Tag: Covid-19
Hollywood actor The Rock, family hit by Coronavirus
World's highest-paid actor, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been hit by Coronavirus.
Neymar hit by coronavirus
World's most expensive player, Brazilian Neymar has been hit by the coronavirus. Neymar, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain has tested…
Shopping smart in the face of looming recession
COVID-19 pandemic has left the world in dire straits by causing a recession from which global economies will have to…
Reports: Trump’s chief advisor on COVID-19 is radiologist Scott Atlas
Scott Atlas, the man U.S. President Donald Trump is relying upon as chief advisor on COVID-19 is a radiologist linked…
2million Americans could die using herd immunity against COVID-19
About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, medical…
Fact Check: Are Nigeria’s 403, 407 COVID-19 tests inadequate?
Nigeria's health minister Osagie Ehanire said testing for the coronavirus and COVID-19 has been grossly inadequate in the country. Was…
Breaking: Lagos health commissioner Akin Abayomi sees off COVID-19
Lagos Health Commissioner Professor Akin Abayomi has overcome COVID-19, just a week after he announced he was hit by the…
India sets world record in single day COVID-19 cases
India has set the world record in reporting the biggest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases, logging 78,761 cases in one…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases flatten out
Nigeria's COVID-19 cases are flattening out with 138 new cases recorded across the nation on Sunday.
Over 12,400 COVID-19 victims yet to recover in Nigeria
Over 12,400 victims of COVID-19 are yet to recover in Nigeria, according to the latest figures released Friday night by…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 53, 477
Nigeria recorded 160 more COVID-19 cases on Friday which take total infections in the country to 53, 477.
Post-COVID influence on consumer behaviour
There is no gainsaying that our world has changed immeasurably in recent since the turn of the year as the…
Gambia extends state of emergency as COVID-19 explodes
Gambia has extended by 21 days its state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surged, a government statement said on Thursday.
Over 46,000 COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 46,407 after 1,186 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of…
20 Ethiopians die of coronavirus in 24 hours
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 46,407 after 1,186 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of…
COVID-19: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning
The United Nations in a new report says over 463 million school children worldwide lack access to remote learning, following…
Hope rises as Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases drop drastically
Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload slumped again on Tuesday for the second time in a week to give the nation hope of…
AstraZeneca begins testing of antibody cocktail for COVID-19 treatment
An antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 is being tested in the UK by drugmaker AstraZeneca.
Donald Trump’s good news is convalescent plasma as COVID-19 cure
U.S. President Donald Trump's good news that he promised at his short news briefing was the rushed authorisation by the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,000, as new cases nose-dive
Nigeria's COVID-19 deaths surpass the 1,000 mark on Sunday, with the rate of infections nose-diving.
COVID-19: Nigerian govt enrolls 15.5m persons in National Social Register
The Federal Government said it has enrolled over 15 million persons in the National Social Register (NSR) to fast track…
COVID-19 cases in India now over 3million
The number of COVID-19 cases in India crossed 3 million today, 15 days after the country reported over 2 million…
COVID-19 could last less than two years – WHO
World Health Organisation, WHO, chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus…
NAF conducts training on sample collection for COVID-19
The Nigerian Air Force Medical Services Branch has conducted a One-day COVID-19 Sample Collection Training for its Medical Laboratory Scientists…
COVID-19: Nigeria working with WHO, others on vaccines
The Federal Government says the nation is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI, and others on therapeutics and…
WAEC candidates contracting COVID-19: Nigeria’s govt. reacts
The Federal Government has expressed concern over cases of infection amongst some students sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate…
COVID-19 results: NCDC launches digital platform
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery of COVID-19 results in…
COVID-19: Thailand may extend emergency rule
Thailand National Security Council (NSC) Secretary General Somsak Rungsita on Wednesday disclosed that the emergency rule against the COVID-19 pandemic…
Greece imposes COVID-19 rules on 2 regions
Greek authorities on Wednesday imposed a new set of restrictions on the Aegean tourist island of Mykonos and the Northern…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload surpasses 50,000 with rising cases
Nigeria's COVID-19 caseload surpassed 50,000 mark on Wednesday as the nation records 593 new cases.