Cuban Medics Help South Africa in Fight Against Coronavirus

More than 200 Cuban health workers had arrived in South Africa to help in the country’s fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Office of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said on Monday. It said that a total of 217 medics, comprising doctors, scientists and other health experts, were to be dispatched across all provinces of South Africa. The African country hit hardest by the new coronavirus, after Ramaphosa asked his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel...

Kaduna Government to Enforce the Use of Face Masks

The Kaduna State Government says wearing face masks will be enforced as a critical public health measure, to reduce the transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is contained in a statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, the Senior Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communications, in Kaduna. According to the statement, all persons who venture out of their homes for whatever reason must wear face masks and observe social distancing everywhere they go, in markets and...

President Buhari Will Determine When to Lift Lockdown, says Health Minister

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, on Sunday said President Mohammadu Buhari would determine when to lift the lockdown occasioned by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Ehanire said this on SundayPolitical on Channels Television in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that on April 13, Buhari announced a 14-day extension of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the pandemic. The initial 14-day lockdown in the three states...

DSS Denies Invading Former Edo CoS Residence

The Directorate of State Service (DSS) in Edo has denied invading the residence or arresting anyone associated with Chief Taiwo Akerele, former Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Mr Sheikh Waziri, DSS Director in Edo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday, that no operative of the service invaded the residence of Akerele on Sunday. There were reports in Benin that the operatives had arrested one Jaspa...

Oyo to ensure Safe Return of Girl Put Up for Sale in Lebanon — Official

The Oyo State Government has pledged to ensure the safe return of an indigene of the state identified as Peace Ufuoma Busari who was recently put up for sale on the internet in Lebanon for $1000. The government’s pledge was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan by Mrs. Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA)  on Diaspora to Gov. Seyi Makinde. Sarumi-Aliyu said the state was liaising with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)...

Oyo Records 191 Fire Incidents in 2 Months

The Oyo State Fire Service says a total of 191 fire incidents occurred in the state between January and February alone. The Chief Fire Officer of the state, Mr. Moshood Adewuyi, said this in Ibadan while addressing newsmen. He appealed to residents of the state to be cautious in the handling of cooking and electrical appliances to minimise incessant fire disasters. ”In many instances, the carelessness of our people gave room for avoidable fire disasters....

Egypt’s COVID-19 Infections Rise to 4,534 With 317 Deaths – Ministry

Egypt confirmed on Sunday 215 new cases and 10 deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in the country to 4,534, including 317 deaths, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 62 COVID-19 patients were completely cured, increasing the tally of recoveries to 1,176, the ministry’s spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Megahed stressed Egypt’s close cooperation and coordination with the World Health Organisation regarding COVID-19 case detection and necessary medical care....

New York State to Reopen With Phased Strategy, Says Governor

The U.S. state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a multi-phase manner, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday. The strategy is to first reopen the construction and manufacturing sectors, and the second phase will be evaluating businesses on a case-by-case basis, depending on how essential they are, said Cuomo at his daily briefing. There will be two weeks in between each phase to monitor the effects...

Liverpool Stadium Expansion Held Up by Impact of Pandemic

Liverpool Football Club’s expansion of their Anfield Road stand has been postponed by a year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the English Premier League (EPL) club said on Monday. The club added that the earliest target for completion is now 2023. Liverpool opened their redeveloped Main Stand in 2016, which raised seating capacity to more than 54,000, and the club were set to begin work on the Anfield Road stand in December....

France Coronavirus Death Toll Goes Beyond 23,000

The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 437 to 23,293 on Monday, the Health Ministry said in a statement. The 1.9 percent increase is the highest in four days but well below the more than four percent rate seen 10 days ago. The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 infection fell further to 28,055 from 28,217 on Sunday and the number of people in intensive care fell...

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