North Korea has insisted that it doesn’t have a coronavirus problem, even growing furious at a public offer of assistance from the State Department. Meanwhile the outside world continue to…
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COVID2019: How Nigerians are reacting to news of first case confirmed in Nigeria
Following the news of the first confirmed case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria, Many Nigerians have taken to Twitter this morning to react. Read some of what they are…
Lagos begins manhunt for all contacts of Italian who brought #Coronavirus into Nigeria
The Lagos State government said it has begun a massive manhunt for all the people who had made a contact with Italian now in isolation in Lagos, for testing positive…
Breaking: Health Minister Confirms First Case Of Coronavirus in Lagos
Nigeria has recorded the first confirmed case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours…
Experts wonder why Africa have very few #Coronavirus cases
The coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading fast beyond its China birthplace but sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s most vulnerable regions, has so far been almost spared — and experts want…
Nigerian Pastor announces plans to go and deal with Coronavirus in China (video)
Who could have thought that the world has been battling needlessly to fight the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) when Nigeria already has a prophet that would save us the trouble? Prophet…
Covid-19 Scare: Saudi Arabia Suspends Religious Pilgrimage to Mecca, Medina
As a precautionary measure aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned religious pilgrimages to Mecca or Medina. In a statement by the…
Breaking: Suspected case of Coronavirus in Lagos, patient isolated
The Lagos State Government has announced that they have begun investigation into a suspected case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the State, as the suspect has been isolated. This was disclosed…
WHO urges Nigeria, others to get set for Covid-19 as Africa records 2nd case in Algeria
The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), making it the second case in Africa after the first was…
Iran Deputy Health Minister Infected With Coronavirus, Says Govt Official
Iran’s deputy health minister has been infected with the new coronavirus, a ministry official said on Tuesday, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. “The coronavirus test for Mr…
Wuhan female doctor treating those infected with Covid-19 dies of the disease
A female doctor at a Wuhan hospital that receives patients infected with the novel coronavirus died from the virus on Sunday, according to the hospital. Xia Sisi, 29, a gastroenterology…
Covid-19: Couples forced to kiss while wearing face masks at a Mass Wedding (photos)
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”…
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…
