After receiving an experimental drug used to treat HIV and breast cancer, two coronavirus patients in New York City have been taken off ventilators and are out of intensive care according to reports. The World Health organization, Private and corporate pharmaceutical companies all over the world are fighting day and night to develop the right … Read more
…… Urges medical staff to take precautions WHO is considering “airborne precautions” for medical staff after a new study showed the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings. The coronavirus can go airborne, staying suspended in the air depending on factors such as heat and humidity, WHO officials said. The World Health Organization … Read more
A chartered medical evacuation flight on Sunday crashed during takeoff in Manila Philippines. The plane carrying emergency medical supplies to Japan amid the coronavirus outbreak crashed and exploded. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the WestWind 24 aircraft was taking off from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport when it burst into flames and crashed … Read more
Israel evacuated 274 of its citizens from Nigeria on Sunday. The move was not unconnected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Israelis were evacuated via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Tel-Aviv, Israel. The flight, operated with the Air Peace’s Boeing 777-300, left Lagos … Read more
Thailand’s controversial king has allegedly fled his country and is now self-isolating in a luxury hotel in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. King Maha Vajiralongkorn ,67, also known as Rama X, is said to have booked out the entire Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl after the four-star hotel received “special permission” from the district … Read more
After testing positive to the virus on March 12, wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, has defeated the disease. Recall that she was confirmed positive after returning from Britain together with her husband, Justin Trudeau who went into self-isolation as a precaution. See This: Husband Tests Positive To Coronavirus After Hosting Wedding … Read more
A woman identified as Mrs. Kim Gagne and her children are currently self-isolating in their home at America. This is coming after her husband, Mr Emilian White, tested positive for coronavirus while organising his 27th marriage anniversary on Friday, with less than 10 people in attendance. After the ceremony, Mr White became feverish, fell ill … Read more
US civil rights leader Reverend Joseph Lowery who used to campaign with Martin Luther King died on Friday aged 98, media reported. Lowery’s death was confirmed by Imara Canady, a board member for the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute, CNN said. Born in 1921, Lowery worked closely alongside leading figures in the civil rights movement … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus, he has said. Mr Hancock tweeted: ‘Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I’ve tested positive. Thankfully my symptoms are mild and I’m working from home & self-isolating. Vital we follow the advice to protect our NHS & save lives.’ His announcement came … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have left Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic and have moved permanently to California. They took a private flight to the Los Angeles area before the borders between Canada and the US were shut, The Sun UK reports. The Sussexes will set up a new home close to Hollywood, where they … Read more
Malaysia’s King and Queen have been quarantined after seven palace staff members from Istana Negara tested positive for coronavirus. King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and his wife Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have both tested negative for the infection, but they decided to go on self-quarantine for 14 days, beginning Wednesday, Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, … Read more
Britain’s deputy ambassador to Hungary, Steven Dick, has died in Budapest after contracting coronavirus. The Foreign Office confirmed in a statement that he died on Tuesday, March 26 after contracting Covid-19 UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “I am desperately saddened by the news of Steven’s death and my heart goes out to his parents … Read more
Chinese authorities have been sued for $20 trillion over the spread of coronavirus which has caused the death of many and also halted activities in different countries around the world. The Chinese government, Chinese army, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Director of Wuhan Institute of Virology Shi Zhengli and Chinese army’s Major General Chen Wei, … Read more
The National Federation of Nurses of Italy have confirmed the death of 34-year-old Daniela Trezzi. The Italian nurse who was working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis at the San Gerardo hospital in Lombardy, the worst-affected region of Italy, committed suicide after testing positive for the disease and fearing she had infected others. … Read more
Queen Elizabeth’s first son and immediate heir to the British throne, Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus. Clarence House confirmed that the 71-year-old royal had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease in a statement released this morning. A Clarence House spokesman said he was “displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and … Read more
There is currently no treatment that has been proven to be effective against COVID-19,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general said on Monday. At a virtual news conference in Geneva, Tedros warned against the use of drugs not shown to work against the disease. His remarks came as the number of deaths … Read more
Head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said nearly 80 countries around the world have requested the IMF’s help amid the coronavirus crisis. On this note she said that people should brace up for a recession which could be far worse than what global markets suffered in 2009, due to the coronavirus … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is partnering with social media messaging app, Whatsapp to provide credible information directly to people. This is part of effort to stop the spread of fake news in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Confirming the partnership on its twitter page, the international agency said the intention is to … Read more
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 3,405, surpassing the 3,245 fatalities reported in China. The death toll rose by 14.3 per cent from Wednesday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency says in its daily bulletin, also reporting a 14.9-per-cent hike in the total number of contagions, to 41,035. Recoveries are up by … Read more
United States president, Donald Trump on Thursday said the US has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus. “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone … Read more