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Four COVID-19 survivors narrate ordeal Published 7 May 2021 Since the first case was recorded in the country on February 27, 2020, no fewer than 165,215 Nigerians have contracted the virus, while 155,371 people have recovered and 2,063 deaths have been recorded.  Four survivors narrated their COVID-19 experience in an interview with our correspondent.  A 22-year-old graduate of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Oreoluwa Sowemimo, said she contracted the virus in a driving school. She said, “I returned home one day from driving school and noticed that I couldn’t taste or smell anythi...

By Mon Apr 26 2021 Project SafeUp has distributed over one million items of free personal protective equipment (PPE) to schools, nongovernment organisations, markets and health facilities in the past five months. A partnership between My World of Bags (MWOB) and the Mastercard Foundation, its targets are in Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, and a few northern states. The project seeks to boost coronavirus awareness, distribute much-needed PPE materials across South-West Nigeria and other areas in need, destigmatize the virus and give COVID survivors a platform to share their stories In October 2...