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New border controls went into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nationwide lockdown. After a slow start to vaccinations, French health authorities reported that a…

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday it would take time for the economy to get back to normal even when the government’s coronavirus shutdown is lifted. “It is not obvious that there will be an immediate bounce-back,”…

The Federal Government, on Monday, said the recent order of President Muhammadu Buhari on gradual ease of lockdown will remain in force for another two weeks. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha,…

South Africa began to gradually ease its strict coronavirus lockdown on Friday, allowing some industries to reopen after five weeks of restrictions that plunged its struggling economy deeper into turmoil. The economy of Africa's most…

OMOTAYO ARAOYE As a continuous measure aimed at curbing the fast-spreading of coronavirus, the Ekiti state government Monday extended restrictions of movement, curfew and border closures for another two weeks ending Monday April 27.…

What does British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have in common with virtual happy hour celebrants and thousands of students around the world? All use the Zoom videoconferencing application to get together while staying apart during…