Coronavirus: Africa urged to test more as cases exceed 500,000
Countries in Africa must carry out more coronavirus testing and make people use masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday as cases topped half a million in the…
New study shows COVID-19 survives longer in the air, can travel up to 4 metres
A new study examining air samples from hospital wards with COVID-19 patients has found that the virus can travel up to 13 feet (four meters) twice the distance current guidelines…
COVID-19: Cruise ships around the globe stranded at sea as ports turn them away
Ports around the globe are turning cruise ships away en mass amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving thousands of passengers stranded even as some make desperate pleas for help while…
COVID19: WHO warns of global shortage, price gouging of medical equipmentÂ
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase…
Coronavirus: Second death announced outside China, death toll rises to over 420
Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people, spread around…
Party Leaders Decry Low Voter Turnout in Badagry
Some political party leaders in Badagry on Saturday have decried low turn out of voters as counting of votes began in the area. The governorship and house of…
BREXIT: Britain’s CDC to Invest Up to $4.5 Billion Across Africa Over the Next Four Years As it Prepares to Exit the EU
British development finance agency CDC Group plans to invest up to $4.5 billion across Africa over the next four years to boost ties with the continent, its…
PMI: USAID Distributes 3.3m Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets in Akwa Ibom
The U.S. government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), has donated 3.3 million bed nets for distribution in Akwa Ibom . The U.S Embassy said this in…