctors have said the novel coronavirus is likely to be spread through farts, reports say.  Tests carried out show that the virus was present in the faeces of more than half of patients with COVID-19. A doctor who raised the issue on…

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the invitation of Chinese doctors into the country in the guise of offering assistance. It would be recalled that on April 4, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said 18…

Bodies are moved to a refrigerator truck serving as a temporary morgue outside of Wyckoff Hospital in the Borough of Brooklyn on April 4, 2020 in New York. - New York state's coronavirus toll rose at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths…

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said 18 Chinese doctors are coming to Nigeria with medical supplies including ventilators, to assist in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. …

L-R: Camille Locht, head of research at at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), and Jean-Paul Mira, head of intensive care at the Cochin hospital in Paris Two French medical experts have been slammed by …

GUWAHATI,INDIA - MARCH 12, 2020 - Travelers wear masks as a preventive measure against coronavirus at a Railway Station in Guwahati - PHOTOGRAPH BY Anuwar Ali Hazarika / Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read…

Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration has suspended its indefinite strike. The association, in a communiqué signed March 24 by its president, Roland Aigbovo and secretary-general, Mustapha Ibrahim,…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling COVID-19. Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement on…

China has on March 19 recorded zero new or suspected cases of Coronavirus in Wuhan and Hubei provinces three months after the first case was detected in December 2019.  The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China…

Bjonda Haliti Bjonda Haliti, a Coronavirus patient has gone on Twitter to give detailed narration of how she is surviving the virus while being in self-isolation. In a series of tweets, the 22-year-old expressed that she is sharing her…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against taking Ibuprofen for symptoms associated with coronavirus. The organization issued the warning after French health officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen the…

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter Abuja chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has on March 17 announced that it is embarking on an "indefinite strike". This decision is coming about an hour after the…