The consignment of the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Federal Government has been delivered to the Kwara state government on Tuesday night. The Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Health Dr. Abubakar Ayinla led the state government’s delegation to welcome the consignment at Ilorin International Airport at about 8.30 p.m. Addressing newsmen…
The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 3,026, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 55 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 303 active cases while 2,668 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 140 more samples taken…
A former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he had once been tested positive for the COVID-19. Obasanjo, who turned 84 today (Friday), said he tested negative 72 hours after. According to a report by THE PUNCH, Obasanjo made the disclosure during his birthday, saying, “It will surprise you that I was tested positive…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested six (6) ‘Sunset’ teachers among other protesters demanding the credibility of their disengagement from service without any substantiated evidences to hold on to. Sunset teachers are the 2,414 SUBEB teachers employed in 2019 towards the end of the tenure of Abdulfatai Ahmed, the former Kwara state governor, but…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the detected the United Kingdom (UK) variant of COVID-19 in Kwara. According to the body, other states where the UK variant – B.1.1.7 were detected include Edo, Lagos, Osun, Oyo and FCT. Speaking during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on covid-19 briefing in Abuja, the Director-General…
Kwara State has recorded 39 more coronavirus infections, bringing the total cases in the state to 2,593. The Kwara State Government stated this on Monday via its official social media handles. It added that a total of 2,593 cases have been confirmed in the state including 550 recoveries and 51 fatalities.
The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 2,489, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 50 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 562 active cases while 1,877 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 298 more samples taken…
No fewer than 11 patients died of coronavirus complications in Kwara State in the past two week, THE INFORMANT247 reports. Also, 403 COVID-19 cases were recorded between Thursdays, January 14, and Friday, January 29 in the state. According to the Kwara State Government, 34 patients had died of COVID-19 as of Thursdays, January 14, 2021….
The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 1,952, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 41 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 299 active cases while 1,610 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 358 more samples taken…
…urges schools to obey COVID-19 guidelines The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to Kwarans not to be hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it gets to Nigeria. Dr. Baba Issa, the NMA Chairman in the state, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin….
The Kwara State Government has revised its COVID-19 guidelines to allow asymptomatic patients to stay in home isolation. However, symptomatic patients were ruled out from home care treatment. The revised guidelines were contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr. Kayode Alabi and made available…
The Kwara state government, in a bid to mitigate the effect of the second wave of COVID-19 infectious disease in the state, on Thursday, rolled out guidelines to physicians in the public and private hospitals. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Deputy Governor/Chairman Technical Committee on COVID-19, Otunba Kayode Alabi and made…
The Kwara State Government has warned schools against flouting the COVID-19 guidelines, adding that any school caught flouting this order would be sanctioned. To ensure compliance, the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development team embarked on compliance monitoring exercise across the state capital metropolis simultaneously to ensure that schools adhere to this directive. Some…
The Kwara State Government has announced another 46 new COVID- 19 cases in the state This was contained in a data released by the state government on Tuesday. In the figure released, of the 14,714 tests done so far, 1,748 cases have been confirmed, 1,424 recoveries, 286 active cases, 38 death and 888 pending as…
No fewer than 4 patients died of coronavirus complications in Kwara in the past three days, THE INFORMANT247 reports. Also, 106 COVID-19 cases were recorded between Thursdays, January 14, and Sunday, January 17 in the state. According to the Kwara State Government, 34 patients had died of COVID-19 as of Thursdays, January 14, 2021. The…
The Federal Government on Monday said schools should stop requesting for COVID – 19 test results from returning students before they could be admitted. This was disclosed in a short statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong in Abuja. He warned school authorities to refrain from asking…
The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 1596, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 34 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 180 active cases while 1382 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 407 more samples taken…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 over alleged incompetence. In a statement titled ‘COVID-19 Second Wave: PDP Laments FG’s Lack of Commitment…Demands Special Department To Tackle Pandemic’ issued by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the PTF has not demonstrated…
…101 patients discharged The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 1551, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 33 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 136 active cases while 1382 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has released the details of how the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be distributed across states. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the NPHCDA, had said the country will receive 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the end of January. According to the breakdown obtained…
