Fear of the unknown: Locked-down athletes face mental health challenge
When Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers completed what he knew would be his final training session before the coronavirus shutdown, his overwhelming feelings were of sadness and the fear of…
Suggestion on testing vaccine in Africa, a hangover from the “colonial mentality” – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus has dismissed as “racist” a suggestion by some scientists that the coronavirus vaccine be tested in Africa. Ghebreyesus at a…
Coronavirus: Over 3,000 health workers infected globally
WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus Over 3,000 health workers have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
Dominic Raab to replace Boris Johnson as British PM if…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for…
US diverts covid-19 masks meant for Germany in ‘modern day piracy’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned G20 countries against acting in their own interests amid the Covid-19 pandemic after Germany accused the US of ‘modern day piracy’. Protective face masks…
Social distancing is imperative now, fiscal distancing is not – Adesina
Owing to the continuous spread of the coronavirus across the globe, the Africa Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina says “we must avoid fiscal distancing at this time. A stitch…
Coronavirus: Prioritise spending in health, IMF, WHO urge leaders
The IMF and the World Health Organisation on Friday urged leaders of developing countries to prioritise paying medical staff, buying protective gear and other health expenditures in their response to…
Pope sends emotional message to Catholics in this “hard moment”
Pope Francis on Friday issued a special video message calling on people around the world not to lose faith and to comfort each other through the novel coronavirus pandemic. “It…
Never in the history of IMF have we witnessed world economy come to a standstill
More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on…
Update: Indian parents who named their twins Covid and Corona change their mind
The Indian parents who named their twins Corona and Covid have had a change of mind. They will no longer name their twins – a boy and a girl –…