Tag: Covid-19
AFCON: Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy positive for COVID-19
Mendy's positive test raised concerns for Senegal's star forward Sadio Mane, who flew to Dakar from Britain with Mendy on…
UK sets COVID-19 grim record in Europe
The UK became the seventh country to pass the milestone, following the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru
Italy cuts stadium crowd to 5000
The move marks a further reduction from a current restriction which limits capacity to 50% and which will still be…
Nigeria records 5 deaths, 814 new cases of COVID-19
Lagos State logged the highest number of infections with 310 cases, followed by Rivers with 126 and Taraba, 76 cases.
Liverpool reopen training ground after Covid-19 outbreak
This is coming after a handful of their players and staff contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19). As the shutdown affected only…
COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester City, Guardiola, 7 players hit
But City expect their third round tie at League Two Swindon – scheduled for broadcast on ITV - to proceed.
COVID-19 hits Polish President Andrzej Duda, the second time
Top aide Pawel Szrot said Duda, who was also infected in October 2020, was in isolation.
Nigeria posts 8 deaths, 428 new COVID-19 cases
The COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday were lower than the 573 cases logged on Monday.
U.S. administers 70M booster shots, says Biden
About 66 per cent of eligible adult Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and roughly one-third have received booster doses,…
U.S. sets another COVID-19 daily record
Overall, the United States has seen a daily average of 486,000 cases over the last week, a rate that has…
WHO sees more proof Omicron causes milder symptoms
“We are seeing more and more studies pointing out that Omicron is infecting the upper part of the body. Unlike…
COVID-19: Ethiopia records 2,140 new cases, 11 deaths
Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has so far reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region.
4 killed by COVID-19 in Abuja since 1 January
The deaths raised the fatalities in Abuja from 235 to 239, the second highest after Lagos's 761. Nationally, Nigeria now…
Botswana’s President Masisi goes into isolation
Botswana VP Slumber Tsogwane will assume the president's responsibilities until further notice while Masisi is in isolation
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin contracts COVID-19
Austin, who is fully vaccinated and received a booster in early October, said in a statement he last met President…