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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday received the management team of Lafarge Africa who came on a “thank you” visit to the Lagos State government for the Governor and his team’s brilliant effort in combating the spread of Coronavirus. Governor Sanwo-Olu while receiving the team led by the Country Chief Executive Officer, CCEO … Read more
National Youth Service corps has been urged to postpone its 2020 ‘Batch A’ orientation camp e exercise due to the outbreak of Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. This call was made by a Human rights organisation, the Muslims Rights Concern, through its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola on Wednesday. The group said, “Authorities of the NYSC on … Read more
Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra, Professor Charles Esimone has said that the school is opting for an online class to continue the lecturing of Chinese Language. This is following the suspension of the Chinese Language course due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. During a press briefing yesterday to unveil its programme for … Read more
UK new finance minister Rishi Sunak will commit billions of pounds to fight the effects of coronavirus the country’s economy on Wednesday, and the Bank of England might add its firepower to the attempt to stave off the risk of a new recession. Sunak who has been in the job for less than a month, … Read more
Nadine Vanessa Dorries, a UK health minister has confirmed she has contracted the coronavirus. The 62 year-old is the first MP to catch the deadly bug. In a statement, she said: “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus. As soon as I was informed I took all the advised precautions and have been … Read more
As outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 continues to expand in Italy, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced a ban on travellers arriving from the embattled European country. The move came after Rome government put in place severe restrictions on domestic travel. As of Tuesday, Italy had the most cases of the virus outside … Read more
As the novel coronavirus spreads, toilet rolls, masks and sanitizers become scarce. In Australia, two women were seen physically assaulting each other over a pack of toilet rolls as there was a shortage. Reports have it that the citizens are hoarding the supplies incase the spread becomes severe and it leads to altercations. Read This: … Read more
Mr Ganiyu Egunjobi, Chairman, Agege Local Government Council, Lagos, has cautioned residents against attending parties and other social gatherings considering the threat of Coronavirus and LASSA fever. In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, Egunjobi said chances to contracting and spreading the diseases was high during such gatherings. “We need to … Read more
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will be quarantined at his private residence for two weeks,newtimes reports. According to the statement, the president received a group of students from a school in northern Portugal last Tuesday at an event and took photos with them. After a student was confirmed on Saturday night to have infected … Read more
Multiple rideshare and food delivery companies are following in the footsteps of Uber, which announced it would compensate its drivers who catch the new coronavirus. Uber on Saturday announced that drivers who provided documentation that shown they had been diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined by health authorities would “receive compensation for a period of up … Read more
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has announced a second confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the victim had contact with the Italian that brought coronavirus to Nigeria. The victim was said to be one of those under isolation. This online news platform understands that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed … Read more
The united states on Sunday confirmed 21 deaths from the dreaded coronavirus, Two more deaths reported in Washington state – both linked to a virus-hit care home near Seattle , with hundreds of confirmed cases nationwide. With the disease already spread across 30 states, Oregon declared a state of emergency on Sunday and 60 million … Read more
More than 40 people have been rescued following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday, state media reported. We reported yesterday that a 80-room Xinjia hotel in coastal Quanzhou city of China used as a coronavirus quarantine facility collapsed with about 70 people w trapped under … Read more
Mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser has confirmed a new CoronaVirus in the state , in the person of a Nigerian man in Maryland who tested positive to the virus after passing through Washington D.C where the disease has been recorded the highest in the United States. The Mayor added that all his contacts are … Read more
Following new cases recorded in neighbouring countries Cameroun and Togo, there are subtle fears in some quarters that Nigeria may be at a higher risk of recording another case of the coronavirus disease The new cases recorded by the two countries bring the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to five, Both countries confirmed their … Read more
A 55-year-old conservative female lawmaker from Tehran, Iran, Fatemeh Rahbar has died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Rahbar who won the most seats in the parliament during the last general elections reportedly died on Friday after a coma. This is a true indication that the disease is spreading so fast across the country … Read more
Two more persons died of coronavirus in the US State of Washington, bringing the nationwide toll to 19 as confirmed cases in New York jumped by 21 overnight and the disease spread to more than half of all U.S. states. The two latest deaths were in Washington’s King County, the hardest hit area in the … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the Isolation Centre in Abuja, will be ready in April amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, revealed this as response to the remarks of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on the poor state of the facility located in Gwagwalada, a suburb in … Read more
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed about N1.6billion emergency funding is needed to strengthen Coronavirus (COVID19) response activities. The Deputy Director in charge of Special Duties, Dr. Pricilla Ibekwe, noted this yesterday at a press conference presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, she said the emergency fund, if … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced on Friday that it would temporarily move some of its smartphone productions from South Korea to Vietnam, as it has been forced to close its factory in the Asian country. The company’s spokeswoman said that the group had to suspend its operations at the factory in the Southern city of Gumi in South Korean … Read more