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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC) is the national public health institute for Nigeria. [1] It is a federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria), with its headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. [2] [3] The agency’s goal is to protect Nigerians from the ...
covid19.ncdc.gov.ng. The COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The first confirmed case in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian national in Lagos tested positive for the virus.
The government also extended the locking down of Lagos State, Ogun State and the FCT, for a period of one week, announcing an indefinite nationwide curfew from 8 pm to 6 am starting on 4 May, while also placing an indefinite ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel, allowing partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and ...
Takeaway. COVID-19 can trigger pericarditis, a type of heart inflammation, but this is quite rare. Symptoms include chest pain that comes on quickly or worsens when you breathe deeply or lie down ...
Long COVID refers to the health problems you may have long-term after recovering from COVID-19. You may also hear long COVID called long-haul COVID, post-COVID conditions (PCC) or post-acute COVID ...
Research has shown that there’s a link between long-term COVID-19 and an increase in mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression. One research review found that roughly 19% of people with ...
Contagiousness. Medical attention. Summary. Marko Geber/Getty Images. COVID-19 is the illness that’s caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. It can cause a variety of symptoms, such as ...
As of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2). Its impact has been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas.