Tag: Ebola virus
CAF to keep 2015 AFCON’s original date
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unanimously agreed to stick with the original date of the commencement of the…
Ebola: Sierra Leone hits out at Canada over visa block
Sierra Leone accused Canada on Saturday of discrimination over its decision to suspend visa applications for residents of Ebola-hit nations.…
US judge says nurse can leave home in Ebola row
A US judge ruled Friday that a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients in Africa could…
US soldiers under Ebola quarantine in Italy sent packing
Veneto President Luca Zaia on Wednesday said Italy should not allow US soldiers returning from Ebola-stricken Liberia to be quarantined…
Norway donates $2.7m to AU Ebola programme
The Government of Norway on Wednesday announced a grant of 2.7 million dollars assistance to the African Union Support to…
World Bank needs 5,000 more health workers to fight Ebola
World Bank President Jim Kim said on Tuesday in Addis Ababa that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa required additional…
Ebola discrimination against Nigerians must stop, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Abuja restated Federal Government’s displeasure over the continued stigmatisation of Nigerians by some countries…
Ebola drug maker Fujifilm to buy US vaccine maker
Fujifilm said Monday it would buy a US vaccine maker as the Japanese firm boosts its supply of an experimental…
New commander takes over US Ebola mission in W.Africa
A new commander on Saturday took over the US military mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, the Pentagon said.…
Obama reassures Ebola-wary American public
President Barack Obama told Americans Saturday that they must be “guided by the facts, not fear” when it comes to…
Two-year girl dies of Ebola in Mali’s first case
A two-year-old girl died of Ebola in Mali on Friday, in the first case of the disease in the west…
New York confirms first Ebola case
New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically…
Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 mn to Ebola fight
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen said Thursday he was boosting his donations to combat the Ebola outbreak in West…
Rwanda ends Ebola checks on travellers from US, Spain
Rwanda lifted Thursday Ebola travel restrictions on travellers who had been in the United States and Spain after the president…
Number of Ebola cases nears 10,000 in W.Africa
The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said, as…