Beware of COVID-19 second wave, Osun Speaker charges Nigerians
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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye has charged Christians and Nigerians to be more cautious of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
He noted that the times we are in calls for a situation where individuals and stakeholders in the health sector coordinate an early response system to the Coronavirus. Owoeye in a Christmas message by his Chief Press Secretary Kunle Alabi stated that all hands must be on deck to stem the devastation that may want to arise from the second wave of Coronavirus.
Nasarawa: 15 dead, 668 discharged since COVID-19 outbreak
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By David Odama, Lafia
As the new wave of COVID-19 hits Nasarawa, leaving more than 30 persons testing positive in one day, the Nasarawa State government said the state has so far recorded 15 deaths including former Provost of the College of Education, Akwanga, Dr Rebecca Umaru since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Speaking at the expanded meeting of the COVID-19 council in government House, Lafia, the Acting Governor who is also the COVID-19 taskforce Chairman, Dr Emmanuel Akabe disclosed that 668 patients have been treated and discharged between March and December 2020.
He said 30 persons tested positive on the 22nd of December bringing the number to be the highest number recorded in a single day in the state since the outbreak of COVID-19 early this year.