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The United States (U.S.) government has donated field hospital worth $1.3 million to Nigeria, it was learnt on Monday.
The facility was donated to the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health by the United States Department of Defence’s U.S. Africa Command, with support from the U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR).
It was built in the U.S. and manufactured by Alaska Structures, and assembled in Abuja by an all-Nigerian team.
Ambassador Leonard said: “As we celebrate 60 years of U.S/Nigeria diplomatic relations, and many years of health partnerships, it is deeply satisfying to look back on the many ways we have worked together to improve the health, safety and security of the Nigerian people.”
Total Number Discharged – 151,998
Total Deaths – 2,058
Total Tests Carried out – 1,767,694
According to the NCDC, the 82 new cases are reported from 8 states- Lagos (33), Yobe (15), Abia (11), Rivers (10), Imo (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Katsina (2), and Osun (2).
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 57,790, followed by Abuja (19,669), Plateau (9,024), Kaduna (8,921), Rivers (6,909), Oyo (6,838), Edo (4,875), Ogun (4,617), Kano (3,908), Ondo (3,172), Kwara (3,083), Delta (2,599), Osun (2,527), Nasarawa (2,325), Enugu (2,237), Katsina (2,083), Gombe (2,030), Ebonyi (2,007), Anambra (1,909), Akwa Ibom (1,765), and Abia (1,665).
Imo State has recorded 1,642 cases, Bauchi (1,521), Borno (1,327), Benue (1,188), Adamawa (1,051), Niger (930), Taraba (910), Ekiti (865), Bayelsa (852), Sokoto (774), Jigawa (518), Kebbi (442), Cross River (366), Yobe (313), Zamfara (232), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
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Owen Crowson s brothers who have been supporting him in online school while their mom Jennifer Crowson works.(Lindsay Palmer)
When the Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton was forced to close its office during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Crowson knew how challenging it would be for those with the disorder to not be able to physically connect with their friends.
Crowson has an eight-year-old son with Down syndrome. She also chairs the local association that provides support and social time for families.
The association has tried to introduce some online activities, Crowson says, but a lot of the younger kids weren t interested, and it was hard to engage them. Closing the office, she says, has been a massive change. And for many kids with Down syndrome, she says, online school is hard.
Euronews most important misinformation debunks in 2020 | #TheCube This content is not available in your region
• Updated: 31/12/2020
In an unprecedented year of news, false information and misleading rumours have spread rapidly across the internet.
Euronews social media newsdesk, The Cube, has been fact-checking and debunking misinformation throughout 2020.
From fake COVID cures to false claims about dead voter ballots being used in the US election, here are some of the highlights.
1. Lemon in hot water is not a cure for COVID-19 We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic.
They were the words of the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in February.
Explained: full guide to Dubai s Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine campaign
The public distribution of the US-German vaccine is a lot to take in. Here we break it down for you
An older resident receives her first shot at Zabeel Health Centre on December 27, 2020. EPA
A Dubai ambulance worker is vaccinated in Dubai. EPA
The vaccine is expected to be rolled out to all age groups once people in the essential categories have been vaccinated. EPA
A nurse holds a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was approved for use by Dubai s emergency and crisis authority and the federal Ministry of Health. AFP