Mothers should breastfeed even if they have coronavirus, WHO saysA mother should breastfeed her newborn baby even if she has a suspected or confirmed case of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “Mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged to initiate and continue breastfeeding and not be separated from their infants unless the mother is too unwell,” he said. Tedros noted that evidence suggests children are at lower risk for catching the coronavirus than adults but are at high risk of coming down with diseases and other conditions that breastfeeding helps prevent. They fought not that we would have democracy day but that Nigeria might exist as a democracy every day. When I say democracy… Read full storyEDITORIAL: Defence Minister’s LamentationTHE Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has lamented that Nigeria’s military is too understaffed and underfunded to tackle the various security challenges facing the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 12, 2020 17:37 UTC