Nigeria has recorded 348 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 11166.
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Discharged: 3329
Deaths: 315
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), confirmed this in a tweet on Wednesday.
India’s Federal Health Ministry, on Saturday, said the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 480 and the total number of confirmed cases reached 14,378.
“As on 8.00 a.m. (local time) today, 480 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country,’’ the information released by the ministry said.
This is a jump of 28 deaths and an increase of 543 cases since Friday evening.
According to ministry officials, so far 1,992 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement.
“The number of active cases in the country right now is 11,906,’’ the information said.
Saturday marks the 25th straight day of ongoing lockdown across the country to contain the spread of the pandemic.
The lockdown, which was announced on March 25, has been extended until May 3.
India’s Federal Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan, has instructed all the medical superintendents of the hospitals in the Indian capital to take proper care of non-COVID patients just like the COVID-19 patients.
Vardhan said he was receiving complaints regarding denial of treatment to patients suffering from critical ailments other than COVID-19. (Xinhua/NAN)
The Osun State government has launched a manhunt for six persons with confirmed infection of COVID-19 who escaped from an isolation centre in Ejigbo on Friday night.
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The escaped six persons belong to a cluster of COVID-19 cases who returned to their hometown, Ejigbo, from Ivory Coast last week and were quarantined by the state government.
A statement signed by an unnamed Director of Media gave the names of the six persons with their phone numbers.
More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources.
There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183 countries and territories.
These are notably in the United States which has reported 143,025 cases and 2,514 deaths and Italy with 97,689 cases and the world’s highest death toll of 10,779.
China, where the outbreak first emerged in December, has registered 81,470 cases and 3,304 deaths.
The figures represent only a fraction of the number of infections as many countries only carry out tests on suspected cases if they are hospitalised or with severe symptoms.
Abuja, March 19, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 200,000 cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO and 8,000 people have lost their lives.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, gave the update on the agency’s website.
According to him, more than 80 per cent of all cases are from two regions – the Western Pacific and Europe.
“We know that many countries now face escalating epidemics and are feeling overwhelmed.
“We hear you. We know the tremendous difficulties you face and the enormous burden you are under. We understand the heart-wrenching choices you are having to make.
“We understand that different countries and communities are in different situations, with different levels of transmission.’’
The director general said that WHO was talking to ministers of health, heads of state, health workers, hospital managers, industry leaders, CEOs and more every day.
“WHO was talking to the stakeholders to help them prepare and prioritise, according to their specific situation.
“Don’t assume your community won’t be affected. Prepare as if it will be; don’t assume you won’t be infected. Prepare as if you will be.
“But there is hope. There are many things all countries can do.
“Physical distancing measures – like cancelling sporting events, concerts and other large gatherings – can help to slow transmission of the virus.
“They can reduce the burden on the health system; they can help to make epidemics manageable, allowing targeted and focused measures,’’ he said.
In addition, he director general suppress and control epidemics, countries must isolate, test, treat and trace.
“If they don’t, transmission chains can continue at a low level then resurge once physical distancing measures are lifted.
“WHO continues to recommend that isolating, testing and treating every suspected case, and tracing every contact, must be the backbone of the response in every country.
“This is the best hope of preventing widespread community transmission.
“Most countries with sporadic cases or clusters of cases are still in the position to do this.
“Many countries are listening to our call and finding solutions to increase their ability to implement the full package of measures that have turned the tide in several countries,’’ he said.
Also, Ghebreyesus said some countries were experiencing intense epidemics with extensive community transmission, saying, “we understand the effort required to suppress transmission in these situations. But it can be done.’’
The director general, however, thanked some countries for joining solidarity trial, which would provide simplified procedures to enable even hospitals that have been overloaded to participate.
He said many countries had already confirmed that they will join the SOLIDARITY trial – Argentina, Bahrain, Canada, France, Iran, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand – and I trust many more will join.
“I continue to be inspired by the many demonstrations of solidarity from all over the world.
“The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund has now raised more than US$43 million from more than 173,000 individuals and organizations.
“ A few days since we launched it. I’d especially like to thank FIFA for its contribution of US$10 million.
“These and other efforts give me hope that together, we can and will prevail.
“This virus is presenting us with an unprecedented threat. But it is also an unprecedented opportunity to come together as one against a common enemy – an enemy against humanity,’’ the director general said