Covid-19 Update

WHO, EU launch digital health certificate to help Nigeria, others

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and European Commission have announced the inauguration of a significant partnership in digital health to benefit people in receiving...

Covid inquiry: Johnson told legal advice funding will stop if he undermines ministers

UK’s former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned that he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the...

COVID-19: FG disburses N900m under W’Bank funded NG-CARES

The Federal Government says more than N900 million have been disbursed in Borno to mitigate COVID-19 impact under the country’s Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus...

COVID-19: FG disburses N900m under W’Bank funded NG-CARES

The Federal Government says more than N900 million have been disbursed in Borno to mitigate COVID-19 impact under the country’s Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus...

Pfizer beats profit estimate on steady COVID product demand

Pfizer Inc on Tuesday beat estimates for first-quarter revenue and profit, helped by steady demand for its COVID products and reaffirmed its annual earnings forecast as...

Second judge says US not liable in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patent case

Moderna Incorporated has failed to persuade a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday to shift liability from the company to the U.S. government for alleged patent...

Covid deaths down 95 percent this year-WHO

The World Health Organisation, WHO, says Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year,  but warned the virus was still on the move. WHO chief...

China approves first domestic mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

China has approved its first domestically developed mRNA vaccine against COVID-19, its manufacturer said on Wednesday, months after the relaxation of strict zero-COVID...

COVID 19: Novak Djokovic insists he has ‘no regrets’ over his continued refusal to be vaccinated

Novak Djokovic has said he had no regrets about missing tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami due to his Covid-19 vaccination status but hoped that he would be allowed...

New COVID variant could be behind fresh spike in India

Scientists believe that a new descendant of the Covid-19 XBB variant could be behind the recent surge in coronavirus cases in India over the past few days. The...