The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 273 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa in 26 countries and there have been six COVID-19-related deaths. The UN health agency disclosed this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The agency said Government of Benin had on […]
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The Trump administration offered large sums to a German company working on a coronavirus vaccine to make it available for exclusive use by the U.S., a German newspaper reported on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump approached scientists employed by CureVac, a German pharmaceutical company based in Tuebingen, and tried to lure them to work for […]
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Arsenal football club of England has closed its London Colney training centre after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result on Thursday evening. The club stated that personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. “We expect this to be a significant number of […]
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Lagos state ministry of health declared two passengers on board the Turkish Airline flight which brought the Italian who imported coronavirus into the country, wanted. At a press briefing on Monday, Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, gave their names as Enwelunta Obumnore Godfrey and Salami Abiodun Sadeeq. He said they are wanted because they were among […]
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To check the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Italian authorities on Sunday locked down the northern region of the country, which has a population of 16 million. The death of the disease rose from 233 on Saturday to 366 on Sunday. According to the country’s civil protection agency, the total number of infections also moved […]
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According to an official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) who spoke with UK Telegraph, bank notes may spread coronavirus disease. WHO spokesman said banknotes move from one hand to the other, thereby increasing its chances of spreading the virus. The official recommended the use of contactless payments and the washing of hands after handling banknotes. […]
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The deputy speaker of Iran’s parliament, Reza Misri, has disclosed that 23 of his colleagues have tested positive for coronavirus. According to UK Guardian, Misri disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. “As of now, 23 members of parliament were tested positive. These people have a close relationship with the people and they carry different viruses from […]
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We are living in times where people throughout the world are divided. And yet, regardless of political persuasion, there are certain points of agreement: corruption in many governments has reached unprecedented levels; ethics and integrity have given way to deal-making and intimidation. While this is not how most of us choose to live our lives, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken on the case of coronavirus in Nigeria despite the efforts to prevent it. Buhari said this in his first public comment on the disease since it was recorded in Nigeria on Friday. A 44-year-old Italian had flown into the country from Milan, Italy, through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, […]
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Less than two weeks after some Chinese nationals tested negative to coronavirus in Nigeria, another Chinese has undergone test for the disease. According to Olutunde Lalude, group medical director of Reddington Hospital Group, a Chinese national who arrived in Nigeria seven weeks ago underwent test for coronavirus in Lagos on Wednesday. Lalude said the man presented […]
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