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Coronavirus: South Korea relaxes restrictions

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Korea has relaxed its social distancing rules after it recorded just eight new coronavirus infections, the lowest in two…

Thousands of hungry, jobless Americans beg for food

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Jobless Americans squeezed by the coronavirus pandemic are turning more and more to food banks to get by, waiting hours…

COVID-19: U.S.-Canada border to remain closed – Minister

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada and the U.S. had agreed to keep their border closed…

China’s Wuhan lab denies link with coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The director of China's Wuhan lab has rejected claims that it could be the source of the coronavirus outbreak.

Trump: China embarrassed over coronavirus

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

China has been “embarrassed” over the coronavirus, U.S. President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Saturday.

Black Saturday in UK as coronavirus death toll soars

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

It was a Black Saturday in the UK as another 888 people died after contracting coronavirus. The new deaths took…

Queen Elizabeth makes strange request for her birthday

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

Chris Ship added that it would be the first time such a request had been made in her 68-year reign.

Germany, Japan’s coronavirus cases spike

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany and Japan have risen. In Germany, the cases increased by 3,609, taking the national total…

Singapore reports record coronavirus cases

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 942 more coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record in the city state

Trump announces direct payments of $16 billion to U.S. farmers

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

President Donald Trump, on Friday, announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis.

COVID-19: India’s deaths reach 480, with 14,378 total cases

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

India’s Federal Health Ministry, on Saturday, said the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 480 and…

China reports 27 new coronavirus cases

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according…

COVID-19: Sudan’s confirmed cases reach 33

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

Sudanese government has reported one new COVID-19 case and one more death from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed…

U.S. coronavirus cases top 700,000, deaths above 37,000

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

U.S. coronavirus cases reached 710,021 early on Saturday after many states reported their figures. Deaths also soared to 37,158.

UNECA: Thousands will die in Africa of coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report that more than 300,000 people in Africa could…

COVID-19: Turkey releases 90,000 prisoners

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Turkey has started releasing thousands of prisoners to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 among the congested facilities .

China jacks up death toll for Wuhan

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

China further fuelled suspicions today that it under-reported casualties from its coronavirus epidemic when it jacked up by over a…

Germany records significant drop in coronavirus infections

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Germany has recorded a significant drop in coronavirus infection rate.

World’s biggest trial of Coronavirus drugs begins in UK

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 years ago

The world’s biggest trial of drugs to treat Coronavirus patients has begun in the United Kingdom at unprecedented speed, and…

Saudi Arabia battles coronavirus with enviable war chest

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia’s has thrown its enviable war chest against coronavirus, the kingdom's Finance and Economy Minister Muhammad al-Jadaan said.

Egypt receives China’s anti-coronavirus materials

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Egypt on Thursday received the first batch of China’s anti-coronavirus materials as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of…

COVID-19 kills over 900 Africans

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Over 900 Africans have been killed by COVID-19 as it bites harder on the continent, the Africa CDC said.

Coronavirus: Russia says it will humbly accept U.S. ventilators

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia would accept a “kind offer” from U.S. President Donald Trump to ship ventilators to…

Nairobi governor gives out cognac to ‘kill’ coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko distributed bottles of cognac to the poor, claiming that it kills the deadly coronavirus.

Prince William opens new emergency hospital in UK

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, has opened an emergency COVID-19 hospital in Birmingham, UK.

Luis Sepulveda Chilean dissident dies of coronavirus

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Luis Sepulveda, a Chilean dissident author died in Spain on Thursday from respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

UK lockdown extended by 3 weeks

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The UK lockdown has been extended by another three weeks, with coronavirus death toll hitting 13,738 and cases above 100,000.

Coronavirus: Africa reports 17,247 confirmed cases – Africa CDC

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

The death toll from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reached 910 as the number of confirmed cases hit 17,247 across the…

UK not out of coronavirus woods yet, death toll high again

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The coronavirus death toll in the UK went higher again on Thursday with 861 more deaths announced. This took the…

22m Americans file for jobless claims

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

After three consecutive weeks of claims in the millions, another 5.245 million Americans filed for jobless claims for the week…

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