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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after...

Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

Coronavirus: Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica. "This is...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson discharged from hospital

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left hospital after being treated for coronavirus, but will not immediately return to work, Downing Street says. ALSO...

Coronavirus: List of animals that can be farmed for meat in China

The Chinese government released a new list of animals that can be farmed for meat as the country begins to reopen to a...

Coronavirus: How to celebrate a birthday during pandemic

The global coronavirus pandemic has drastically disrupted daily life around the world, and birthday kings and queens, unfortunately, don’t have the power to wish...

Coronavirus: Check out Queen Elizabeth’s prophecy

"Coronavirus will not overcome us," the Queen has said, in an Easter message to the nation. ALSO READ: READ: Why Bawumia thinks Ghana’s scientists are the...

Coronavirus: Three pastors sue govt

Three pastors have sued Kenyan government after church services stopped operating due to the coronavirus lockdown put in place to halt the...

12 Ghanaians die of Coronavirus in US

Nine more Ghanaian residents of New York in the United States of America (USA) have died of the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the total...

Coronavirus: China descends on Ghanaians, others, Ghana govt reacts

Government is disappointed with reports of inhumane treatment being meted out to Ghanaians in China following the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. This comes on the back of widespread...

New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not...

British Airways cabin crew boss dies from coronavirus

A much-loved British Airways cabin boss has died from coronavirus in the same hospital where the Prime Minister is being cared for. Ian Johnson, a...

Coronavirus: US death toll passes 2,000 in a single day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins...

Ghanaian nurse dies of Covid-19 [Video]

Freda Ocran, a Ghanaian nurse who worked as the former head nurse at New York City’s Jacobi Medical Centre has died of the Covid-19. Mrs...

Coronavirus: Thailand bans sale of alcohol

Thailand is trying a new tactic in its battle against the new coronavirus: banning the sale of alcoholic beverages to try to curb...

Coronavirus: North Korea testing, quarantining, still says no cases – WHO

North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson’s father speaks

Boris Johnson "must rest up" after he was moved from intensive care with coronavirus, his father has said. ALSO READ: Lockdown: I feed on...

Coronavirus: License of popular TV station in Zambian revoked!

The Zambian government has revoked the license of one of the country's most popular TV station for "refusing to air free coronavirus-awareness adverts." ALSO READ: Woman reveals...

COVID-19: Sweden refuses to lockdown, believes in its citizens to do the right thing

Much of Europe is still on coronavirus lockdown, with severe restrictions on movement and penalties for those who transgress. But not Sweden. Restaurants and bars are...

Coronavirus: New York using mass graves amid outbreak

Images have emerged of coffins being buried in a mass grave in New York City, as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues...

Oil producers agree to cut production by a tenth

Opec producers and allies have agreed to cut output by around 10% to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. The group said...

Doctor says 5G isn’t spreading coronavirus and labels theories ‘impossible’

A conspiracy theory claiming 5G wireless communication technology is responsible for causing the coronavirus crisis has been widely shared online. Social media bosses have been urged to...

New York now burying victims in mass graves as case numbers soar past Italy

The victims of Covid-19 in New York have been buried in mass graves as the city struggles to cope with the coronavirus. Shocking images taken from...

Coronavirus: Nigerian Imam loses position for complying with social distancing order

Sheik Malam Abubakar Sarkin Aminu the Imam of Khamsu-Salawat of Abubakar Gumi Juma’at Mosque, Lowcost, Zaria-Kaduna, has on Wednesday lost his position as the...

Chinese experts arrive in Nigeria to help fight against coronavirus

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment worth about 1.5 million...

Women are most adversely impacted by coronavirus – U.N. calls for action

The United Nations has called for specific action for women on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. It urged governments to take...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment...

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s King, crown Prince in isolation after 150 royals test positive

Dozens of members of the ruling Saudi royal family, as many as 150, have been infected with coronavirus in recent weeks, a ...

Rwanda courts start online trial

Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ALSO READ: Sarkodie donates foodstuffs, sanitisers to...

Woman, three sons die eight days apart after contracting Coronavirus

An 86-year-old Louisiana woman and three of her sons who all tested positive for the coronavirus have died, relatives and the coroner's office say. The...

Coronavirus: Uganda’s president, 75, makes exercise video

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has released a video of himself working out in his office, to encourage citizens to exercise at home ...

Coronavirus: Spain PM sees ‘fire coming under control’

Spain is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister said, as parliament debated extending the national state...

Coronavirus: Couple name their newborn baby boy ‘Lockdown’ [photos]

A couple in India has named their newbown baby son 'Lockdown' in a nod to the coronavirus pandemic.  ALSO READ: Why Mahama refused to donate salary...

I don’t care… I’m proud of being black – WHO boss [watch]

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will...

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s mega churches adjust to empty auditoriums

The auditoriums of Nigeria's mega churches are empty and their gates are shut as they are forced to observe a government ban on large...

Uganda bans outdoors exercises over coronavirus

Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of the coronavirus. President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘improving’ in intensive care

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "improving" after two nights in intensive care with coronavirus, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said. ALSO READ: Covid-19: Obour’s household,...

Check out Drake’s extravagant Toronto mansion (Photos)

A one-ton bed, a two-story closet and a 4,000-pound bathtub carved from a single slab of black marble -- Drake's Toronto mansion is a case study...

Coronavirus: Minister suspended for having lunch with friend during lockdown

South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months, one of which will be without pay, for having lunch with a friend during...

Coronavirus: Togo nationals get free water, electricity

President Faure Gnassingbé has announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic...