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UK Government to conducts door to door testing for South African variant after two people tested positive for COVID despite having no travel links

THE AFRI GIST February 1, 2021 0

The UK government will offer residents in parts of Surrey coronavirus tests, after two people tested positive for the South African variant despite having no travel links.   Health officials will carry out door-to-door testing in the Goldsworth Park and St Johns areas of Woking, regardless

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GONORRHEA: CLINICAL MANIFESTATION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

THE AFRI GIST January 13, 2021 0

INTRODUCTION Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is a purulent infection of the mucous membrane surfaces caused by the bacterium Neisseriagonorrhoeae. Gonorrhea was the most common STD worldwide for at least most of the 20th century, although since the mid-1970s, public health initiatives in the industrialized world have

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See The Health Benefits Of Garlic

THE AFRI GIST November 29, 2020 0

Garlics are among the oldest foods in the world, Natives to central Asia, garlic is one of the most cultivated plants in the world and has been grown for over 5000 years. Garlic’s benefit to the human body are numerous and healing. Few of its healing powers are outlined below; Garlic is a wonderful seasoning […]

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Some Health Benefits Of Eating Pawpaw That Would Blow Your Mind

THE AFRI GIST November 29, 2020 0

One of nature’s best gift to mankind is pawpaw. All parts of pawpaw are medicine to human beings. Thus the seed, roots, leaves, stems, branches, fruits are helpful and healing as well. Much knowledge should be gained to utilize well all the benefits of this God sent fruit. The nature and healing properties of this […]

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Global Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1 million

THE AFRI GIST September 29, 2020 0

The global coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1 million nine months after the deadly virus was first detected in Wuhan, China. The first death linked to Coronavirus in China was reported on January 11, according to the World Health Organization.  America has accounted for over 20 percent of the worldwide COVID-19 fatalities with over 205,000 […]

FOOD HEALTH NEWS SPORTS

Man loses 80 pounds in just 10 months by eating right and doing moderate exercise

THE AFRI GIST September 29, 2020 0

A formerly overweight man named Rome succeeded in losing 80 pounds in just 10 months without doing anything drastic. According to his fitness coach, he lost the weight by eating a “balanced whole nutritional diet” and undergoing moderate exercise. He added that there was “no starving himself, no silly 0 carb diets and no silly […]

SPORTS HEALTH NEWS

Three PSG Players Test Positive For COVID-19

THE AFRI GIST September 2, 2020 0

Three Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the French club announced on Wednesday, in a setback to their preparations for the scheduled start of their Ligue 1 campaign next week. French sports daily L’Equipe reported the players in question were Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, but PSG did not reveal any […]

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More than 10,000 African Health Workers Infected with COVID-19 — WHO

THE AFRI GIST July 23, 2020 0

More than 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been contaminated with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated on Thursday. The pandemic is gathering pace in Africa, with some 750,000 instances and more than 15,000 deaths across the continent, according to the WHO. “The growth we are seeing is placing an […]

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20 Applicants submit proposals requesting N67bn grants for Development of vaccines — CBN

THE AFRI GIST July 21, 2020 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has obtained greater than 20 applications requesting for N67 billion grants below its Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme (HSRDIS). The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this in the course of the inauguration of the Body of Experts (BoE) for Scheme in Abuja on Monday. […]

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South Africa Places Ban On Alcohol Consumption Once more As Coronavirus Surges

THE AFRI GIST July 13, 2020 0

I South Africa will instantly re-enforce a ban on the sale and distribution of alcohol to scale back the amount of trauma sufferers so hospitals have extra beds open to deal with COVID-19 patients. An evening-time curfew has additionally been imposed, and the wearing of masks open air is now obligatory because the nation has […]

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Brazil to become testing ground for coronavirus vaccine

THE AFRI GIST July 9, 2020 0

Brazil could also be struggling in its battle in opposition to the coronavirus, however it’s on the slicing fringe of vaccine improvement with large-scale trials and the manufacturing of hundreds of thousands of doses on the horizon. COVID-19 is spreading quickly throughout the Latin American nation — a state of affairs underlined when President Jair […]

NEWS EDUCATION HEALTH

South Africa reopens more schools regardless of rising COVID-19 deaths

THE AFRI GIST July 6, 2020 0

South Africa has introduced reopening of more schools regardless of an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19 instances and deaths within the nation. Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga in an announcement on Sunday introduced that from July 6, schools would once more reopen for Grades R, 6 and 11 learners. The choice was made regardless of […]

HEALTH LIFESTYLE NEWS

Indian man wears ‘$4,000’ gold face masks to beat back coronavirus

THE AFRI GIST July 5, 2020 0

An Indian man mentioned he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face masks to guard him from the coronavirus raging within the nation. The valuable metallic overlaying weighs 60 grams (two ounces) and took craftsmen eight days to make, mentioned businessman Shankar Kurhade, from the western metropolis of Pune. “It is a thin mask […]

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6 Beauty Tips To Care For Your Child’s Skin

THE AFRI GIST May 24, 2020 0

Children tend to play a lot, with anything and at any time. While playing, they often come in contact with dirt and germs, which could lead to skin problems if left unattended. The skin is the largest organ in the human body, whether as adults or children. Children have thinner, more delicate, and highly sensitive […]

POLITICS HEALTH

UK government defends top adviser over lockdown ‘breach’

THE AFRI GIST May 24, 2020 0

Number 10 Downing Street special advisor Dominic Cummings gets out of his car as he arrives at his home in London on May 23, 2020 after allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country in March. – The British government on May 23 rejected calls to sack top adviser Dominic Cummings over […]

POLITICS HEALTH

China says US infected by ‘political virus’, ties pushed to brink of ‘Cold War’

THE AFRI GIST May 24, 2020 0

China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, as Muslims around the world celebrated a muted end to the holy month of Ramadan. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington had been infected by a “political virus” […]

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Brazil passes 20,000 virus deaths after record 24-hour toll

THE AFRI GIST May 22, 2020 0

The novel coronavirus death toll in Brazil surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, after a record number of fatalities in a 24-hour period, the health ministry said. The country is the epicenter of the outbreak in Latin America, and its highest one-day toll of 1,188 pushed the overall death tally to 20,047. Brazil has now recorded more […]

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China warns on slump as virus kills world jobs

THE AFRI GIST May 22, 2020 0

Attendants pour tea for Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 22, 2020. – China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world’s second-largest economy […]

HEALTH TRAVELS

3 Dubai evacuees in Lagos test positive for COVID-19

THE AFRI GIST May 18, 2020 0

THREE out of the 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE, yesterday, tested positive for COVID-19 in Lagos. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle, said the positive evacuees have been moved to one of the isolation centres for further treatment. However, Abayomi did not […]

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UK govt boosts vaccine funding as daily coronavirus deaths fall

THE AFRI GIST May 18, 2020 0

UK on Sunday reported 170 more coronavirus deaths — its lowest number since late March, when lockdown restrictions were introduced, although the figures from Northern Ireland were not included. Prime Minister Boris Johnson meanwhile acknowledged public frustration with the restrictions imposed to fight the virus. The coronavirus deaths take the UK government’s official

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COVID-19: WHO reveals how African countries can escape 250 million infections, 190,000 deaths

THE AFRI GIST May 16, 2020 0

The World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, on Friday night listed four things African countries must do to avoid 250 million COVID-19 infections and 190,000 deaths this year. The UN health agency, in a tweet on its official Twitter page, said African countries must proactively expand the capacity to test, […]

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India overtakes China in number of coronavirus cases

THE AFRI GIST May 16, 2020 0

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths. China has reported 82,941 confirmed case and 4,633 deaths since the virus was first detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan. The worst-hit India’s states are Maharashtra with 29,100 coronavirus […]

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US Says China Trying To Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

THE AFRI GIST May 14, 2020 0

US authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said organizations researching COVID-19 were at risk of “targeting and network compromise” by China. They warned

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Lack of exclusive breastfeeding for babies could lead to future diabetes – Expert

THE AFRI GIST January 8, 2020 0

A medical expert, Dr Bala Abawa, says lack of exclusive breastfeeding in the baby’s first six months can expose them to the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus later in life. Abawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Jos, that breast milk contains antibodies which could prevent infections such as diarrhoea, […]

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50m Nigerians suffer from mental disorder — CMD

THE AFRI GIST October 23, 2019 0

Dr Ibrahim Wakawa, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, says at least 50 million Nigerians are believed to be suffering from mental disorders. Wakawa raised the alarm on Wednesday at the unveiling of the Borno State Government Mental Health Strategic Implementation Plan in Maiduguri. Represented by Dr Ibrahim Mshelia, a Mental

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Ebola virus: Tanzania failing to provide details, WHO says

THE AFRI GIST September 22, 2019 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebuked Tanzania for failing to provide information about possible Ebola virus infections. The WHO said it had learned of one suspected fatal case in Dar es Salaam and two others but, despite repeated requests, was given no information. Tanzania has said it has no suspected or confirmed cases. The […]