220 Filipino couples who got married in a government sponsored mass wedding couldn’t help but wear face masks to the ceremony in the wake of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. The “Mask Wedding”…
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Covid-19: Ukrainian president to get trapped woman, her dog out of China
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised to extricate a young woman who refused to board an evacuation flight out of virus-hit China without her small dog. Anastasiya Zinchenko, a 22-year-old…
Nigerians react as China announces Chloroquine is effective in Covid-19 treatment
Preliminary clinical results in China show that anti-malaria drug, Chloroquine Phosphate which was banned in Nigeria 14 years ago, is quite effective in treating novel coronavirus pneumonia, Covid-19. Several other…
Africa free of Covid-19 as one suspected in Egypt tests negative
A patient who was placed under surveillance at a hospital in Egypt over suspicion of Covid-19 (coronavirus) has tested negative. The patient, said to be a foreigner, was reported as…
Chinese woman accuses Govt of endangering citizens and playing politics with Covid-19 (Video)
A Chinese woman from Wuhan, the Epicentre of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in China, has accused the Chinese Communist Party-led government of playing politics with the deadly virus and endangering the lives…
“I believe coronavirus is caused by corruption” EFCC boss, Magu says, then denies (Video)
The acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has stated that he strongly believes that corruption is the cause of the deadly coronavirus. The EFCC boss…
Covid-19: We would evacuate Nigerians in China if the need arises – FG assures
Days after Nigerians in Wuhan cried out for help to be brought back home due to Covid-19 outbreak, the Federal Government has said it will not hesitate to evacuate Nigerians…
Hope rises as confirmed Cases of Covid-19 drops for 14 consecutive days
China’s National Health Commission on Tuesday said daily new confirmed cases of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outside Hubei, the epicentre province of the outbreak, have dropped for 14 consecutive days. According…
Hospital director in Wuhan dies of Coronavirus
A hospital director in the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak, died from the disease on Monday, state media reported on Tuesday. Liu Zhiming, Director…
Chinese Actor, Jackie Chan Pledges $150,000 to Whoever Finds Covid-19 cure (Video)
Veteran Chinese movie star, Jackie Chan has also stepped up to help his country fight the deadly Covid-19. He has made a pledge to give $150,000 to whoever that finds…
Covid-19 outbreak: 1,700 Chinese medical workers already infected
China has released the first official count of infections among medical personnel fighting the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Medical authorities revealed that more than 1,700 medical workers in China have been…
Breaking: Egypt Records First Coronavirus Case In Africa
Egypt’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of COVID-19, initially known as novel coronavirus, making it the first in Africa. The nationality of the person was not given…
Impressive: Cameroonian Student in China survives Covid-19 cos of his blood composition
The Chinese government and the African community in China have hailed the first African to survive the deadly Covid-19 (formerly Coronavirus) in China. Doctors seeking for a cure to treat…
Scientists discover another deadly Virus in Brazil, different from COVID-19
Scientists have discovered a mysterious never-before-seen virus in a lake in Brazil and have named it ‘Yaravirus’ after a mermaid who lured soldiers underwater to their death. Yaravirus, from the…
Covid-19: Lagos begins training of 342 indigenous medic workers
The Lagos State Government has begun the training of 342 medical personnel as first-level emergency responders for communicable diseases like Covid-19 in the 20 Local Governments Areas and 37 Local…
Covid-19: WHO announces official name for coronavirus (Video)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the new coronavirus which has already killed more than a thousand people will now be officially known as Covid-19. “We now have a…
Sad news: Coronavirus death toll hits 811, over 37,000 infected
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has increased to 811, authorities said on Sunday, while the number of confirmed cases has crossed 37,000. Chinese health…
30 Hours Old Baby Becomes Youngest Victim Of Coronavirus
Following the outbreak of a deadly disease named Coronavirus which has killed over 565 people and thousands infected, a 30-hour-old baby has become the youngest coronavirus case since its outbreak.…
Coronavirus kills Chinese doctor who raised first alarm about the outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday says the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has killed a Chinese physician, Dr Li Wenliang, expressing sadness over the doctor’s death. Dr Li Wenliang…
4-yr-old Chinese girl makes complete recovery after treatment of coronavirus
A four-year-old girl from China, admitted at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi, Malaysia after being infected by novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has recovered and allowed to return home, a Health…
