Latest COVID-19 News Update For Sun, 20th Dec. 2020

A pleasant day to you and welcome to the compilation of the latest Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news update on AllNews for today, Sunday, December 20th, 2020.

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COVID-19: Nigeria To Manufacture Own Vaccines Soon - NAFDAC

As the world continues to rely on United States, United Kingdom, Russia, and China for COVID-19 cure, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), disclosed Nigeria is getting closer to being a manufacturer of vaccines as well.

This was revealed by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, who said Nigeria is aiming for a level three stage which will enable the country to manufacture its vaccines, as Nigeria is adhering to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global benchmarking and adopting international best practices. Read more here.

COVID-19: Lagos Places Bans On Concerts, Carnivals, Street Parties

Following the continuous escalation of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday directed that Christmas carnival, concerts, and street Jamz have been banned until further notice.

AllNews gathered that Governor Sanwo-Olu who made this known in a statement also returned the restriction that in places of worship in the state, no gathering must exceed 50 percent of the maximum capacity of the venue. Read more here.

COVID-19: Biden To Receive Vaccine Monday

The President-elect of United States, Joe Biden will on Monday publicly receive his first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

Biden, Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, made the announcement on Friday as Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Meitch McConnell, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking government officials to receive their doses. Read more here.

COVID-19: We Cannot Afford Another Total Lockdown - Sanwo-Olu Warns

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State has revealed that the state cannot afford to go on another total lockdown.

Sanwo-Olu who said this in a statement on Saturday insisted that every form of gathering has been placed on hold. Read more here.

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920 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-308
FCT-207
Kaduna-179
Plateau-46
Niger-43
Adamawa-26
Sokoto-18
Rivers-16
Yobe-15
Enugu-13
Kano-13
Ogun-12
Delta-10
Edo-5
Osun-3
Oyo-3
Anambra-2
Ekiti-1

77,933 confirmed
67,784 discharged
1,218 deaths pic.twitter.com/51wz4Lw5JC

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 19, 2020

And that’s all on the latest Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news update on AllNews for today. More COVID-19 and Nigerian news headlines are on this dependable website. Do enjoy the rest of your day.