More Countries Raise Security Concerns Over Chinese-Owned Software

CoronavirusTechnologyWorld NewsMore Countries Raise Security Concerns Over Chinese-Owned Software

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

Zoom video communication software is increasingly being censured over its security flaws which some countries and organisations have alleged expose them to been spied on by China. Taiwan is the latest country to ban government officials from using Zoom which is owned by a Chinese, Eric Yuan. The ban comes days after the company admitted to mistakenly routing its users traffic through servers in China, Sky news reports. Taiwan and China have diplomatic spat over...

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BREAKING: Northern Nigeria Records First COVID-19 Death in Katsina

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Northern Nigeria Records First COVID-19 Death in Katsina

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

Katsina state governor, Aminu Bello Masari has on Tuesday announced that one Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, a private medical practitioner in Daura has died from contracting COVID-19. Masari told newsmen during a press briefing that Dr. Aliyu Yakubu who was running a private clinic traveled to Lagos recently and upon return took himself to Air Force Hospital in Daura where two hours later, he died. The samples of his blood, he said was taken to Abuja where he...

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French Doctor Apologizes for Comments on Testing a COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa, Prompting Outrage on Social Media

AfricaCoronavirusNewsWorld NewsFrench Doctor Apologizes for Comments on Testing a COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa, Prompting Outrage on Social Media

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

‘Shouldn’t we be doing this study in Africa where there are no masks, no treatment, no intensive care, a little bit like we did in certain AIDS studies or with prostitutes?’ Dr. Jean-Paul Mira said. A French doctor apologized after suggesting that Africa should become a testing ground for a COVID-19 vaccine, remarks that sparked public outcry on social media. Jean-Paul Mira, head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, made...

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Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusNewsLockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

LAGOS/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – In a dark ground-floor room in Lagos, dressmaker Kemi Adepoju gazes at a pile of dresses she has made but which cannot be collected due to the lockdown in force to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. “This lockdown came upon us suddenly. I used all my money to buy fabric. If I had known, I would have … used it to buy food instead,” said the mother-of-two, who runs her...

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With 20 million Lagosians Under Lockdown, Government Say ‘Food Relief Package Not Meant for Everyone’

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaWith 20 million Lagosians Under Lockdown, Government Say ‘Food Relief Package Not Meant for Everyone’

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

In response to allegations that many residents of Lagos who are under lockdown did not benefit from the welfare package the government initiated, the state government has said the food packages were never meant for everyone. In the build-up to the state and the federal government imposed lockdown, the Lagos government initiated welfare packages to ease the inevitable hardship residents would face. However, when the food packages were distributed, there were complaints by many that...

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UPDATE: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 10,000 in Africa – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsUPDATE: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 10,000 in Africa – Africa CDC

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 10,075 in Africa and the death toll reached 487, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Tuesday. The Africa CDC, a specialised agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued in Addis Ababa also disclosed that the confirmed COVID-19 cases were spread across 52 countries. The Africa CDC stated that some 913 people, who have been infected with...

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Libya Reports 1st COVID-19 Recovery Case

AfricaCoronavirusNewsLibya Reports 1st COVID-19 Recovery Case

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

The National Centre for Disease Control of Libya’s UN-backed government has announced the first COVID-19 recovery case in the country. “We officially announce the recovery of the first case of the new coronavirus after two samples tested negative at the laboratory,’’ Badr Addin Al-Najjar, Director of the centre, told a press conference. “Social separation and commitment to home quarantine are the first steps in reducing the spread of the virus,’’ he added. When asked about...

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China’s Medical Supplies for 18 African Countries Arrive in Accra

CoronavirusPhilanthropyWorld NewsChina’s Medical Supplies for 18 African Countries Arrive in Accra

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries have arrived in Accra, on Monday, and are scheduled to be delivered to the other 17 countries within a few days. The beneficiary African countries are Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Liberia. The others are Mali, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Benin, Cape Verde, as well as Sao Tome and Principe.

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British PM in Intensive Care After Coronavirus Symptoms Worse

CoronavirusWorld NewsBritish PM in Intensive Care After Coronavirus Symptoms Worse

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care on Monday night after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street said. Johnson has asked British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him, a Downing Street spokesman said. The prime minister, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London with “persistent symptoms” on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. The spokesman said the prime minister was moved on the advice of...

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China Reports Zero Coronavirus Deaths Over Past Day

CoronavirusWorld NewsChina Reports Zero Coronavirus Deaths Over Past Day

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

China has reported no coronavirus deaths over the past day, in a sign the worst of the outbreak is over for the country. There were also no new locally transmitted infections in the original epicenter of the disease, in Hubei province, and across mainland China, the National Health Commission said. Authorities reported 32 new coronavirus cases among citizens returning from abroad. The commission said that 30 new cases of asymptomatic infections were being monitored, with...

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