Covid-19: Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified; dogs sniff out virus with high accuracy
March 10, 2022 The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to…
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms first case of Omicron variant in 3 persons
Dec. 1, 2021 Nigeria has confirmed it’s first case of the Omicron variant, also known as the B.1.1.529 lineage. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in a statement Wednesday morning…
WHO reaches draft consensus on future pandemic treaty
Nov 29, 2021 Member states of the World Health Organization have reached a tentative consensus to negotiate a future agreement on preventing pandemics, bridging the gap between sides led by…
COVID-19: China disease expert says origin probe should shift to U.S- State Media
June 17, 2021 A senior Chinese epidemiologist said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of COVID-19 after a study showed…
No evidence COVID-19 virus emanated from Wuhan lab, says WHO scientist
June 10, 2021 The laboratory leak, for that to be the origin meant they must have had the virus to begin with, and we don’t have evidence of that,’’ said…
Coronavirus more likely to be product of nature than of lab – Report
June 9, 2021 The novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is “more likely to be a product of nature’’ than one of a laboratory, an article written by two U.S. virology researchers in…
Warning: Those who recovered from Covid-19 could still be re-infected – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is no evidence that people who recovered from COVID-19 cannot be re-infected. In a “Scientific Brief” released from its headquarters in Geneva on…