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CBN, Banks, NIBBS others open for business during COVID-19 Lockdown. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex bank and other financial institutions will open for business in spite the two weeks lockdown declared by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states.
Coronavirus – Fact Check: COVID-19 is NOT airborne. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks.
COVID-19: NCDC to increase testing laboratories, says Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit not validated. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it will expand its testing capacity for COVID-19 from six laboratories to 13 in the next three weeks.
COVID-19: Solidarity Trial to Compare Drugs Combination Starts in Two Countries – WHO. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there are now more than half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 23,495 deaths.
AfDB raises $3 bn social bond to combat coronavirus. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised three billion dollars three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Africa. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Friday.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a $3-billion facility, named Pandemic…