COVID

Kano State Government has issued a two-week break to workers to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state. While receiving the interim report of the Fund-Raising Committee at the Government House in Kano on Monday, Governor…

World Health Organisation representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said WHO has received certification requests for 40 coronavirus tests, as 20 vaccines are being developed. Vujnovic made the statement in an interview with Sputnik on…

French politicians voiced concerns Wednesday about fans of Italian side Juventus travelling to Lyon for a Champions League football match due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. Former presidential candidate Segolene Royal,…

There are now more new cases of the coronavirus reported each day outside China than inside the hardest-hit country, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “Yesterday, the number of new cases reported outside China exceeded the…

A 60-year-old man has become the first French victim of the coronavirus in the country, the health ministry announced Wednesday. The man died overnight after being rushed to a Paris hospital in serious condition on Tuesday evening,…

Algeria has recorded the first case of Coronavirus in Africa. The Algerian Health Ministry confirmed the case of the deadly disease in the country on Tuesday. Algeria’s Minister of Health, Shamsuddin Shitor disclosed that the virus…

British drinks group Diageo, the maker of Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka, on Wednesday said the coronavirus would slash annual sales by up to £325 million ($422 million, 388 million euros). Diageo, which produces also Baileys…

Asian markets fell on Wednesday, with the coronavirus spreading rapidly around the world and health chiefs warning that governments were not prepared for the outbreak. The heavy selling, after a day of relative calm caused by…

World stock markets and oil prices tumbled Monday, with Milan and Seoul falling hardest on growing fears of a coronavirus pandemic, as gold hit a seven-year peak on safe-haven buying, dealers said. In late morning deals, Milan's…

China reported the biggest drop in new cases from the coronavirus outbreak in nearly a month on Thursday. The National Health Commission said that more than 74,500 people have now been infected nationwide by the virus, which first…