Man Beaten To Death After Being Suspected Of Having Coronavirus
A young man suspected of having coronavirus in south-eastern Kenya was beaten up by a group of youths. He was pronouced dead later in the hospital. Local police chief Nehemiah Bitok confirmed the death to the BBC and said no arrests had been made and investigations were underway. The attack took place in the fishing village of Msambweni in Kwale county,...
BREAKING: US Approves Chloroquine To Treat Coronavirus
The United States has approved the anti-malarial drug chloroquine for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump told reporters on Thursday: “We’re going to be able to make that drug available almost immediately, and that’s where the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has been so great,” Trump told reporters. “They’ve gone through the approval...
Coronavirus-Infected Woman Gives Birth To Healthy Baby – Report
A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday. The 24-year-old woman and her partner had both tested positive before the delivery on Wednesday, but the first test on the baby came back negative for COVID-19. “The virus is not transmitted by the placenta,” the director of maternity...
Dead Coronavirus Victims In Italy Carried By Military Trucks (Photos, Video)
Coffins of coronavirus victims were transported on a fleet of army trucks on Thursday night after a cemetery in northern Italy was overwhelmed by the death toll. An army spokesman confirmed today that 15 trucks and 50 soldiers, some of which are pictured, had been deployed to move bodies from Bergamo to neighbouring provinces. The column of army trucks brought the...
Coronavirus Crisis May Only Last 6 To 10 WEEKS In Some Countries, Says Bill Gates
Bill Gates has urged everyone to 'stay calm' during the coronavirus pandemic and claimed that some recent doomsday projections are 'too negative'. Instead of lasting 18 months until a vaccine can be developed, the present crisis may only last six to 10 weeks in some countries, the businessman added. Mr Gates — who recently announced his plans to leave the board of Microsoft...
BREAKING: New Coronavirus Case Hits Abuja, NCDC Confirms
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, on Sunday, confirmed a new case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This brings the cases in Nigeria to 27. The NCDC had confirmed three cases in Abuja on Saturday bringing the cases in FCT to four. Details later…
COVID-19: Do Your Broadcast In Hausa, We’ll Translate — Aisha Mocks Buhari
Aisha Yusufu, co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign group, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his nationwide broadcast on Sunday. Following pressure from Nigerians and the legislature, the President finally, for the first time since the deadly coronavirus disease entered Nigeria, addressed the nation. However, Mrs. Yusufu, who is an ardent critic of Buhari and his administration, was not happy with the...
BREAKING: First Coronavirus Death Recorded In Nigeria
The first #COVID19 death has been recorded in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the case was a 67-year-old male who returned following a medical procedure in the UK. He had underlying medical conditions- multiple myeloma and diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy. Details shortly…
COVID-19: Some Legislators Refusing Screening At Airport, Buhari’s Chief Of Staff Says
The Federal Government has accused some members of the House of Representatives, who recently returned from foreign trips of posing a serious threat to the safety of Nigerians by refusing to subject themselves to screening at airports. The Presidency, in a letter dated 21st March 2020 informed Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila of the report from the Minister of Health on the...
BREAKING: US coronavirus Death Toll Passes 500 As Fifteen States Lockdown
The US coronavirus toll surpassed 500 on Monday as the total number of cases went past 41,000 and fifteen states went into various forms of lock-down. The death toll from the virus in America is now 576, a sharp rise of more than 100 people in one day. Experts say the spike is yet to come and that the current state of...
