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Indian COVID-19 strain surfaces in Nigeria, diseases centre alerts NCDC
• There should be announcement that vicious strain already in Nigeria, counsels Tomori
The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria,
The PUNCH has learnt.
The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Recall that the Federal Government on Monday restricted gatherings at worship centres and banned nightclubs following reports that the devastating COVID-19 strain in South Africa had spread to 23 other countries.
• There should be announcement that vicious strain already in Nigeria, counsels Tomori
The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt.
The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Recall that the Federal Government on Monday restricted gatherings at worship centres and banned nightclubs following reports that the devastating COVID-19 strain in South Africa had spread to 23 other countries.
The PUNCH was informed on Tuesday that the detection of the Indian strain in Nigeria contributed to the fresh regulations issued by the Federal Government.
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The Bauchi State Government, on Saturday, identified two local government areas of the state, Bauchi and Toro, as the epicentres of Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu.
The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sama’ila Adamu Burga, informed that the state was among seven states in the country that had a resurgence of the highly infectious zoonotic disease since January this year.
According to the commissioner, Bauchi and Toro LGAs were badly affected by the bird flu disease, informing that about 50,000 birds at five and four farms in Toro and Bauchi respectively, were battling with the disease.
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The last year has been tough. As of April 29, 2021, over 150 million confirmed cases of COVID 19 infection and over 3.15 million deaths due to COVID 19 globally had been reported to the World Health Organization. Thankfully, Nigeria, like a lot of African countries, seems to have been spared the worst of the pandemic. To date, the
Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded about 165,000 confirmed cases of COVID 19 infection and just over 2,000 deaths. 1 life lost would have been too many; 2000 deaths is tragic.
Despite it all, it was not all gloom and doom. One of the many incredible feats accomplished largely because of the ingenuity and collaboration that resulted from the fact that the entire world had one common problem to surmount was the development of the several COVID vaccines. Some of these vaccines have now received emergency use authorization (EUA), and are being administered in different countries.