Coronavirus: Ogun, Lagos Identify 100 People Who Had Contact With Patient
In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least 100 persons who had contact with the index case of the disease in the country. Subsequently, the contacts are being followed up as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus...
[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Iran shuts schools, universities
Schools and universities in Iran will be closed until early April because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the health minister said Thursday. “People should not consider this as an opportunity to go travelling. They should stay home and take our warnings seriously,” Saeed Namaki said at a televised press conference. Details later…
BREAKING: After Administering Communion To Over 500 People, Priest Tests Positive To Coronavirus In US
A priest in the Washington, DC, the United States of America has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he administered communion to about 500 people. According to WUSA, Rev. Timothy Cole attended three services last Sunday at Christ Church Georgetown, which were attended by 550 people. Rev. Cole identified himself in a statement to his congregation. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser...
Coronavirus: Two Missing Nigerians Found
The two men declared wanted for having contact with Nigeria’s index coronavirus case have been found, the Lagos State Government has declared. The duo of Enwelunta Obumnore Godfrey and Salami Abiodun Sadeeq, who boarded the same flight with the Italian that tested positive to coronavirus in Lagos, were declared unreachable on Monday after all efforts by the state government to...
President Trump Declares National Emergency Over Coronavirus [VIDEO]
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national health emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus that has killed no fewer than 41 people and infected 1,875 others in the country. Trump said the move would open up access to $50 billion in federal funding to state and local governments to tackle the virus. Insisting that the U.S. had done better in efforts...
COVID-19 Ban: Police Storm Church, Arrest Pastor [VIDEO]
The police in Ghana has arrested a pastor for opening his church despite ban on social gatherings by President Nana Akufo-Addo amid the fight against coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19. According to reports by GH Page, the Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service arrested and whisked away Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie, the head pastor of Open Arms Ministry,...
BREAKING: Another Virus “HANTAVIRUS” Hits China, Kills Man After Testing Positive
A man from China’s Yunnan province tested positive for Hantavirus on Monday. He died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reported. 32 other people have been tested, the report added. Following his death, hantavirus became a trend on social media, with people panicking that it was another COVID-19 ready to cause...
First UK Prisoner Dies From COVID-19
An 84-year-old sex offender with underlying health conditions is the first prisoner in the UK to be killed by the coronavirus, reports suggest. The convict was one of the country's oldest inmates and died at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire three days ago. It is understood the deadly virus was only detected in the man, who has not been named after he died in...
COVID-19: Hon. Nkole Demonstrates Proper Hand Washing, Cautions Constituents On Hygiene
The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, Abia state Rt. Hon. Uko Ndukwe Nkole has advised members of his constituency to observe a high level of hygiene in the spate of the dreaded COVID 19 ravaging the world. He gave this advise recently during a stakeholder meeting of the People's Democratic Party, PDP in Arochukwu. While demonstrating proper way of handwashing to...
BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr. Johnson said he developed mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including temperature and cough. He is self-isolating in Downing Street but said he will "continue to lead the government's response via video-conference as we fight this virus". Mr. Johnson was last seen on Thursday night, clapping outside No 10 as part...
