Tag: coronavirus
European football clubs lose €4 billion to coronavirus shock
European football clubs in the region's 55 leagues would lose about four billion euros (or 4.5 billion dollars) in revenue,…
Confirmed: Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday announced on live television that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Italy bans flights from Bangladesh after surge
Italy on Tuesday suspended all incoming flights from Bangladesh after a spike in new coronavirus cases among the Bangladeshi immigrant…
COVID-19 survivor, Tom Hanks names 3 things to do
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who recovered after being infected with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this year, has revealed three…
Brazilian president Bolsonaro takes 4th test after showing COVID-19 symptoms
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been tested for the fourth time for the coronavirus, his office said on Monday night.
Coronavirus hits Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms revealed Monday that she has contracted the coronavirus, as her state and other southern states…
Abuja records spike as Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases surpass 29,000
Nigeria's Coronavirus caseload has surpassed 29,000, with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja recording a spike in new infections.
31 more COVID-19 patients leave Lagos Isolation Centres
Thirty-one more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation centres in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria after they tested negative.
Surge in COVID-19 cases among VIPs worries Federal Govt.
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the high rate of positive cases of the coronavirus disease, especially among top…
Akeredolu recovers, tests negative for COVID-19
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has tested negative for COVID-19.
German army to use dogs to sniff out COVID-19
German army on Monday said its dogs were receiving training to sniff out coronavirus infections, as the country’s official caseload…
Teenager tests positive for COVID-19 after 4 men gangraped her
A 16-year-old girl, Aishat, who was gang-raped by 4 men at a motor park in Ijesha, Surulere, has tested positive…
Egypt records highest daily COVID-19 recoveries
Egypt witnessed a record of 623 daily recoveries from COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the total number of the recovered cases…
South Africa reopens more classes in schools amid COVID-19
South Africa further reopened its schools today in line with its phased-in reopening strategy amid an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19…
Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn tests positive for COVID-19
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said Sunday night that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, after he came in…
Egyptian actress dies in coronavirus quarantine hospital
Veteran Egyptian actress, Ragaa al-Gedawi died aged 81 on Sunday in a quarantine hospital weeks after testing positive for the…
India topples Russia as world’s third worst-hit by coronavirus
India is now the world's third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, toppling Russia from the position.
Ebonyi indigenes in diaspora pray for Umahi’s recovery
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) world-wide, on Sunday, prayed for quick recovery of Gov. David Umahi…
COVID-19: Ghanaian president goes into isolation
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has gone into a 14-day self-isolation after one of his closes associates tested positive…
Osun confirms 2 new coronavirus deaths, 14 cases
Osun Government on Sunday confirmed two coronavirus related deaths and 14 new infection cases in the state.
Coronavirus foreshadows dismal future for our civilisation
Coronavirus foreshadows a dismal future for our civilisation. 2030 Will Be Even Worse than 2020. And 2040 Will Be Even…
Mexico overtakes France in COVID-19 death toll
Mexico has overtaken France to become country with the fifth-highest coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the world with the 523 new…
COVID-19: Kano’s cases now 1,264
Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 out of 415 sample results from testing centres…
India records highest daily COVID-19 cases of 24,850
India's federal health ministry Sunday morning recorded 613 new deaths and 24,850 more positive cases of COVID-19 during the past…
12 Iranian soccer players contract COVID-19
12 soccer players from two Iranian clubs of Esteghlal and Foolad have contracted novel coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reported on…
Enugu State confirms 30 new COVID-19 cases
The Enugu State Government has announced 30 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state…
Nigeria surpasses 28,000 with 603 new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cases have surpassed 28,000 mark after the nation recorded 603 fresh cases of the virus on Saturday.
Coronavirus in new gear, it is mutating and spreading faster
Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has warned that a new mutation…
COVID-19: PDP urges prayers for Umahi, Ortom’s wife
The People’s Democratic Party has called for prayers for the speedy recovery of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, the wife…
COVID-19: PDP urges prayers for Umahi, Ortom’s Wife
The People’s Democratic Party has called for prayers for speedy recovery of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, the wife of…