The Enugu State Government has confirmed one new case of coronavirus disease in the State. The confirmation was made by the State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi in a statement on Saturday, stating that the patient is a contact of the third case who had a positive travel history from outside the State. According […]

Enugu Govt confirms one new case of coronavirus

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says divisions and hatred still exist globally. Guterres made the remark on Friday in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The war claimed millions of lives. The UN chief warned that the coronavirus pandemic was aggravating the situation. He said it […]

UN: Guterres raises alarm about world happenings, coronavirus

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has told the people of the State and the entire Nigerians to hold the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government responsible if COVID-19 escalates in the State. Wike said this in his statewide broadcast on Friday, adding that nobody should be surprised if the coronavirus cases in the State rise […]

COVID-19: Hold Buhari govt responsible if coronavirus escalates in Rivers – Wike cries out

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has regretted how the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic scuttled his plans to renovate 236 primary health care centres in the state. According to Gov Abiodun, the COVID-19 pandemic was a surprise to him because it happened just as he was beginning to roll out plans to reform the […]

Coronavirus prevented me from renovating 236 health centres in Ogun – Gov Abiodun

The Osun State Government says it has recorded one new case of coronavirus in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, in a statement on Saturday, in Osogbo, said the new case sneaked in from Kano State to the Iwo area of the state before the COVID -19 taskforce was alerted. Isamotu […]

COVID-19 : Osun records new case of coronavirus

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Lagos may reach 120,000 at the peak of the pandemic between July and August, the state government has said. The Commissioner of Health in the state, Akin Abayomi, said on Friday that the state is likely to record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases during that period. Mr Abayomi said this […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day, the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in a ceremony shorn of its usual military parade and pomp by the coronavirus pandemic.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the parole of selected low-risk prisoners to alleviate pressure at correctional services facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Everything will be different after the COVID-19 pandemic. But how? Who will emerge as a winner amid all the changes sweeping the globe? Six economists, diplomats and pollsters share their prognoses for the post-coronavirus future.

Each year, thousands of South Africans die from the consequences of coal-fired power generation. The respiratory disease COVID-19 is exacerbating the country's health crisis.

Even before the arrival of COVID-19, humanity found itself stuck in several crises at once. The current shock delivered by the coronavirus could accelerate a paradigm shift that was already underway. It may result in a better and more sustainable world.

Pathologists are eager to quickly conduct autopsies on as many COVID-19 victims as possible. They aim to determine who is at greatest risk from the virus and what damage it causes inside the body. Initial results are already available.

In an interview, medical historian Frank Snowden discusses how the coronavirus pandemic mirrors past outbreaks and argues that we must quickly apply the lessons learned today in preparation for the next disease.

Germany’s strict limitations on contact between people haven't conquered the virus - they have merely bought the country more time. Epidemiologists believe a second wave will come.

International aid workers are having a tremendously difficult time doing their jobs due to all the travel bans around the world and other quarantine measures. In the face of the coronavirus, however, they are needed more than ever before.

The number of coronavirus cases is slowly sinking in Italy, but the country is now facing the next phase of a serious crisis: how to kickstart an economy that has been at a standstill for weeks.

The first coronavirus infection in the United States was confirmed in Seattle 100 days ago. A team of DER SPIEGEL reporters has documented what has happened since, following a dozen people as they struggle to come to terms with the health catastrophe.

When the coronavirus pandemic began, the pharmaceutical company Gilead pulled remdesivir out of its storeroom. The drug, which had proved to be ineffective against other illnesses, could have a future in the battle against COVID-19. But it's likely not a "game changer."

On Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a number of world leaders are launching a massive fundraising endeavor to raise money for tests, medicines and a vaccine for the coronavirus. Only one major country is missing in the effort.

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Armenian parliamentarians from opposing parties exchanged blows amid a disagreement over the government’s economic response to the coronavirus crisis. 

Russia registered more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row -- an indication the spread of the virus inside the country remains serious despite a stringent lockdown-- as the Communist party leader called for the release of non-violent criminals from prison .

By RNZ The cost of mandatory quarantine on both sides of the Tasman means a New Zealander living in Brisbane will not be reunited with his dying mother in Auckland.A close friend of the man - both of whom RNZ has agreed not...

As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has begun about whether it was legal in the first place. This is important because people are being prosecuted for breaching the lockdown. Naturally, lawyers...

A "mass of surfers" have converged on one of Wellington's most popular surf beaches.A Wellington local, who wanted to be known only as Brendan, said he was in the area for work when he decided to stop and see what was happening...

The Warehouse is advising customers on its website deliveries could take up to two weeks to arrive.It said while it was trying to get through orders as quickly as possible, because of the high number of orders it was struggling...

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There are two new cases of Covid-19 today, one confirmed and one probable, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.Both cases are linked to the St Margaret's Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland.The confirmed case is a household...

Covid-19 has tipped some struggling and startup businesses over already - but the real toll will emerge in the coming months. READ MORE:• Receiver says wage subsidy propping up a walking-dead army of 'zombie firms' John...

Close contacts of Covid-infected people are now being checked on every day to ensure compliance and see if they have developed any symptoms, Health Minister David Clark says.But an app to complement contact-tracing work was still...

SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER.SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES The father of a New Zealand woman living in Los Angeles seeking a quarantine exemption so she could see him again has died.Rachel Henderson...

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Police are warning Kiwis not to flout the law after hordes took to the beach today despite the country still being at alert level 3. The day started with a "mass" of surfers converging on Wellington's Lyall Bay, and as the weather...

More revelations have been uncovered from the Government's coronavirus document dump, while new cases remain low as Cabinet prepares to decide when to move to alert level 2. Get all the important news and read the full stories in...

Police fear bars will be "swamped" when the country finally drops to level 2.On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will reveal when New Zealand will drop a level in its Covid-19 warning system – with the move potentially coming...

As governments around the world battle to contain Coronavirus, the scale of economic disruption and impact on businesses cannot be underestimated. It is easy to see why some have predicted a rise in disputes work arising out of the unfolding global ...

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Member States (53) reporting COVID-19 cases (57,746) deaths (2,151), and recoveries (19,351) by region: Central (5,165 cases; 202 deaths; 1,580 recoveries): Burundi (19; 1; 7), Cameroon (2,265; 108; 1,221), Central African Republic (143; 0; 12), Chad (260; 27; 50), Congo (274; 10;...

New: 85 confirmed cases (reported from 9 Lusaka, 76 Nakonde); 3 deaths (reported from 2 Lusaka, 1...

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As the outbreak of the latest coronavirus spreads across the globe, the consequences for commercial transactions are evolving. From what was initially a shorter term focus on immediate impact, all of us in business are now in the position of plannin...

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