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The Republic of Botswana has announced that it registered its first ever suspected case of Coronavirus on January 30, stating that the suspected case was registered at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Malaki Tshipayagae, Director Health Services in the country, made this known in a statement on Saturday. In the statement, Mr Tshipayagae stated that … Read more
Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker, suspended the domestic production of its flagship sport utility vehicle, Palisade SUV this weekend as a result of a supply disruption caused by the deadly virus outbreak in China. The deadly virus that first appeared in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has resulted in 259 deaths and spread … Read more
As the coronavirus epidemic infected about 11,000 people and killed 258, according to figures released Saturday, Singapore and Mongolia have imposed sweeping bans on arrivals by land, sea or air from China. The United States also slammed a total travel ban to China on its citizens. The US State Department raised its warning alert to … Read more
Nigerians living in Wuhan, China, where coronavirus was first reported are reluctant to return home, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed revealed. The minister in a press conference on Friday January 31, noted that the federal government cannot stop Nigerians from travelling to China, as they are already in contact with 16 Nigerians living … Read more
The recent coronavirus outbreak once again puts the safety of international travel in the spotlight. Here Stephen Thomas, Health and Safety Business Partner at IOSH, highlights some key actions that organisations and individuals can take to manage health, safety and wellbeing while travelling: To effectively manage travel risk you need to ensure you have proportionate … Read more
British Airways has suspended all its flights to and from China following the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus. “We have suspended all flights to and from mainland China with immediate effect following advice from the (UK) Foreign Office against all but essential travel,” BA said in a brief statement. “We apologise to customers for the … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that it’s too early to declare an international public health emergency in response to the rapid spread of a new coronavirus from China. The virus is in the same viral family as SARS, which circulated throughout the world in 2002 and 2003. There are currently over 500 confirmed … Read more
In a bid to curbing the spread of coronavirus, China is set to build a new hospital before two weeks in the central city of Wuhan. By February 3, the facility with a capacity of 1,000 beds spread over 25,000 square metres, will be ready for use in treating people affected by the outbreak of … Read more