Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has recovered from the novel coronavirus, she said Saturday. “I am feeling so much better and have received the all-clear from my physician and Ottawa Public Health,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me with their well wishes.” She had tested positive for the virus on March 12 after returning from Britain, with her husband subsequently going into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure. He has since been giving daily press briefings…
Author: meridianspy
Former emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi tested negative for the deadly coronavirus. This comes after Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 and report reveals the deposed emir met the governor few weeks before the confirmation. In a statement released by Sanusi’s son, Adam Sanusi, he said on Wednesday March 25, his father and all his wives submitted samples for the COVID 19 test. Adding that the samples were taken under the supervision of Dr. Alero Roberts, the second Vice Chairman of the Association of Public Health Professionals and on Friday March 27, all test results…
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria is now 97 , MERIDIAN SPY, reports. The NCDC made the recent disclosure on Saturday night via its verified Twitter handle.8 new cases have been confirmed; 2 in FCT, 4 in Oyo, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Osun State.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the collection of Value Added Tax amidst amidst the ravaging outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Tinubu said this in a statement he wrote in commemoration of his 68th birthday on Friday in Lagos. Tinubu said the government must assuage the sufferings of Nigerians by introducing tax cuts, while the Central Bank of Nigeria must reduce interest rates. He stated: “Government should announce a tax credit or partial tax reduction for companies or firms. VAT should be suspended for…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has donated to the Abule Ado Emergency Relief Fund, MERIDIAN SPY, reports. Dr Yinka Sanni, the bank’s Chief Executive made the disclosure in a an official message to the Chairman, Abule Ado Emergency Relief Fund. “As an organization, we condole with the families who lost their loved ones to the disaster. While we understand that some losses cannot be replaced, we are encouraged by the good work that your committee has done in gathering support for the victims of the blast – especially at the pace at which this intervention has…
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) confirms eight new cases of Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The NCDC made the disclosure on its verified Twitter handle on Saturday. The new cases brings the total confirmed number in the country to 89 as at Saturday afternoon. “Eight new cases of #COVID19 has been reported in Nigeria, seven in Lagos and one in Benue State. ” As at 4:00pm March 28, there are 89 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria with one death,” the agency tweeted.
The coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19 is currently ravaging all nooks and crannies of world. It started from China; a country which prides itself as the most populous nation in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the pandemic has touched over 185 countries in the world. Over 500,000 infected patients have been recorded so far across the affected countries – with over 26,000 deaths recorded already. On the 27th February 2020, Nigeria recorded its index case of the deadly pandemic in Logos. The Nigerian index case was a 44-year-old Italian citizen who came into the country. Days…
Five new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, MERIDIAN SPY, can reliably report. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control made the announcement on Wednesday via its Twitter handle. The NCDC tweeted: Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos & 1 in Rivers. 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 2 are close contacts of a confirmed case. As at 11:25 pm 25th March, there are 51 confirmed cases, 2 discharged and 1 death.” according to NCDC official twitter handle.
Nigeria has recorded new coronavirus cases in the federal capital territory (FCT) and Bauchi state, respectively MERIDIAN SPY can report. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a thread of tweets on Tuesday. The NCDC said the cases had travel histories to Germany and the UK, respectively.T Given these two fresh cases his the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country has risen to 44.
As the world battles to contain the increasing spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, another new virus has been detected in Yunnan Province in China, Hantavirus. The new deadly virus has already killed a man on Monday. The Chinese man was on a bus to Shandong Province from work when he fell and died. According to Global Times, he tested positive for the new Hantavirus as the other 32 persons in the bus were also tested. Hantavirus is spread mainly by rodents. The cases of human-to-human transmission of Hantavirus, unlike COVID-19, are rare. Humans may become infected with Hantavirus if…
The Edo State government has reduced number of people in public gatherings to 20 following the rise of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country. Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor, said this in a press briefing for the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday in Benin. According to the governor, markets are to be shut down with exception to traders selling essentials commodities like food and medicines. Mr Obaseki said the government would commence mass production of hand sanitisers in collaboration with the specialist teaching hospital (ISTH) in the state. The governor also directed law enforcement agencies to enforce compliance accordingly.
Chief of Staff to the president Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has tested positive for COVID-19 , MERIDIAN SPY has exclusively learnt. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari tests negative.More Details coming…