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NARD may exclude members working in isolation centres from strike

The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, has disclosed that the association might exclude their members currently working in different isolation centres in the country from their ongoing strike. In a chat with The Guardian, yesterday, Okhuaihesuyi noted that all NARD members, including those working in isolation centres had been involved in…

TB Joshua begins prayer for COVID-19 patients in isolation centres

Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua, has offered ‘virtual prayers’ of healing for those afflicted with COVID-19 in an Isolation Centre in Honduras, Central America. (more…)

Covid-19: Nigeria May Use Schools, Hotels As Isolation Centres

The federal government says it is planning to begin converting hotels and schools into isolation centres because of shortage of hospital beds.

Minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said this on Thursday during the presidential task force briefing. He also said Nigeria needs more bed spaces to level up the mounting population of patients to avoid horrific scenes of shortage of bed spaces…

Forget using schools as isolation centres – Proprietors to FG

Private school owners (proprietors) under the umbrella of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools have said they weren’t ready to convert their facilities to isolation centres.

This is coming after the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday said that the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of a…

Convert Seized Buildings Into Isolation Centres, SERAP Tells FG

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is asking the federal government to convert forfeited stolen buildings to isolation centres.

SERAP says using these confiscated assets would improve NCDC’s efforts to contain covid-19 in the country.

SERAP was reacting to minister of health Osagie Ehanire’s plea for Nigeria to donate their buildings as isolation centres.

SERAP says “why…