Pollution causing more deaths than COVID – UN Expert
By Nneka NwogwugwuPollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N.…
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Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment – WHO
By Nneka NwogwugwuThe World Health Organisation chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the recent Global analysis…
Climate change: Changes that have occurred in one year of COVID-19…
By Omotayo EdubiThe lockdowns, travel limitations, and isolated working and learning that became mandatory for…
US contributes $10m to support FAO efforts on COVID-19 response
By Nneka Nwogwugwu
A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture…
Omicron accounts for 73% of new COVID-19 cases in U.S – CDC
Omicron is now the dominant variant of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 per cent of new infections…
Nigeria to destroy 1million doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines
By Nneka NwogwugwuThe executive director of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA),…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 105 new infections, 3 omicron variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced additional 105 COVID-19 infections as it detected…
WHO labels new COVID strain Omicron, designates it a ‘variant of concern’
World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the latest COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa, the Greek name…
COVID-19: WHO tasks journalists on effective communication
Dr Geoffrey Namara, World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment (HIM) Lead,…
UK approves first world’s antiviral COVID-19 pill
By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve a potentially…
