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Coronavirus Crisis May Only Last 6 To 10 WEEKS In Some Countries, Says Bill Gates

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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...

Dead Coronavirus Victims In Italy Carried By Military Trucks (Photos, Video)

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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-Infected Woman Gives Birth To Healthy Baby – Report

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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...

Prince Albert II Of Monaco Tests Positive For Coronavirus

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Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his palace said on Thursday. The 62-year-old sovereign of the enclave on the French Mediterranean coast was being closely monitored by his doctor and specialists, and his health “does not give any cause for concern,” according to the palace. “ “Prince Albert has continuing to work from the office...

BREAKING: US Approves Chloroquine To Treat Coronavirus

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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...

BREAKING: Ex-England U21 Player Peter Whittingham Dies After Falling Down Stairs

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Former Cardiff and England Under-21 midfielder Peter Whittingham has died at the age of 35. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Whittingham was fighting for his life in hospital after a tragic accident in a seaside pub on the evening of March 7. The former England Under-21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days with his family at...

I Am Looking Forward To Dying, Living Is Too Complicated — Mike Tyson

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Boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted he is ‘looking forward to dying’ because ‘living is too complicated’ in a new and emotional interview. It wasn’t long ago that Tyson was breaking down during a podcast chat with Sugar Ray Leonard, where he was quoted as saying: “Now those days are gone it’s empty, I’m nothing. I’m working on the art...

Coronavirus Lockdown: Randy Italian Couple Caught Having S£x In A Car, Arrested

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A couple caught having sex in a car were arrested for breaching coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy.  The 23-year-old Egyptian man and 40-year-old Tunisian woman were caught in the act by a police officer on the outskirts of Milan on Monday. Quite apart from decency laws, the pair chose a particularly bad time for their roadside fling, with authorities on alert for breaches of...

COVID-19: 25 Million Jobs Could Be Lost, Says Labour Organization

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The International Labour Congress says almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the finding was according to a new assessment by the ILO. He said, “An initial assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the global world of...

COVID-19 Cases Across Africa Now Over 600

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African countries on Wednesday confirmed 644 cases of coronavirus, 17 deaths and 65 recoveries according to Worldometer Nigeria Nigeria confirmed five new cases that are independent of the previous three cases. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said that all five cases had a travel history to the UK and U.S. In response to the increase in the spread of the virus, the...

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