A six-week-old baby has become the youngest victim to die from COVID-19 in England after testing positive for the disease. NHS England said the baby was among 332 people who have died after testing positive for the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in England’s hospitals to 22,764. READ ALSO : Members Flee … Read more
Tara Reade has called on Joe Biden to drop out of the US presidential race. Recall Tara Reade accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 on Thursday called on him to drop out of the US presidential race, saying she’d take a polygraph about the alleged encounter if he would. She said in … Read more
As part of the effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque has launched self-sterilization gates at the entrance of Mecca’s Grand Mosque. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Thursday reported that before anyone enters the mosque’s courtyards, they must pass through the gate which sterilizes them … Read more
The number of people killed by the new coronavirus in Europe has surpassed 150,000, most of them in Britain, Italy, Spain and France, according to a tally compiled from official sources at 0910 GMT Thursday. READ ALSO : Japan Set To Approve Remdesivir For COVID-19 Treatment With a total of 150,138 deaths out of 1,640,799 … Read more
Japan on Thursday has set plans in motion to authorise the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with an eye to approving another medication Avigan this month. This would make Japan the second country to approve the drug after US regulators authorised it on Friday for emergency use against severe cases … Read more
Spain’s parliament on Wednesday voted to extend the country’s state of emergency, allowing stringent coronavirus lockdown measures to remain in place for at least two more weeks. The government imposed a nation-wide lockdown nearly eight weeks ago to curb the outbreak, which has killed more than 25,000 people and infected over 220,000 in the country … Read more
Uber on Wednesday has announced it was cutting 3,700 jobs amid the massive recession in its ride-hailing operations during the pandemic. The cuts amount to around 14 per cent of Uber’s global workforce, which does not include its contract drivers. The company made the announcement in a regulatory filing, which also said chief executive Dara … Read more
Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their city — the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic … Read more
Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 32,000, according to an updated official count released Tuesday, pushing the country past Italy to become the second-most impacted after the United States. The new toll, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and regional health bodies, has not yet been incorporated into the government’s daily figures, … Read more
California on Tuesday sued rideshare operators Uber and Lyft for “misclassifying” drivers as contractors instead of employees in violation of state law. The suit, joined by the state’s large municipalities, seeks to require the companies to compensate drivers and pay penalties that could total in the hundreds of millions of dollars. “California has ground rules … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that the country’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, would testify before the Senate, giving lawmakers the chance to ask questions on the federal government’s response to the new coronavirus. Trump disclosed this to reporters outside the White House before he departed for Arizona, where he will visit … Read more
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when in a plane crash in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. According to Somalia News Agency, the plane belonged to African Express Airways and was transporting supplies for use in the fight against COVID-19. The plane, which was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the … Read more
Legendary Campursari music singer Dionisius Prasetyo, famously known as Didi Kempot, has passed away The Indonesian Singer passed away in Surakarta, Central Java, while undergoing treatment at Kasih Ibu Hospital, Solo, Central Java on Tuesday morning. Divan Fernandez, a representative from the hospital, said in a statement: “[He] was unconscious upon arrival [at the hospital].” … Read more
Britain was poised on Monday to roll out a new smartphone tracing app for coronavirus on an island off England’s south coast, as the country looks to ease a six-week nationwide lockdown. The app, developed by the state-run National Health Service (NHS), will be trialled on the Isle of Wight ahead of its planned rollout … Read more
World leaders on Monday called for cooperation not competition amongst nations in the quest for a coronavirus vaccine, as they pledged 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) at a fundraising telethon snubbed by the United States. COVID-19 has killed nearly a quarter of a million people around the world — 140,000 of them in Europe — … Read more
The owner of former DSV MULTIMEDIA STUDIO , Lagos who lives in New York City, Tunde Olatunji, has shown his concerns over the situation of average Nigerians, who are still struggling to earn their living at this period of Covid-19 pandemic, through the giving of N5,000 each to every beneficiary. Tunde who is an indigenous … Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. “There is enormous evidence that this is where it began,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” But while highly critical of China’s handling of the matter, Pompeo declined to say whether … Read more
Over 1.5 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Europe, just under half the worldwide total, according to an AFP tally on Saturday. Europe is the hardest-hit continent with at least 1,506,853 infections, including 140,260 deaths. Across the world, 3,350,224 cases and 238,334 deaths have been recorded. Spain, with 215,216 cases and 24,824 deaths, … Read more
Tiff Macklem, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Business School, was appointed the governor of the Bank of Canada on Friday. At a press conference in Ottawa, Canadian Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, announced Macklem’s appointment. He said Macklem brings a deep knowledge of and expertise in financial markets and will serve the central bank well. … Read more
Schools in America’s coronavirus epicentre of New York state will stay closed for the rest of the academic year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The decision comes as the state remains cautious about reopening over fears that getting people back to work too soon could spark a surge of infections. “We don’t think it’s possible … Read more