COVID-19
8 Feb
A team of scientists from Thailand has developed a curcumin-containing oro-nasal film spray, which shows potential antiviral activity and mucosal immunity-boosting activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2
25 Jan
To make sure that the world is prepared for the next pandemic, Disease X, which could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a world pandemic treaty.
24 Jan
United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has commended the collaborative efforts between the United States and Nigeria in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic and addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
19 Jan
A Real Estate Expert and Director of Purifico Property Services, Tina Walters, has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic caused mass concession, renegotiation, and restructuring activity in the real estate market.
16 Jan
At least 1.4 million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to Covid vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, recalling that the virus was "here to stay". The WHO European region -- which covers 53 countries including those of Central Asia -- has registered more than 277.7 million cases of Covid-19 and more…
11 Jan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that data from various sources indicates increased transmission of COVID-19 in december, fuelled by large gatherings during the yuletide.
20 Dec
The anthropocentric calculus posits that whether by centripetal or centrifugal diversions man has become the monumental leverage on which the social-political, economic and cultural pendulum swings.
29 Nov
Americans' life expectancy rose in 2022 after two years of sharp decline, although it did not return to pre-pandemic levels, health officials said Wednesday. Life expectancy at birth in the United States rose by 1.1 years between 2021 and 2022, and stood at 77.5 years, according to initial estimates from the Centers for Disease Prevention…
16 Nov
• Scientists claim deaths from killer viruses in animals will soar due to climate change • Monkeypox virus evolving to be better at infecting people, analysis finds • WHO warns dengue fever, painful mosquito-borne disease will become major threat this decade Scientists have warned that the next pandemic could be the most contagious deadliest disease…
26 Oct
Worried about the risk of a new pandemic after COVID-19, a global team of experts has been set up to design an action plan for stopping the next contagion before it starts.
25 Oct
The Commissioner for insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Sunday Thomas, revealed that the agency successfully mobilised the industry to contribute no less than N500 million and free Life Insurance cover for frontline workers...
5 Sep 2023
US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said. President Joe Biden tested negative.