Tag: coronavirus
U.S. COVID-19 cases smash world record again
The United States posted another world record 77,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, eclipsing its earlier record of 67,417 cases.
India joins U.S., Brazil in coronavirus millionaire league
India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new…
British Airways retires fleet of Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet
UK flag carrier British Airways said Friday it is retiring its entire Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet" fleet, following the slump…
63 percent of hand sanitisers on sale unregistered by NAFDAC
The Presidential Task force (PTF), on COVID-19 has revealed that 63 per cent of hand sanitisers sold in Abuja, have…
Hydroxychloroquine found ineffective against even mild COVID-19
Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a…
Brazil overshoots 2 million COVID-19 cases
Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million mark in confirmed coronavirus cases, with little sign that the rate of increase…
Breaking: 595 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths confirmed in Nigeria
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Thursday confirmed 595 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths in the nation.
China reopens movie theatres as COVID-19 wanes
Chinese movie theatres in low-risk areas have been allowed to resume operation starting from July 20 following an improvement in…
U.S. breaks coronavirus world record for 5th day, Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt infected
United States on Wednesday posted another world record coronavirus cases in a single day as Oklahoma’s governor Kevin Stitt revealed…
57 health workers contract COVID-19 in Plateau
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr Nimkong Lar, has said that 57 health workers were infected with COVID-19 in…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus caseload surpasses 34,000, as Lagos records spike
Nigeria’s Coronavirus caseload surpassed 34,000 on Wednesday, as Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic recorded a spike in infections again.
Fauci to Trump White House: Let’s stop this nonsense and fight coronavirus
U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has urged an end to the divisiveness over the country’s response to the coronavirus…
Fani Kayode blasts ex-Gov Yari for flouting COVID-19 rules
Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday berated former Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari for flouting COVID-19 protocols at the Aminu Kano Airport, Kano…
Lagos leads in COVID-19 tests, says NDDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested 55,152 samples for COVID-19 as at…
SADTU, Naptosa want South African schools shut amid COVID-19 explosion
Two teachers' unions in South Africa have called for the closure of all schools as COVID-19 cases escalated in the…
Notable Nigerians Who Have Died From Coronavirus
The spread of the Coronavirus continued to gain momentum, affecting millions around the world and shown no deference to well-known…
Gov. Okowa, wife and daughter recover from Coronavirus
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife Edith, and one of their daughters have recovered from Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Fact check: Has Russia developed first vaccine for COVID-19?
On July 13, the news about Russian Sechenov University successfully completing human trials of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine went…
Australia tightens restrictions amid fresh COVID-19 outbreaks
Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the…
Japan traces new coronavirus outbreak to Tokyo
Tokyo health officials on Tuesday appealed for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus to trace…
WHO worried as COVID-19 cases surpass 13 million worldwide
COVID-19 cases rose above 13 million across the world on Monday, climbing by one million in just five days, with…
Oyo breaks record as NCDC announces 595 COVID-19 cases
Oyo State on Monday recorded its highest Coronavirus cases, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 595 new…
Two Madagascar lawmakers die of Coronavirus
President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar announced that two lawmakers; one member of the senate and one deputy had died after…
Even with vaccine, COVID-19 here to stay: Scientists
Even with a vaccine, Covid-19 could come back every year like the common cold, according to new research by scientists…
Lagos, Ebonyi lead, as Nigeria records 571 COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria, on Sunday recorded 571 new cases of Coronavirus and 16 deaths, with Lagos and Ebonyi taking…
Aides of Kwara deputy governor hospitalised for COVID-19
Some aides of Kwara Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi have tested positive for coronavirus and hospitalised.
FCT health secretary recovers from coronavirus
Dr Mohammed Kawu, the acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, recovered from the novel coronavirus.
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases surpass 24,000
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 24,248, with 414 more infections confirmed late Saturday.
Coronavirus hits Bachchan family, Aishwarya Rai gets infected
Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her 8-year-old daughter tested positive for the Coronavirus on Sunday,…
India records highest daily spike of COVID-19 cases
India within the last 24 hours recorded a single-day spike of 28,637 COVID-19 cases, making the country's caseload already close…