Tag: coronavirus
Breaking: Tennis World No.1 Djokovic, wife Jelena contract coronavirus
Tennis World Number one Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena have tested positive for coronavirus. Their children tested negative.
Germany announces fresh lockdown as COVID-19 infections soar
Germany has announced a fresh coronavirus lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections
2 percent of Volkswagen workers contract coronavirus
Volkswagen AG’s Mexican unit said about two per cent of its workers tested for coronavirus had contracted the disease at…
Schools will remain shut in Kano
The Kano State Government has dismissed reports claiming that it was considering the reopening of its schools.
COVID-19 curve goes up again in Nigeria with 675 new cases
The COVID-19 pandemic is not giving Nigeria any respite yet as confirmed cases jumped from 436 to 675 in 24…
Another tennis top player Borna Coric tests positive for coronavirus
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is proving to be the super spreader of the coronavirus, as another top tennis player,…
WHO records largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 183,020 COVID-19 cases, the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since the start…
Nigeria in new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, NCDC warns
Nigeria is now in a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCDC warned on Sunday night. In a post…
Nigeria hits new grim milestone as COVID-19 cases surpass 20,000
Nigeria reached a new grim milestone in COVID-19 cases Sunday night with the national total now 20,214. The new caseload…
Delta SSG, Information Commissioner test positive for COVID-19
The Secretary to Delta State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, and the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, have…
NCDC, health minister Ehanire sued over COVID-19 funds
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire and Director General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu have been sued…
COVID-19 hits Gov Okowa’s cabinet; top officials test positive
Delta State on Sunday said two top officials of the government have tested positive to the virus.
Israeli lab claims successful COVID-19 vaccine trial on rodents
The Israel Institute of Biological Research claimed it has completed successful coronavirus vaccine trials on rodents, paving the way to…
Wike locks down Bonny LG, Onne over explosion of COVID-19 cases
Rivers Government has imposed a total lockdown of Bonny Local Government Area and Onne community in Eleme Local Government Area…
NAPTIP head office closes down for COVID-19 decontamination, workers go on leave
Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has ordered the closure of the agency’s…
Enugu Assembly shut over COVID-19 scare
Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Edward Ubosi, has ordered the shutdown and fumigation of the assembly complex.
6 Trump Tulsa campaign staffers test positive for coronavirus
Six members of the advance team staffing Trump’s rally in Tulsa Oklahoma have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Nigeria nears 20,000 with 661 new COVID-19 cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 661 new COVID-19 cases in the country.
COVID-19: Enugu speaker shuts Assembly complex
Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Mr Edward Ubos, has ordered the total shutdown and fumigation of the assembly…
Black Friday in UK, another 128 die of COVID-19
Another 128 COVID-19 patients died in Britain on Friday. British Department of Health and Social Care announced this Saturday.
Discharged COVID-19 patients suffer memory loss, lung damage, fatigue, pains
Recovered COVID-19 patients, including those with mild symptoms, are suffering from phantom pains, memory loss, personality changes, psychological issues and…
Health minister arrested over $60m COVID-19 fraud
Zimbabwean Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over the alleged irregular purchase of $60million COVID-19 medical…
Air Force unveils COVID-19 treatment centre
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has converted the accident and emergency unit at the 063 NAF Hospital (NAFH) in Abuja…
World in dangerous phase of Coronavirus, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation has warned of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemi, appealing to the world…
Brazil breaks world record in daily coronavirus cases on way to milestone
Brazil passed the grim milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday. And it did it by smashing the world record…
83 cases of COVID-19 in Delta state in 2 days
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Friday, said that the state recorded 83 new cases of COVID-19 in two days,…
Trump ignores COVID-19 warnings over Tulsa Oklahoma rally
Leading members of the U.S. coronavirus task force have warned President Donald Trump about the health risks of holding large-scale…
Lagos tops 8K COVID-19 cases, surge in Oyo, Abia
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital is now over 8,000. In new daily figures announced by…
7 reasons coronavirus kills some people and spares others
Here are the seven reasons the coronavirus causing COVID-19 hits some people harder than others, why it kills some and…
98 more COVID-19 patients recover in Lagos
Ninety-eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the deadly virus in Lagos State.