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Just-In: Sanwo-Olu, Lalong Recover From COVID-19

DailyDatesNG — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:10:19 +0000

Two Governors who had gone into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus have recovered.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has recovered from COVID-19, after 12 days in isolation.

The governor had tested positive for the virus on December 12, 2020.

On Thursday afternoon, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, confirmed that Sanwo-Olu has now tested negative.

Following a week of testing positive, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has also recovered from COVID-19.

Spokesman for the Governor, Dr. Macham Makut, made this known in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, Lalong, who had been isolated since December 17, 2020, after testing negative for the virus appreciated God for healing him of the disease.

Makut said, “The governor is now free of the disease after his latest test returned negative. The Governor’s negative status was communicated to him on Wednesday night.”

He thanked the people of Plateau State, his friends and associates all over the country for praying for him.

Makut urged the citizens of the state to take the pandemic very seriously, adding that all protocols for prevention of infection and transmission must be observed.

He quoted the Governor as saying “having contacted the virus and undergone treatment myself, I wish to reiterate that COVID-19 is not a death sentence as early detection helps to address it and reduce chances of death.

“We should not stigmatise anyone who tests positive or is suspected of having the disease. Rather, such people should serve as motivation for others to voluntarily test in order to improve the safety of all.”

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COVID-19: Arik Air Lays Off 300 Workers

DailyDatesNG — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:41:48 +0000

Management of Arik Air has terminated the appointments of 300 members of its staff to Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19.

The airline made this known on Friday through a press statement which was titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant.”

Arik Air further blamed the mass laying off on the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The company said it would provide a redundancy package for the affected workers with the help of the aviation unions.

The statement read in part, “Arising from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the constrained ability of the airline to complete heavy maintenance activities and return its planes to operations, stunted revenues against increasing operational costs, the management of Arik Air (In Receivership) has declared 300 staff members redundant to its current level of operations.

“The leadership of the impacted unions have been contacted to negotiate a redundancy package for the affected staff.”

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COVID-19: FG Opens 14 Airports For Full Domestic Operations

DailyDatesNG — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:53:45 +0000

Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hadi Sirika, has announced the opening of fourteen airports for full domestic operations after over four months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hadi Sirika, on Sunday in a tweet wrote: “Glad to announce that the following airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approvals in and out of them is not required. This includes private and charter operations. We will keep you informed on the reminder airports in due course, please.”

Domestic flights were suspended in Nigeria since March 2020 then gradually opened on July 8, 2020.

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper Announces Birth Of His Son, Wyatt

DailyDatesNG — Fri, 01 May 2020 17:19:46 +0000

CNN’s Anderson Cooper is the proud father of a newborn baby boy.

Wyatt Morgan Cooper was born on Monday weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.

Cooper, 52, shared photos of Wyatt at the end of Thursday’s televised weekly global town hall on the coronavirus pandemic.

“It has been a difficult time in all of our lives, and there are certainly many hard days ahead,” Cooper said. “It is, I think, especially important in these times of trouble to try to hold on to moments of joy and moments of happiness. Even as we mourn the loss of loved ones, we are also blessed with new life and new love.”

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I want to share with you some joyful news. On Monday, I became a father. This is Wyatt Cooper. He is three days old. He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was. My son's middle name is Morgan. It's a family name on my mom's side. I know my mom and dad liked the name morgan because I recently found a list they made 52 years ago when they were trying to think of names for me. Wyatt Morgan Cooper. My son. He was 7.2 lbs at birth, and he is sweet, and soft, and healthy and I am beyond happy. As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son's birth. Most of all, I am grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, and watched over him lovingly, and tenderly, and gave birth to him. It is an extraordinary blessing – what she, and all surrogates give to families who cant have children. My surrogate has a beautiful family of her own, a wonderfully supportive husband, and kids, and I am incredibly thankful for all the support they have given Wyatt and me. My family is blessed to have this family in our lives I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter, were alive to meet Wyatt, but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing, happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt, and that our family continues.

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That’s how he introduced his own joyful news: “On Monday, I became a father,” he said. “I’ve never actually said that before, out loud, and it still kind of astonishes me. I am a dad. I have a son. And I want you to meet him.”

Cooper, who is gay, said in his on-air announcement that “I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I am so grateful for all those who have paved the way, and for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved in my son’s birth.”

“Most of all,” he said, “I am eternally grateful to a remarkable surrogate who carried Wyatt, watched over him lovingly, tenderly, and gave birth to him.”

The news came as a big surprise to CNN viewers, as Cooper had not spoken publicly about his plans to have a baby.

Cooper’s father, who died when he was 10 years old, was named Wyatt. Now Cooper is passing the name to a new generation. “I hope I can be as good a dad as he was,” he said during the announcement.

His son’s middle name, Morgan, is a name from the family tree of his mother Gloria Vanderbilt. She died last year.

“I do wish my mom and dad and my brother, Carter were alive to meet Wyatt,” Cooper said, “but I like to believe they can see him. I imagine them all together, arms around each other, smiling and laughing and watching, looking down on us. Happy to know that their love is alive in me and in Wyatt… and that our family continues. New life and new love.”

Source: CNN

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