Besides currently being the global epicenter of the novel coronavirus disease, the United States is also full of drama surrounding the pandemic. In this piece, we serve you a rundown of dramatic happenings across the country on Wednesday that many may find interesting. The day began with media reports...
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U.S. President Donald Trump will release guidelines on Thursday with steps to reopen the economy and return to normalcy. Trump said the country appears to have “passed the peak” with regards to new infections of the coronavirus, during a Wednesday briefing at the Rose Garden outside the White House....
Amnesty International has criticized the Nicaraguan government for its relaxed approach to the coronavirus pandemic after the country’s president reappeared for the first time in a month. The London-based aid organization said on Thursday that the Nicaraguan government has endangered thousands of lives by failing to introduce social distancing...
The Kano ministry of health on Wednesday night said the State recorded death from the COVID-19 pandemic, as the confirmed cases now hit 21. The ministry made this known on its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH. “As on Wednesday, April 15, 2020; at 11:55 p.m. one death of COVID-19 has...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a further 150-million-dollar commitment to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. “The world community must understand that so long as COVID-19 is somewhere, we need to act as if it were everywhere. “Beating this pandemic will require an unprecedented level of international...
Cheques going out to U.S. taxpayers as part of a stimulus programme designed to help workers suffering as a result of the coronavirus will have President Donald Trump’s name on them, an unprecedented decision he seemed to relish. “I’m sure people will be very happy to get a big,...
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said large gatherings such as concerts and major sporting events are unlikely in his city until 2021. Garcetti said this in an interview with CNN “Nothing I’ve heard indicates that we’ll be in those large thousands of people gathering anytime soon and probably not...
Borno State government said it would no longer tolerate violators of the total lockdown order imposed on non-essential movements in a bid to contain the influx of COVID-19. The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, gave the warning when he visited the entry point of Njimtilo to monitor...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) WHO had on Friday confirmed a new case of Ebola virus in the city of Beni in DRC, after 52 days of not recording a case in the...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 34 new positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases were from Lagos, Kano, Kastina, Delta and the Niger States, as total number of infections in the country rises to 407. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, on...
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York on Wednesday said he would issue an executive order requiring people to wear face masks in public. Speaking at his daily news briefing, Cuomo said the order, effective from Saturday, would cover situations where social distancing of around 2 meters was impossible. The...
President Donald Trump has threatened to force the United States Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm his nominees for vacant public offices. Trump issued the threat during his daily news briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the White House on Wednesday. The president said he...
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Rivers has donated homemade kits to the State Government as part of efforts to prevent the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. Making the presentation on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, it acknowledged corps members under the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED)...
Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has denied any wrongdoing after he was provisionally suspended by the sport’s independent Athletics Integrity Unit on Tuesday. The AIU said in a statement that a charge was issued against Wanjiru for “use of a prohibited substance/method”, but the Kenyan said...
The head of the African Union Commission on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Moussa Faki Mahamat termed the decision “deeply regrettable” and said the world had a “collective responsibility” to help WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The US govt decision...
By BANJI OYELARAN-OYEYINKA The COVID-19 pandemic, one of the world’s most significant events, has resulted in cessation of economic activities that will lead to a significant decline in GDP, an unprecedented social disruption, and the loss of millions of jobs. According to estimates by the African Development Bank, the contraction of...
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for its health personnel fighting to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The State Chairman of the association, Dr. Saliu Oseni, made the appeal in an interview with our correspondent...