Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: 300m children out of school, says UNESCO
The spread of the novel coronavirus over the globe has forced almost 300 million students to stay at home, the…
‘James Bond: No Time to Die’ release delayed due to coronavirus
The release date for the upcoming James Bond film, ‘No Time to Die’ has been pushed from April to November…
Coronavirus: Facebook, Google staff to work from home
The managements of Facebook Inc and Google have urged their San Francisco Bay area employees to work from home to…
Saudi Arabia reopens holy sites after disinfection
Saudi Arabia has reopened two of its holy religious sites in Islam after they were closed for sterilization to halt…
US in Coronavirus trouble, 3 states, San Francisco hit
Fifty three new cases of Coronavirus broke out across the United States on Thursday, striking for the first time in…
Three Coronavirus suspects now quarantined in Lagos – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Thursday night revealed that three Coronavirus suspects are currently being quarantined at its facility in…
Coronavirus cases surge in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that its health ministry detected three new coronavirus cases, making it five confirmed cases.
Obasanjo’s lamentation: How Coronavirus affected my 83rd birthday celebration
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday lamented how Coronavirus affected his 83rd birthday celebration.
World Cup star tests positive to Coronavirus, quarantined
Thomas Kahlenberg, former Denmark international who played at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has quarantined after testing positive…
Coronavirus hits Jesus church in Bethlehem, shut to tourists
The Church of the Nativity on Thursday was ordered closed and foreign tourists were banned from West Bank hotels after…
Coronavirus: South Africa reports first case, made in Italy
South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport…
UK records first death from Coronavirus
The United Kingdom has confirmed the first death from Coronavirus, after the deadly disease invaded its territory.
China Southern Airlines to resume Shenzhen-Bangkok route
China Southern Airlines says it will reopen Shenzhen-Bangkok airline services from March 13.
Coronavirus: Nigerian who returned from France quarantined in Lagos
A Nigerian man who returned from France has been quarantined in Lagos over Coronavirus after he developed headache and respiratory…
Coronavirus: Youth assembly calls for grassroot sensitisation
The President of Yoruba Youth Assembly, Mr Olarinde Thomas, told the Federal Government on Thursday to embark on grassroots sensitization…
NAHCON urges pilgrims to get refund for Lesser Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has urged pilgrims who paid for lesser Hajj (Umrah) to contact their tour…
The best way to fight Coronavirus – Sanwo-Olu’s wife
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Thursday emphasized the need for residents of the State to…
HSBC offices in London evacuated over coronavirus
HSBC has evacuated part of its UK headquarters in the Canary Wharf financial district in London over fears an employee…
Coronavirus update: 107 die in Iran
One hundred and seven people have died and 3513 have been infected with coronavirus in Iran, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush…
Coronavirus: UNICEF charges Nigerians to seek information from trusted sources
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to always source for relevant information on preventive measures about coronavirus…
Coronavirus cases in UK jump to 90
Scotland has reported three more patients testing positive for coronavirus. This takes the country’s total to six, with 90 people…
Coronavirus cases rise in China, South Korea
Mainland China reported a rise in new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, reversing three straight days of declines, because…
California declares state of emergency over coronavirus
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency in response to the coronavirus, which he said has resulted in…
Abuja’s isolation centre for coronavirus cases still under construction
Nigeria's capital Abuja has no isolation centre yet for possible cases of coronavirus, as the facility being built at the…
Photos: Empty airports, hotels, shut schools: Coronavirus effects around the world
Outside of China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Iran, United Kingdom, Israel and Washington state in the United States are the…
Coronavirus: Kemi Olunloyo narrates airport experience
Controversial blogger, Madam Kemi Olunloyo recently narrated her experience at the Port- Harcourt international airport.
Abuja not ready for Coronavirus outbreak – Senate President
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to immediately release the sum of…
Italy shuts schools as coronavirus deaths soar
Italy will close all schools and universities tomorrow, as it also rolled out other emergency measures to try to slow…
Coronavirus: UN postpones ministers’ conference
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has shifted the date for the 2020 edition of Conference of (African)…
Buhari speaks on Dangote’s donation of N200m to fight Coronavirus
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote for donating N200 million to fight the influx of…