A heavily-mutated Covid variant dubbed the ‘real deal’ is already in the UK, health officials confirmed on Friday, August 18 amid fears it could trigger a fresh wave. Virus-tracking researchers detected the Omicron spin-off – nicknamed Pirola but also known scientifically as BA.X/BA.2.86 – in a patient hospitalised in London. The unidentified patient is thought to have caught the strain within the UK. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) bosses did not reveal exactly how many cases have …
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As Nigerians grapple with the new petrol pump price and the increase in the cost of living, the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Segun Dada, has asked everyone to be patient as joy is coming in the morning. Posting on his Twitter handle, Dada wrotePlease be patient. Joy is coming #RenewedHope”The post Please be patient. Joy is coming- President Tinubu’s aide, Segun Dada, tells Nigerians appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
There was mild drama at the Oyo State isolation centre Saturday, August 8, when a recovered COVID-19 patient refused to go home with her father, choosing instead to go with a soldier she met at the isolation centre. About 20 people were discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre in Olodo, Ibadan, Oyo State, after they were treated for COVID-19. Relatives of those discharged were outside waiting for them but one particular woman had two people waiting to pick …
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has petitioned the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Investigation Panel to investigate Dr Anu Adepoju of Med Contour after a patient died in LUTH following a botched cosmetic surgery performed by Dr Anu. The management of LUTH accused Dr Anu of professional misconduct following the death of one Miss Nneka Onwuzuligbo, who developed complications after cosmetic surgery at Dr Anu’s facility before dying at LUTH, after which Dr Anu tried to extricate herself by blaming …
Dr Adepoju Anuoluwapo was pictured today arriving at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi. Dr Anu, a cosmetic surgeon who owns Med Contour, was reportedly arrested on Wednesday, July 1. Her trial kicks off today, July 3, and police brought her to court this morning as seen in photos shared by investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo. The medical doctor is in court over allegations that a failed cosmetic surgery carried out by her led to the death …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reacted to a video of a Cameroonian medical doctor Kameni Pierre, claiming to have been healed of Coronavirus by Prophet TB Joshua via his church channel, Emmanuel TV. The gynecologist and obstetrician who claimed to have suffered Coronavirus, said he received his healing after he called in for prayers during an interactive programme on Emmanuel TV from the isolation center he was placed in. According to Pierre, he displayed his result and ‘vomited out’ the disease while …