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COVID-19: How an NGO is tackling community spread of corona virus in Nigeria.

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The COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Nigeria, the first confirmed case in was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian citizen in Lagos tested positive for the virus. As case continue to increase, the federal government of Nigeria responded on March 30, 2020 by restricting movements of persons for two weeks in the country’s capital...

NGO trains 114 Gombe primary health care workers

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Rural Health Mission Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation based in Gombe has trained over 114 primary health care workers on infection, prevention and control of COVID-19. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the training Thursday, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Mal. Mohammed Sadiq, said the training was part of their COVID-19 response project sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. “We have decided to focus attention on...