Nigeria is quite a large country and what we have seen is chaotic responses largely by state governments; some state not waiting for coordination, taking the laws into their own hands and making rules and guidelines as they...
The initial preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 in Nigeria was fine until we got our first case on February 27, 2020. On that day, we should have sealed and closed our borders to all travellers...
THE VIRUS: COVID-19, a novel viral disease, is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus that belongs to the heterogeneous coronavirus family whose notorious members include SARS and MERS. SARS-CoV-2 was first isolated in Wuhan, China in January 2020. In the...
Prof. Oyewale Tomori is the immediate past President of the Nigerian Academy of Science with experience in virology, disease prevention and control. Oyewale who is also chairman of National Laboratory Technical Working Group (NLTWG) and one time virologist...
Past President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Professor Oyewale Tomori FAS talks to BBC on COVID-19 in Africa. Watch interview here
Regrettably, Nigeria has, during the last one week, seen a dramatic increase in the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases. It is now time for a national lock down, especially now that the disease has invaded the highest level...
The outbreak of the respiratory disease, COVID-19, as announced by China in December 2019 has since put the world on edge. With the diagnosis and announcement of a case in Lagos (a traveler from Italy) on the 26th...
