No evidence to prove garlic, salt water will protect against coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that eating garlic and regularly rinsing nose with saline solution will not guard against coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). Information obtained from WHO’s website on Monday…
First coronavirus death reported outside China
China ramped up measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic and shore up an economy hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs on Sunday as the first death from the illness…
Facebook to take down misinformation about coronavirus
Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge…
U.S visa ban: Eritrea says ban ‘unacceptable’, Nigeria creates committee to address issues
U.S President trump Eritrea on Saturday denounced U.S. ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as “unacceptable”, while Nigeria’s government said it had created a committee to address the…
Ugandan doctors deploy AI to monitor women after childbirth
Ugandan doctors are giving new mothers artificial intelligence-enabled devices to remotely monitor their health in a first-of-its-kind study aiming to curb thousands of preventable maternal deaths across Africa, medics and…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader rejects calls to close border despite fears, urge health workers against strike
Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected calls from a medical union on Friday to close the border with mainland China to contain the…
Coronavirus: Lufthansa, British Airways, 25 other suspend China flights
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, which as of Friday had killed over 200 people and infected nearly 10,000 people. Pilots and…
Coronavirus: WHO concerned that virus could spread undetected in a country with weak health system
Borders should be kept open and people and trade flowing in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, although countries have a sovereign right to take measures to try to protect…
Counter terrorism: U.S. will not totally remove its forces from Africa – Defense Secretary
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday the United States would not be removing all its forces from Africa, as he carries out a global troop review meant to…
WHO declares Coronavirus a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18…