Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: Minister warns Nigerians not to hug, shake hands
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has cautioned Nigerians to reduce the culture of handshakes and hugs to avoid…
Disneyland shut down over coronavirus outbreak
The Walt Disney Company has announced the closure of the Disneyland Resort and California Adventure, its theme parks in Anaheim,…
Coronavirus: My message to Donald Trump – T.B. Joshua
Founder, Synagogue of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B. Joshua has sent a message to United's State President, Donald Trump on…
Ghana confirms first cases of Coronavirus
Ghana has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 on March 12, 2020, being the first cases to be reported in the…
Italy in trouble: Coronavirus death toll jumps by 23% in a day
The total number of cases in Italy, the European country's hardest hit by the deadly coronavirus, rose to 15,113 from…
Arsenal’s Manager, Arteta tests positive to Coronavirus
Arsenal's Manager, Mikel Arteta has tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world.
Arsenal Coach, Mikel Arteta tests positive for coronavirus
English Premier League postponed earlier this week a much-anticipated football match between Manchester City and Arsenal, which Mikel Arteta was…
Coronavirus: UEFA summons clubs, FAs, players
European football governing body UEFA will hold a video conference meeting of all 55 football federations in Europe, it said…
Ayatollah Ali Khameini’s adviser contracts coronavirus
A top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim…
Coronavirus: La Liga, Eredivisie, Primeira Liga, MLS suspended
Spain's La Liga, the Dutch Eredivisie, Portugal's Primeira Liga, and USA's Major League Soccer have been suspended as a precautionary…
Boris Johnson steps us coronavirus war, amid fears thousands infected
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped up the response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, amid suggestions that between 5,000…
Atiku volunteers to join coronavirus battle
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has volunteered to join national efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic as he renewed his call…
Coronavirus batters Italy, 200 die, new cases skyrocket
Italy now under lockdown since Tuesday for coronavirus pandemic is really being battered by the virus with the death toll…
Atiku calls for flight suspension from coronavirus-hit nations
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has renewed his call on the Federal Government to impose a temporary suspension on flights from…
Trump “not concerned” about contact with coronavirus patient
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is “not concerned” by reports out of Brazil that an aide to President Jair…
Trump in coronavirus danger; Brazil official who met him positive
US President Donald Trump is surely in some coronavirus danger, but he has shrugged it off as not being of…
Coronavirus: Cardi B hints she may relocate to Antarctica
American rapper Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar popularly known as Cardi B has reacted to the peaking epidemic spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Republicans oppose Democrats’ coronavirus bill
The top Republican in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Thursday, said the Democrats’ multi-billion-dollar aid package to respond…
COVID-19 not as deadly as SARS, MERS – Expert
A Clinical Virologist, Dr Adeola Fowotade, says that COVID-19’s death rate is not as high as similar outbreaks like the…
COVID-19: NYSC provides hand sanitisers at orientation camps
Mr David Markson, Taraba Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said the scheme has provided hand sanitisers and sensitisation…
China predicts end of coronavirus outbreak
China has predicted that the coronavirus epidemic could be over by June if other countries practised stringent containment measures as…
Coronavirus: Sri Lanka closes schools
The Sri Lankan Government on Thursday brought forward the school holidays and shut all schools with immediate effect as a…
Coronavirus: South Korea, China to hold cooperation talks
South Korea and China will hold a video conference this week on possible cooperation to fight the new coronavirus, Seoul’s…
Tokyo Olympic officials fret over coronavirus pandemic declaration
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike expressed concerns over the fate of 2020 Olympics after the World Health Organisation declared the novel…
Cristiano Ronaldo in quarantine as teammate tests positive
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly in quarantine in his Madeira, Portugal home after his Juventus team-mate Daniele Rugani tested positive for…
Scholar claiming coronavirus was “Allah’s punishment” tests positive
Prominent Iraqi Shia scholar, Hadi Al-Modarresi has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, as the epidemic continued to spread faster…
Coronavirus threatens Anthony Joshua’s clash with Kubrat Pulev
World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua's long-awaited homecoming to the United Kingdom may be scrapped due to the fears of the…
Coronavirus: 4 kids, teacher from US all clear in Lagos
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has cleared the family of four children and their teacher who came in from…
Ogun govt advises citizens on how to avoid coronavirus
The Ogun government, in its bid to tame the novel coronavirus disease which was recently reported in the state when…
China faces fresh challenge after taming coronavirus
After securing an upper hand in its all-out confrontation with the novel coronavirus on home turf, China faces another tough…