BREAKING: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus. What Happens Now?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to lead the nation’s response to the pandemic from self-isolation. Johnson said he had developed “mild symptoms” — a temperature and a persistent cough — and after taking a test on the advice of the U.K.’s chief medical officer, had tested positive. The Prime Minister said on Friday he is working from home and will be self-isolating following his diagnosis — in...

Unite Against COVID-19, WHO Appeals to African Countries

The World Health Organisation, (WHO), has appealed to African countries to unite in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) after it made an assessment of the virus as a pandemic. WHO made the call through its Risk Communication Officer, Hawa Sesay, on Wednesday in Abuja, at a one-day media orientation workshop for Health reporters. The workshop was organised by the Ministry of Health (FMOH) through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The News Agency of...

Manu Dibango, Legendary Saxophonist is dead from Coronavirus

African saxophone legend Manu Dibango has died in Paris after catching coronavirus. Dibango, best known for his 1972 song Soul Makossa,  is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19. The 86-year-old fused jazz and funk music with traditional sounds from his home country, Cameroon. “It is with deep sadness that we announce you the loss of Manu Dibango, our Papy Groove,” a statement on his official Facebook page read. His funeral will...

Morocco, Lebanon report first coronavirus deaths

Morocco and Lebanon reported their first deaths from the coronavirus on Tuesday as governments in the region try to prevent the outbreak growing as rapidly as it has in Iran, where nearly 300 people have died. A 89-year-old woman died in Morocco on Tuesday, becoming the first death from the virus in the country. The woman was one of three infected cases reported in Morocco and had already been suffering from chronic respiratory, heart and...

Coronavirus Danger: Is President Donald Trump positive?

Trump had contact with congressmen Collins and Gaetz before they self-quarantined over coronavirus concerns ■ President Donald Trump had contact with two Republican congressmen before their announcements  that they were entering self-quarantine after learning they had been ■ previously exposed to someone diagnosed with coronavirus. ■ Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia shook hands with Trump last Friday when the president traveled. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida flew on Air Force One with Trump on Monday....

‘Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready for Emergency Use in April,’ Chinese Official

A health official in China says coronavirus vaccine could be ready for emergency use next month. What could be a breakthrough to put an end to the disease — that has spread to over fifty-five countries, infecting 100,000 persons and leaving over 3000 people dead – is coming weeks after Chinese scientists revealed the sequence of the coronavirus. “According to our estimates, we are hopeful that in April some of the vaccines will enter clinical...

Hotel Used for Coronavirus Quarantine in China, Collapses, 70 People Trapped

An eighty-room hotel in southeast China, used as a quarantine facility for persons exposed to coronavirus has collapsed, according to reports According to the Daily Maily, the Xinjia Hotel, located in Quanzhou City in Fujian province, collapsed on Saturday, around 7:30pm. The Ministry of Emergency Management, said at least 34 people had been rescued as at 10pm local time. Videos posted online show rescue officials combing through the wreckage. News report say the hotel was...

COVID-19 outbreak proves global business needs China

Nigeria’s effort to rapidly identify and contain the spread of the index case of COVID-19 may have been successful – with no new case as at March 2 – but as the disease spreads to over fifty countries, the global economy is panicking and some experts say this is not looking good for many countries, including Nigeria. It is a typical case of ‘when China sneezes, global business catches a cold.’ The wake of coronavirus...

No Country Will Be Spared, Warn Experts, as Fight Against Coronavirus Ramps Up

GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) – No country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare for surprises. “No country should assume it won’t get cases, that...

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