Health
Zac Brown Tests Positive For COVID-19
Zac Brown Tests Positive For COVID-19; Pauses ‘Comeback Tour’ With Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown has had to pause his tour because he has tested positive for COVID-19.
The 43-year-old singer revealed to fans that the band are pressing pause on The Comeback Tour as he deals with having the virus.
“I have made the very difficult decision to pause Zac Brown Band’s ‘The Comeback Tour,’” he wrote on Instagram. “Despite taking precautions, I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. I am deeply disappointed this has happened, as touring is our life and performing live for our fans is the best part of our job.”
Zac added that the tour would pick back up again “as soon as I have finished the CDC-mandated quarantine and it is safe for our band members and crew to do so.”
He did not disclose if he or if any of his band members or tour personnel had been vaccinated or additional members tested positive.
The next four shows – in Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York – have been canceled to allow enough time for his full recovery. Refunds are available for all four of them.
“I am grateful to our fans for understanding this decision, as well as everyone on the front lines who can’t stay at home because their work is essential. I believe we can all overcome this together. As soon as we can, we’ll see you back out on the road again. Nothing’s better than the comeback.”
Last year, Zac cancelled the band’s Owl Tour over concerns about the pandemic, and urged his fans to take proper precautions.
Health
Kwara approves 100% consolidated health salary structure for nurses

The Kwara State government has approved and implemented a 100% Consolidated Health Salary Structure, (CONHESS) for nurses in the state.
Also, the state government has recruited about 63 nurses to fill the vacuum created by the brain drain in the country to improve the quality and standard of nursing care in line with the global best practices.
The Chairman and Secretary of the Kwara State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Aminu Shehu and Markus Luka respectively, disclosed this in a statement in Ilorin made available to journalists.
The association appreciated the Executive Secretary of the state Hospital Management Bureau for playing a vital role in the struggle towards ensuring that its demands were met by the government.
The body also commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for the approval and implementation of the 100% CONHESS and the recruitment of more nurses to boost healthcare delivery in the state.
Health
More than 400 consultant anesthetists left Nigeria in 2yrs – Society

More than 400 consultant anesthetists left the shores of Nigeria for greener pastures in the last two years, President of the Nigerian Society of Anesthetists, Dr Olubusola Alagbe-Briggs said in Gombe on Wednesday.
Alagbe-Briggs told newsmen on the side-line of the society’s 31st annual scientific conference that the immigrant anesthetists left Nigeria in search of better practice environment.
She said anesthetists were the most sought-after specialists in foreign lands because of the peculiarity of their services.
“There is a global shortage of anesthetists because of the nature of the job which is intensive, acute and focused.
“We had about 1,200 members in the past, but today we have only 800 members.
“Those countries that are short of anesthetists are pulling those here in Nigeria to their countries.
“Nigerian professionals are the best. They are highly sought-after by other countries.
“Medical practitioners and other professionals will continue to emigrate until their welfare and available equipment are improved upon,’’ she said.
Alagbe-Briggs stressed that availability appropriate equipment and improved welfare were essential to improve medical practice and services.
She said the conference itself sought to ensure continuous enhancement of the knowledge of the society’s members to help to improve their services.
“We are looking at how we can help to improve on cancer care; we are involved in the operational stage, pain relief, emergency care and intensive care.
“We are in Gombe to brainstorm on how to improve our specialty in line with the theme of the conference, learn from one another and share research outcomes,’’ Alagbe-Briggs said.
The conference has: “Anesthesia and the pre-operative care of patients with cancers’’ as its theme.
Health
WHO Demands Fresh Data from China amid Outbreak of Pneumonia in Children

The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting more data from China amid an outbreak of pneumonia in children.
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, said the agency was ‘following up with China’ as hospitals across the country continue to be overwhelmed.
Face masks and social distancing are again being recommended in the country.
The country is said to be grappling with a spike in pneumonia, dubbed ‘white lung syndrome’ because of the way lung damage shows up on scans, among children that has been attributed to a rebound in respiratory illnesses rather than an entirely new virus.
China had one of the most brutal and longest lockdowns of any country in the world which the WHO says robbed children of vital immunity against seasonal illnesses.
Dr Van Kerkhove told the conference today: ‘Yes, we are seeing an increase in respiratory infections around the world.
‘We’re in autumn and entering winter months, so we are expecting to see rises in respiratory infections regardless.
We are following up with China. They are seeing an increase due a number of different infections
We are following up with our clinical network and following up with clinicians in China.
‘In terms of acute respiratory infections, we are looking at the burden on healthcare systems and looking at the healthcare capacities of systems.’
It comes after Chinese Health Ministry spokesman Mi Feng urged people in the country to again consider wearing face masks and distancing.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, he said: ‘Efforts should be made to increase the opening of relevant clinics and treatment areas, extend service hours and increase the supply of medicines.
‘It is necessary to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control in key crowded places.
‘[This includes] in schools, childcare institutions and nursing homes, and to reduce the flow of people and visits.’
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