Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s spokesman has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, the latest case to hit close to the far-right leader, who rejects social distancing measures. Army General Otavio Rego Barros, 59, one of the administration’s top public figures, “is home following all recommended protocols” after his positive test result […]
The Benue State Action Committee on COVID-19, on Wednesday evening intercepted a vehicle conveying the corpse of one Peter Aiv Kogi who died of Coronavirus in Kano and was being taken to Konshisha local government area of Benue state for burial. When the Committee was alerted on the development, a roadblock was quickly mounted at […]
Superstar footballer, Lionel Messi and other Barcelona stars are set to undergo tests for Coronavirus on Wednesday morning as they prepare to return to training ahead of Spain’s LaLiga restart in June. This comes after the country’s ministry of health gave clubs permission to return to their training grounds after lockdown rules were relaxed. After […]
A plane conveying medical supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus crashed in Somalia on Monday, killing all the six people on board. The Somali Transport Minister, Mohamed told Reuters news agency that the six people include the pilot, copilot, flight engineer and a trainee pilot, as well as two people working for the airline. Five bodies were recovered […]
The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc has hinted that the financial institution would be engaging in mass retrenchment as seventy-five per cent of the bank staff strength is no longer needed. Mr. Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe said the planned mass retrenchment of its workforce is due to the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant […]
Lagos state Governor Babajide sanwo-olu has released details of how offices, businesses, markets and stores would operate next week when the lockdown is relaxed. During a televised press conference on Wednesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu said companies that choose to work within the controlled easing phase must operate from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., deploying only 60 per cent of their […]
Over 700 people have died in Iran after ingesting toxic methanol, thinking it can cure the coronavirus disease. An adviser to the health ministry, Hossein Hassanian, said on Monday that alcohol poisoning killed 728 Iranians between February 20 and April 7. According to him, the false belief that toxic methanol cures coronavirus has increased the death tallies of alcohol poisoning, including victims who died […]
The Nigerian House of Representatives is set to resume plenary on Tuesday, after five weeks of break due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Sunday, the clerk of the green chamber, Patrick Giwa asked members to take note of the resumption date. “This is to inform all Members of the House of Representatives that the House will now resume plenary session […]
The Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has disclosed that only President Buhari will determine when to lift the lockdown order issued in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, he stated that the decision of whether or not to extend the lockdown has to be tailored […]
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has ordered a curfew in Abia State following the recently confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the state. The 6pm – 6am curfew which will take off from today Sunday April 26, will last for 7 days and is expected to help in thorough contact tracing with special emphasis on the three local government areas […]