China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has soared as nations across the globe battle the deadly coronavirus, which has infected around 2.9 million people. But a number of countries … Read more
Rumours that North Korean President Kim Jong-un is dead or near death has been circulating social media and many news platform even though the claim have not been confirmed by the State News Agency of North Korea The 36 year old Ruler was reported to have died from a heart surgery complications The New York … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday it would sell ventilators to at least four developing countries to fight the coronavirus, saying US needs were being met. Trump said he spoke by telephone to the presidents of Indonesia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras and promised that the United States would send the vital medical equipment. “We … Read more
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned against taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump as a possible treatment for COVID-19, outside of a hospital or formal study on Friday, citing “serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems”. Trump has repeatedly stated that the drug is a possible treatment for COVID-19 … Read more
Frederick Thomas, best known as his rap alias Fred The Godson, has died from coronavirus-related complications. He was 35. The Bronx rapper revealed his diagnosis on April 6 via social media, sharing a picture of himself on a ventilator in the hospital. “I’m in here wit this Corvus 19 shit! Please keep me in y’all … Read more
The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study. Half will receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and half a control vaccine which protects against meningitis but not coronavirus. The design of the trial means volunteers will … Read more
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives. “I hope the freezing of the funding will be reconsidered and the US will once again support WHO’s work and continue to … Read more
More than 180,000 people in the world have died from the novel coronavirus, nearly two-thirds of them in Europe, since it emerged in China last December, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. In total, 180,289 deaths have been recorded worldwide for 2,596,383 infections, according to the tally at 1740 GMT. There were … Read more
Bavaria on Tuesday cancelled the iconic Oktoberfest for the first time since World War II dealing a fresh blow to Germany’s beer industry already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which takes place annually from late September to October, was expected to draw six million visitors, but it would be too dangerous “as … Read more
Lebanon’s parliament voted to legalise growing marijuana for medical use on Tuesday, amid an economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The lawmakers met in a 1,000 seat conference hall to maintain appropriate social distancing, while outside anti-government protesters demonstrated in a vehicle convoy. As the country struggles with a battered economy, MPs also approved … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tentatively began his return to work on Tuesday after being hospitalised for coronavirus, as parliament returned and criticism grew over the government’s response to the outbreak. Johnson spoke on the phone to US President Donald Trump about the international response to COVID-19, and officials said he would speak to Queen … Read more
Human trials of a potential vaccine for the coronavirus will this week begin in the U.K. later this week. British Health Minister Matt Hancock said Tuesday that a vaccine developed by researchers at Oxford University will be tested on people on Thursday. “In normal times, reaching this stage would take years, and I’m very proud … Read more
A sixty-year-old Michigan, United States inmate who was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile, has died from coronavirus three weeks before he was set to be released, according to Detroit Free Press report. The deceased identified as William Garrison had spent 44 years in prison on a first-degree murder conviction, connected to a … Read more
Protective masks will be required on public transport in most parts of Germany, with capital Berlin joining a wave of federal states in ordering the measure to stem contagion of the novel coronavirus. Berlin mayor Michael Mueller told reporters that “to be able to protect people” in trains, busses and trams, his city government intended … Read more
The British parliament returns on Tuesday from an extended Easter break, allowing lawmakers to scrutinise ministers as criticism grows of government handling of the coronavirus crisis and deaths outside hospitals increase. MPs are being encouraged to attend the lower chamber House of Commons via video link for the first time as a result of the … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States to ‘‘protect the jobs of American citizens’. In a tweet early today, Trump said: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing … Read more
Cable News Network (CNN) presenter, Richard Quest, has contracted COVID-19, according to a statement he released on Monday. The presenter revealed the development in a tweet on his verified handle where he, however, said he has only a few symptoms of the disease. According to Quest, he would reserve his prayers and thoughts for those … Read more
213 British nationals were evacuated from Nigeria through the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on a British Airways flight BA9157 on Monday. The evacuation of the British nationals is as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Several European countries have recently also evacuated their nationals from Nigeria. United States of America had … Read more
British and EU officials were scheduled to restart Brexit trade talks Monday after a break because of the coronavirus, which is making an end-of-year deal look even more unlikely. Because of virus restrictions, this week’s talks will take place by videolink. After a first round in early March negotiations were suspended for six weeks as … Read more
US oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just $11 Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Just before 1200 GMT, the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for May delivery tanked to $11.04 — the lowest … Read more