Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus enters London
The first case of the killer coronavirus has been confirmed in London, reports said.The bearer is said to be a…
COVID-19: Time to stand by China
Although China has the capacity, ability and resources to fight the epidemic, at the same time it needs the support…
COVID-19: Asian Football Confederation postpones match
Due to concerns over the deadly COVID-19 ''coronavirus'', the Asian Football Confederation has postponed all cup matches due to be…
COVID-19: Good news from China
The proportion of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in China increased to 10.6 percent on Tuesday from the lowest 1.3…
Coronavirus: Russia discharges second Chinese national to recover
Russia has discharged a second Chinese national from a hospital in the Siberian city on Wednesday after he recovered from…
Coronavirus: China, Japan report rise in infections
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has reached 44,653 in China, while Japan reported 174 cases, the…
Coronavirus: WHO warns of ‘clusters’ with no link to China
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned of coronavirus “clusters with no apparent link to China”.
WHO renames coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renamed the new coronavirus as Covid-19.
How I cope amid coronavirus epidemic: Nigerian student in Wuhan
Amoo Musa Olalekan, a final year master's student in Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan speaks on life amid the coronavirus…
Coronavirus death toll hits 1,016
Death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China hit 1,016 on Tuesday, according to figures released by the country’s…
Coronavirus: WHO equips 168 labs globally
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose…
Coronavirus: Lagos begins training of 342 Local healthcare workers
The Lagos State Government has begun the training of 342 medical personnel as first level emergency responders for communicable diseases…
Coronavirus: WHO sends out experts to outbreak-city
A team of experts headed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is flying from Beijing to Wuhan, the capital of…
Coronavirus: Expert predicts incubation period
A Chinese epidemiologist, Zhong Nanshan co-authored an article that predicted the incubation period of the new coronavirus that has killed…
Chinese firms seek loans amid coronavirus outbreak
More than 300 Chinese firms including Meituan Dianping, China’s largest food delivery company, and smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp are seeking…
Britain formally declares coronavirus a serious, imminent threat
The British government has declared the new coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health, giving the government additional…
Coronavirus: Foreign students, AU express solidarity with China
Many foreign students, studying in China have jointly written a letter to express their support for China in its fight…
Coronavirus: China reports new confirmed cases of infection
The health authorities in China announced on Sunday that it has received reports of 2,656 new confirmed cases of novel…
Coronavirus: China begins daily disinfection of Wuhan City
The Chinese government on Sunday started to disinfect the city of Wuhan twice a day to beef up efforts in…
AU expresses solidarity with China over coronavirus
The African Union (AU), presently meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday expressed solidarity with China in its fight against…
Coronavirus strikes dead 86 in one day, including US national
The deadly Coronavirus has claimed the life of a US national in China. He is believed to be he first…
Coronavirus death toll reaches 811
The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has risen to 811 in mainland China, the country’s National Health Commission…
World in coronavirus trouble as face masks run out
The world is running out of masks and other protective equipment against the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization chief…
Coronavirus: U.S. announces $100m aid for China, others
The United States Government on Friday announced its readiness to spend up to $100 million in assistance to China and…
Minister clears air on suspected cases of Coronavirus
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, says Nigeria has not recorded any case of Coronavirus.
China’s Coronavirus-hit province short of medical personnel
Central China's Hubei Province is still short of at least 2,250 medical personnel in face of the novel coronavirus outbreak,…
Coronavirus: Chinese scientists flag pangolins as vectors
Chinese researchers said on Friday that the coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the…
61 passengers on Japan cruise ship have coronavirus
At least 61 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said…
Coronavirus kills Chinese doctor
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday says the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has killed a Chinese physician, Dr Li…
Coronavirus: WHO to accelerate research, innovation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will convene a global research and innovation forum to mobilise international action in…