First novel coronavirus death in Belgium
Belgium has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus strain that is sweeping the globe and four staff at the European Commission have been taken sick, officials said Wednesday. Maggie De Block, health minister in Belgium’s caretaker federal government, said the victim was 90 years old. As of Wednesday, Belgium had recorded 314 cases of the coronavirus strain that causes...
SHOCKER!! UK Health Minister Tests Positive To Coronavirus
Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Ms Dorries, the first MP to test positive, said she had taken all the advised precautions after finding out and has been self-isolating at home. This comes as a sixth person died from the virus in the UK, which has a total of 382 cases. The latest person to die...
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...
BREAKING: Abia Born Lawyer Named Judge Of The Supreme Court Of California
Abia State born American trained lawyer, David Ndudim has been named Judge of the Supreme Court in the State of California United States of America, ABN TV reports Ndudim has a law office in Sacramento, California and has been licensed for 19 years. He handles cases in immigration and attended Lincoln Law School. In a congratulatory message, Comrade Ella wrote, "BREAKING...
Panic As Facebook Shuts London Office Over Coronavirus Scare
Facebook said Friday it was shutting its London office and part of its Singapore base for “deep cleaning” after an employee in the Asian city-state was diagnosed with coronavirus. A staff member working at the US technology giant’s Marina One office in Singapore was on Friday diagnosed with COVID-19, a spokesman told AFP. “We have immediately closed the affected areas for...
Coronavirus: Senegal Bars Ministers From Overseas Travel
Senegal’s President Macky Sall ordered his cabinet ministers not to leave the country in a measure to control risks from coronavirus, the presidency said on Thursday. Senegal has registered four cases of COVID-19 since the virus first emerged in China in December and has since infected more than 90,000 people and killed over 3,000 worldwide. Sall has “decided to reduce to...
Platini Loses FIFA Ban Appeal At European Human Rights Court
Former UEFA head Michel Platini has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against a four-year ban from football over a $2 million (1.8m euro) payment from then FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011. A chamber of seven judges at the Strasbourg-based court ruled Thursday that Platini’s “suspension from football-related professional activity was justified”. “The court found in...
BREAKING: Ronaldinho Arrested Over Fake Passport Claims
Brazil legend Ronaldinho has been arrested in Paraguay for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country. The 39-year-old, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, was detained in the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo along with his brother Roberto on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Interior of Paraguay has confirmed. According to La Nacion, passports were...
[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…
Coronavirus: Italy moves to ban kisses, handshakes
Italy has set Wednesday to urge people to stop greeting each other by kissing or shaking hands to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Other measures to be approved by the government Wednesday, briefed in advance to the media, including what promises to be an unpopular plan to play all football matches without fans. Italy has borne the brunt in...
