Tag: coronavirus
Bollywood singer Wajid Khan dies of coronavirus
Veteran Bollywood dance songs top composers, Wajid Khan, has died at the age of 42 after contracting Coronavirus, Press Trust…
Nigeria yet to reach peak of COVID-19 cases – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that Nigeria is yet to reach the “peak” of COVID-19 infections.
FG relaxes curfew, lifts ban on churches, mosques
The Federal Government has modified the nationwide curfew hours. It will now begin from 10pm till 4am, instead of 8pm…
Namibia’s index COVID-19 patients finally recover
The first two patients to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Namibia have been cleared by health authorities after 79 days…
South Africa loosens lockdown despite coronavirus heavy caseload
South Africa sought to revive its economy on Monday with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown, letting people out…
Gov. Ikpeazu, others to self-isolate after commissioner’s death
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has directed members of his inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19, who came in contact with late…
Coronavirus cases in South Africa over 32,000
The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa now stands at 32,683. It rose on Sunday from 30,097 after 1,716…
Okotie to CAN: Social distancing in churches is blasphemous infidelity
Senior Pastor, Household of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie on Sunday said the leadership of the Christian Association…
Nigeria not out of coronavirus woods yet: Mustapha
Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha said Nigeria is yet to reach the peak of the…
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases surpass 10,000 with 307 new cases
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria have surpassed 10,000 as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC announced 307 new cases.
COVID-19: Olubadan orders masqueraders to stay at home
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has banned masqueraders’ dance to his palace and to other chiefs during the…
Leicester manager Rodgers recounts COVID-19’s ordeal
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has narrated his experience after he tested positive for coronavirus in April – the second…
Adeboye to Pastors : Many baby naming ceremonies in 2021
There will be many baby naming ceremonies in early 2021, as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,…
Coronavirus cases explode in Jerusalem, schools shut
Many students and teachers in Jerusalem entered into isolation on Sunday as the coronavirus spread around the city.
100-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus
A 100-year-old Indonesian woman identified as Kamtim has recovered from coronavirus
Akwa Ibom discharges 2 COVID-19 patients
The Akwa Ibom Government said it has discharged two COVID-19 patients from the Ibom Specialist Hospital isolation centre, Uyo.
Traditional rulers seek extension of COVID-19 lockdown
The Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers told the Federal Government on Sunday to extend the current lockdown as the…
Bangladesh records highest single-day COVID-19 cases, deaths
Bangladesh on Sunday reported 40 new COVID-19 deaths and 2,545 new patients in just one day - by far the…
21 COVID-19 patients recovered, discharged in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced that twenty-one COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the state Isolation Centre…
India reaches new COVID-19 grim milestone
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 180,000-mark on Sunday, reaching 182,143.
New Zealand reports no new COVID-19 case for 9 consecutive days
New Zealand has reported no new case of COVID-19 for nine days in a row, a statement from the New…
100,000 Americans didn’t need to die of coronavirus
A hundred thousand Americans were lost for no good reason whatsoever. Simply because there was no direction, no guidance, no…
Coronavirus: Rwanda reports first death
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, on Sunday, reported the East African nation’s first death caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Uganda records highest COVID-19 cases in single day
Uganda’s Ministry of Health late Saturday reported 84 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily increase so far, bringing the…
Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 69,496
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has risen to 69,496 with 1,483 deaths, according to data updated by…
India’s coronavirus cases surpass 180,000
Total number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India have surpassed the 180,000-mark.
10 positive coronavirus tests in English Championship
Ten individuals from eight Championship clubs in England have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the latest round of…
Brazil logs record coronavirus cases, overtakes France in deaths
Brazil on Saturday reached 28,834 coronavirus fatalities, surpassing hard-hit France and becoming the country with the world's fourth-highest death toll.
Liberia’s George Weah releases song to UN for COVID-19 awareness
Liberian President George Weah, a former international football legend, has released a song to be used by the UN to…
Nigeria posts highest ever coronavirus cases in single day
Nigeria announces 553 new coronavirus cases, its highest number in a single day, according to the latesst NCDC figures