Like HIV, COVID-19 May Never Go Away – WHO
Just like with HIV, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may never go away, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization health emergencies program, says the virus may just become one of the viruses around the world that kill people annually. “This virus just may become another endemic virus in our communities and this virus...
US Accuses China Of Trying To Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research
US authorities warned that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal COVID-19 data research on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said organizations researching COVID-19 were at risk of “targeting and network compromise” by China. They warned that Chinese government-affiliated groups and others were attempting...
55 COVID-19 Patients Recover In Madagascar After Treatment With “Herbal Drug”
At least 55 COVID-19 patients in Madagascar have recovered after being treated with the country’s herbal remedy for the disease. 55 COVID-19 patients said to have been “cured” with the drug — which is bottled as herbal tea — rose after three recoveries were announced on Saturday. According to L’Express de Madagascar, the patients were among those that were administered the drug...
Madagascar Send COVID-19 Cure To Nigeria, Other African Countries
The Republic of Madagascar has offered its herbal drug for COVID-19, COVID Organics (COV) to Nigeria and other African countries. The drug which was developed in Madagascar is for prevention and cure of Coronavirus. Nigeria’s consignment has been sent to Equatorial Guinea from where it will be airlifted to Abuja. For ease of transportation, African countries were divided into zones leading to...
Tottenham Striker Son Completes Compulsory Military Training In South Korea
Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was named one of the top five recruits in his unit as he completed three weeks of compulsory military training in South Korea on Friday. According to ABN TV reports, South Korea marine corps posted pictures of Son wielding an M-16 assault rifle and saluting on their Facebook page as he completed his stint at...
25 Passengers On Flight From Kano To Beirut Test Positive For COVID-19
At least 25 passengers on a flight from Kano to Beirut on Wednesday have tested positive for COVID-19, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has confirmed. The government of Lebanon had asked Middle East Airlines to evacuate its citizens from foreign countries last month. On May 5, an aircraft with flight number ME570 took off from Kano to Beirut, according to a flight...
Morocco Launches Fleet Of Drones To Tackle COVID-19
Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. “This is a real craze. In just weeks, demand has tripled in Morocco and other countries in the region,” said Yassine Qamous, chief of Droneway Maroc, African distributor for leading Chinese drone company DJI. ABN TV reports...
Restarting The Premier League Will Boost Morale – UK Minister
Restarting the Premier League would be a boost to Britain’s morale amid the coronavirus crisis, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday. Premier League chiefs have targeted a June return to action as they bid to finish the season over the summer. England’s top-flight has been suspended since March 13 and there are still 92 matches remaining, with the title, relegation...
COVID-19: President Orders Probe As Goat, Sheep, Pawpaw Test Positive In Tanzania
President Magufuli says tests were found to be faulty after goat, sheep and pawpaw samples test positive for COVID-19. ABN TV reports that Tanzania's President John Magufuli has dismissed imported coronavirus testing kits as faulty, saying they returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and pawpaw. Magufuli made the remarks during an event in Chato in northwestern Tanzania on...
More Than Three Million COVID-19 Cases Recorded Worldwide
More Than Three Million COVID-19 Cases Recorded Worldwide More than three million cases of coronavirus have been officially registered across the world, with nearly 80 per cent in Europe and the United States, according to a tally by ABN TV on Monday using official figures. At least 3,003,344 infections have been detected, including 209,388 deaths, mostly in Europe where there...
