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Coronavirus: Finance Minister commits suicide over crisis

The Finance Minister of Germany's Hesse State, Thomas Schaefer, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the...

Coronavirus: Pope prays to empty St Peter’s Square[photos]

Pope Francis has given a solitary prayer service to an empty St Peter's Square as Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 9,000. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: First patient...

Coronavirus: First patient breaks silence

One of the first coronavirus patients in Wuhan, China, said "a lot fewer people would have died" if the Chinese government took action...

Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears

Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country's first coronavirus death. The poll has also been overshadowed by Wednesday's kidnapping...

Coronavirus: Prince Charles shares a health update

The Duke of Cornwall, Prince Charles, has taken to Instagram to provide fans with an update on his health after testing positive for coronavirus. Prince...

Coronavirus: Pastor Chris, Benny Hinn lead two billion people in prayer

In a clear response to recent happenings across the globe, over two billion people have indicated interest in participating in a two-hour ...

15 yr-old girl hangs herself over four-year ‘burden’

A Walvis Bay teenager allegedly committed suicide on Monday evening after leaving a note saying she has been living with a burden for four...

Covid-19: People are cutting their own hair during lockdown – and it’s not going well

In the UK, restaurants, pubs, gyms and any other shops that do not provide an essential service have been forced to close following...

Bring anyone with coronavirus for treatment – Bishop dares

A Nigeria pastor has has offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and also said, “anyone with coronavirus should be referred...

Coronavirus patients charged with attempted murder

Two people are facing attempted murder charges after allegedly refusing to go into quarantine in South Africa, it has emerged.  One of them is a...

Coronavirus: Couple arrested for ‘calling virus a hoax’

Police in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam are holding a couple for allegedly spreading false information about coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new...

Last known survivor of transatlantic slave trade discovered

A woman, who was taken from Africa when she was just two years old, has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave...

Boris Johnson breaks silence after testing positive [Video]

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus and has taken to social media to confirm the news in a...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street says. His symptoms are mild and he will continue to...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 4 new cases, number up to 136

Ghana has recorded four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, shooting the number up to 136. Below is a confirmation by the Ghana Health Service...

FBI arrests actor who claims he has coronavirus cure

The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments...

As they rush to save lives, health care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plans

The first time Andrea Austin, 35, considered her own mortality, she was flying into Iraq aboard a C-130 military plane. Though the emergency medicine...

Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lock down

South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. All but essential movement...

Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...

Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...

Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents

Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...

Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine

As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...

Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus

A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus. The woman, identified by...

Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus

A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus. Ashley Hildebrand...

Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary dies after contracting coronavirus

Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday (March...

DR Congo president’s aide dies of Covid-19

The third person to die of Covid-19 complications in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a respected human rights lawyer and an aide...

Coronavirus: Police shoot two people for defying lock-down orders

Rwandan police shot and killed two people who defied lock-down orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus. ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Coronavirus: A girl’s emotional letter to Boris Johnson after cancelling 7th birthday party

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has praised a young girl for cancelling her birthday party because of the coronavirus pandemic. Josephine, who turned seven this week, wrote to...

Coronavirus: Trump hopes US will shake off pandemic by Easter

United States President (US), Donald Trump, has said he hopes the US will shake off coronavirus by Easter, even as New York's governor...

Woman with no pre-existing health conditions dies after contracting COVID-19

A 21-year-old woman is believed to be the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions to have died after contracting coronavirus in the United...

Nurse, 34, kills herself after testing positive for coronavirus

An Italian nurse killed herself after testing positive for coronavirus and fearing she had infected others, a nursing federation has revealed.  Daniela Trezzi, 34, was...

It’s st*pid to think I was paid to say I have coronavirus – Idris Elba fires Cardi B [Watch]

Actor Idris Elba has slammed rapper Cardi B for throwing out the conspiracy that he, among other ace celebrities, were paid to declare themselves...

Man in self-isolation sends dog to shop [photos]

People around the world are being told to stay at home in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Although many of us are...

Coronavirus can’t survive in the body of Jesus – Magufuli (video)

Tanzania's President, John Magufuli, has revealed why his government cannot close down churches and mosques in the East African country over coronavirus.  ALSO READ: Coronavirus:...

Photos: India’s innovative way to ensure social distancing

Grocery and milk stores across the country have hit upon an innovative way to ensure social distancing as people queue up to buy...

Just In: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good...

Kenyan woman in forced quarantine mingled with church members

The Narok County emergency response committee has forced a woman who jetted back into the country from Sweden on Wednesday to quarantine after members...

Man dies after taking drug he thought could stop coronavirus

An Arizona man has died and his wife is in a critical condition after both ingested a form of chloroquine in an apparent effort...

Lorry in Mozambique found with 64 dead stowaways

Mozambican immigration officers have found 64 dead bodies in a shipping container on the back of a lorry that had crossed into Mozambique from...

Coronavirus: Wuhan to ease lock-down as world battles pandemic

The lock-down in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on April 8, officials say. Travel...