Nigeria, Sept. 21 -- The world continued last week to battle the coronavirus pandemic which has infected over 31 million people and caused at least 964,309 deaths globally.

Nigeria has recorded over 57,000 infections and over 1,000 deaths from the disease.

Healthcare workers, who are first responders to patients, are among those infected, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that over 41,000 of them had been infected in Africa.

The World Patient Safety Day was also marked on September 17 to increase public awareness on patient's safety especially in the midst of the current pandemic.

Here are some of the health stories which made headlines last week:

Nigeria's coronavirus infections surpass 57, 000

On Saturday, Nigeria...