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…
COVID-19: Debt relief needed for poorest nations – WHO
The head of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the new coronavirus, which has now reached…
WHO plans to declare DRC Ebola free says there’s still risk of re-emergence
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has been over a month since last Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case was recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Dr Tedros…
Coronavirus: Africa should wake up – WHO warns
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa…
COVID-19: 80 per cent of all cases from Western Pacific, Europe – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 200,000 cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO and 8,000 people have lost their lives. Dr Tedros…
Testing, contact tracing must be ‘backbone’ of COVID-19 response -WHO
Countries across the world must take a comprehensive approach to fighting the pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus and isolate, test and trace as many cases as…
COVID-19: Whether pandemic or not, the rule of the game is the same: never give up – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has noted that “Whether coronavirus is now pandemic or not, the rule of the game is the same: never give…
Spread of the coronavirus frightening, we’re not at the mercy of the virus – WHO
With the new coronavirus outbreak the World Health Organisation, WHO, Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the spread of the coronavirus is frightening and can now be characterised as a pandemic Tedros…
NAS to verify claims of 4 scientists who say they have found cure for COVID-19, Lassa Fever – FG
Minister of Science and technology, Ogbonnaya Onu The Federal Government (FG) says the government is offering thirty-six million naira (N36,000,000) as an incentive to Nigerian scientists to enable them research…
COVID19: WHO warns of global shortage, price gouging of medical equipment
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…