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How COVID-19 can impact the heart

COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, than those without COVID-19. They're also more likely to have other heart issues, like arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) and myocarditis (inflammation of the heart

Another 71 Covid deaths, 8,260 infections recorded

Health officials on Friday recorded 8,260 new Covid-19 cases, including 228 imported infections. Seventy-one more people with Covid have died...

COVID-19: Nigeria To Increase Number Of Oxygen Plants To 100

The Nigerian Government has disclosed that it plans to increase the number of oxygen generation plants in the country to 100 to ensure oxygen efficiency. This was disclosed by the Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, at the 17th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard series...

Long Covid Symptoms Often Fade for People Who Had Mild Infection, Large Study Finds

Research from a team in Israel appears to offer encouraging news: The majority of symptoms tied to long covid might fade away over time for those who initially had a mild case of covid-19. The study found that mild cases had a higher risk of more than a dozen health conditions compared to uninfected controls

COVID-19 update: Hospitalizations rise as Quebec reports 14 more deaths

The death toll in the province since the start of the pandemic now stands at 17,728...

Covid-19 : N180bn NIRSAL loans may be forfeited by lender

Speculations have emerged that borrowers of about N180 billion loans from NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) during the coronavirus pandemic may not pay back. Evidence of this emerged after Senate ad hoc committee investigating alleged uneven disbursement of loans, grants and interventions in the six geopolitical regions by NIRSAL Microfinance Bank urged the Central Bank of

Hong Kong logs nearly 28k new Covid cases

Health authorities on Friday reported 27,830 new Covid infections, of which 946 were imported. Another 72 patients with Covid have died...

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