New York imposes quarantine on eight US states
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New […]
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UK must prepare for second virus wave – Health leaders
Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the “real risk” of a second wave of […]
Newborn Mexican triplets test positive to virus
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the disease […]
Coronavirus: 315 Nigerians return home from UAE, Senegal
No fewer than 315 Nigerians stranded in the United Arab Emirates and Senegal due to the coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated. The Minister of Foreign […]
Japanese supercomputer, crowned world’s fastest
Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer claimed the top spot on Monday, carrying out 2.8 times more calculations per second than an IBM machine in the US. The […]
Covid-19: Kano govt clears air on reopening of schools
The Kano State Government has cleared the air surrounding its alleged move to approve the reopening of schools in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Saudi Arabia bars international pilgrims for Hajj due to virus
Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus. Only a very limited […]
Spain to allow UK tourists without quarantine
Spain’s foreign affairs minister has told the BBC that British citizens will be allowed to enter the country freely, without the need to self-isolate. She […]
Airport reopening: FAAN, 19 other operators submit plans
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and 19 other industry operators have submitted their operational restart plans to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) […]
China assures Africa on coronavirus vaccine
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, June 17, 2020 (NAN) The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has assured African countries that they would […]
Coronavirus: Spike in Beijing as 27 neighbourhoods go on lockdown
Millions of people in Beijing are living under renewed restrictions, as a spike in virus cases continues. The city reported another 31 cases on Wednesday, […]
Coronavirus: Oil prices drop after China abandons target for 2020 GDP amidst crisis
Oil prices slumped on Friday after China’s decision to omit an economic growth target for 2020 renewed concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic […]
Coronavirus pandemic denying 60% children education globally – UNDP
School closures by authorities to stem the spread of the COVID-19 scourge have left some 60 per cent of the world’s children without education, according […]
Ex-White House butler, Wilson Jerman dies of coronavirus
A former White House butler, who worked for 11 presidents in a career that spanned five decades, has died of coronavirus aged 91. It was […]
Coronavirus: World sees highest daily increase in virus cases
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic is a long way from being over amid the largest daily […]