Tag: coronavirus
COVID-19: Journalists call for ban on UK flights
The Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has urged the Federal Government to ban flights from Britain and other countries…
COVID-19: Japanese agency supports NCDC
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided additional capacity development support to laboratories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
COVID-19: Tunisia extends curfew
The Tunisian government announced on Tuesday that the nationwide curfew in the country had been extended to Jan. 15, 2021,…
COVID-19: FG debunks lockdown rumours
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of…
Osun bans youth carnival, New Year rallies
As part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Osun government has announced the ban on youth carnival,…
Guinea football league suspended indefinitely
The Guinean Football Leagues 1 and 2 were suspended on Monday until further notice, sports sources told PANA in Conakry.
India takes stricter COVID-19 precautions
Mumbai, India’s financial hub, rolled out precautionary measures on Tuesday in the wake of the discovery of a mutant COVID-19…
COVID-19: Israel bans all foreigners
Israel on Monday said it would ban entry to foreigners from all countries in a bid to prevent the spread…
France to begin mass COVID-19 vaccination
French Health Minister Olivier Veran, on Monday, said that mass vaccination against Coronavirus in the country would begin on Sunday.
Navy continues training amidst COVID-19
The Nigerian Navy will continue the training of its personnel to keep abreast of emerging developments, challenges posed by the…
COVID-19 disrupts marriages at Lagos registry
Investigations have revealed that some cancellations of marriages at the Igando Marriage Registry in Ikotun, Lagos, has been blamed on…
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom cancels state events
The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled all state events requiring large gathering, as it confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19…
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 10 million
India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday, reaching 10,004,599 as 25,152 new cases were registered during the past 24…
COVID-19: Plateau records 182 cases in 1 week
Plateau has recorded 182 cases of coronavirus in the past one week, the Commissioner for Information announced on Friday.
NYSC refutes COVID-19 report in Nasarawa camp
NYSC has refuted reports alleging that four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members currently at the orientation camp in Nasarawa…
Alarm raised over COVID-19 resurgence in Gombe
Gombe State Committee on COVID-19 has warned residents to comply with COVID-19 protocols following a resurgence of the virus in…
Pence, wife vaccinated on live TV
The U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence were both vaccinated against COVID-19 on live television on…
COVID-19: Second wave hits Nigeria – PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said there were indications that the country had entered the second wave of…
COVID-19: Lockdown, last resort to 2nd wave – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC), says lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of the second wave of…
COVID-19: DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” for treatment
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday, approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo.
Germany to vaccinate 60% of population by late summer
German Health Minister Jens Spahn is aiming to have around 60 per cent of the country’s population vaccinated against the…
Why COVID-19 will not be last pandemic
A new UN report published on Tuesday has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest crisis facing the world,…
Israel’s Netanyahu in self-isolation for third time
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone into self-isolation after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for…
COVID-19: Algerian President to return from Germany after recovery
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that he “will soon return home” from his recovery process in Germany following contracting…
COVID-19: I’m not scheduled to be vaccinated – Trump
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he was not scheduled to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
COVID-19 recoveries in Africa surpass 2 million
Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday that over two million people have recovered from…
COVID-19 vaccines: WHO seeks stepped-up funding for poorer countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Friday that there is an urgent need to address…
COVID-19: Christmas celebrations could turn to tears – WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep…
Rwanda to offer free COVID-19 vaccination
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country receives the vaccine next…
Coronavirus, Biden, Davido, others top Google search
Google, on Wednesday, said that Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Davido, Kobe Bryant and Martinis topped the results of its 2020 Year-in-Search.