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Coronavirus: Africa will not be testing ground for vaccine – WHO

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as "racist" the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine...

Italian nurse kills doctor girlfriend, claims she gave him coronavirus

A nurse, who strangled his doctor girlfriend, told police he did it because she gave him coronavirus. ALSO READ: The three African countries free of coronavirusCOVID-19:...

Coronavirus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as symptoms ‘worsen’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms "worsened", Downing Street has said. A spokesman said he...

‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus

Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as...

COVID-19: China-aided medical supplies arrive at Kotoka Airport

China-aided urgently-needed medical supplies for fighting against COVID-19 in Ghana and other 17 Africa countries have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport. Chinese Ambassador...

Chinese tourist sites packed as country comes out of lockdown [Photo]

Large numbers of people flocked to popular tourists sites and major cities across China over the country's holiday weekend, despite warnings from health authorities...

Pep Guardiola’s mother dies after contracting Coronavirus

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola's mother has died after contracting Coronavirus.  His mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, 82,  was diagnosed with the disease after showing...

Debunking the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory

It is a proven fact that people fear what they do not know/understand. So let me help you understand what 5G is. First, 5G is...

Lady beaten mercilessly for ‘snatching’ friend’s lover [Watch]

A lady received the beatings of her life when her best friend caught her making advances at her boyfriend. The said lover did not forgo...

Coronavirus: Nigeria to distribute seized rice to citizens

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to release for immediate distribution, bags of rice seized from smugglers.  ALSO READ: Coronavirus: Popular...

The three African countries free of coronavirus

Lesotho, Comoros, and São Tomé and Príncipe are the three remaining African countries yet to record a single case of coronavirus. South Sudan which...

Coronavirus: New York cases ‘dropping for the first time’

President Donald Trump has expressed hope coronavirus cases were "levelling off" in United States (US) hotspots, saying he saw "light at the...

Lockdown dairies: Pastor conducts deliverance on Instagram [video]

An unknown Nigerian pastor was spotted on his Instagram live video conducting deliverance for his members. ALSO READ: Couple arrested on their wedding day for violating...

Coronavirus: Popular actress charged for violating lockdown rules [video]

Actress Funke Akindele and husband JJC Skillz have pleaded guilty after they were arraigned in court for disobeying an order restricting movement due...

Coronavirus: Ecuador city resorts to using cardboard coffins

The authorities in Ecuador’s most populous city, Guayaquil, say they are handing out 4,000 cardboard coffins amid a shortage of traditional wooden...

Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medic

COVID-19 patients on hydroxychloroquine heal faster, a Senegalese doctor has disclosed. Moussa Seydi, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Fann Hospital in Dakar,...

Nigeria records 8 new cases of coronavirus, confirmed cases now 232, 5 deaths

Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of the novel coronavirus, the country’s Centre for Disease Control made this public on its social media handles....

Weddings not allowed in South Africa, police say

A bridal couple, their party and all their wedding guests were arrested in South Africa for taking part in a wedding against government regulations,...

The mystery of why coronavirus kills some young people

When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn't that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus,...

Coronavirus: Popular author worries about her doctor husband after losing aunt

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has expressed fears over the coronavirus pandemic because her husband is a doctor and is in the frontline. In a...

Lockdown: Couple hold wedding in living room [Photo]

A couple in Taraba state, Nigeria defied all odds to have their wedding despite the statewide restriction of movement and social gatherings due to...

Coronavirus: Testing centre destroyed by angry mob in Ivory Coast

Residents in a working-class district of the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan on Sunday destroyed a coronavirus testing centre that was under construction, police...

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital over coronavirus symptoms

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. He was taken...

Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele arrested

Actress Funke Akindele has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for hosting a party on Saturday for her husband, JJC Skillz’s birthday in contravention of the...

Tiger tests positive for coronavirus after developing dry cough

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for COVID-19 after apparent exposure to an infected worker. The four-year-old female Malayan tiger named Nadia...

Kobe Bryant to be inducted into NBA’s Hall of Fame

Kobe Bryant will be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The five-time NBA champion died, aged 41, in a helicopter crash...

Coronavirus: Nigerian actress under fire for Lagos party amid lockdown

Prominent Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has been widely criticised for holding a party during the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. The party in her Lagos...

I killed my mother-in-law to save my marriage – Suspect

A lady, identified as Rosemary Osegba claimed she hacked her mother-in-law to death to save her marriage, following her arrests in Nassarawa State. The...

How Senegal is leading African fight against coronavirus

The mantra of the World Health Organization (WHO) is “test, test, test”. But Africa can ill afford expensive, time-consuming testing. That all may be set...

Thousands arrested for defying South Africa lockdown

More than 17,000 people have been arrested during the first week of the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa for defying the restrictions imposed. South African...

Coronavirus: Dead bodies being left in the streets

A coffin containing the body of a person who is supposed to have died from Covid-19 lays wrapped in plastic and covered with cardboard,...

Zimbabwe turns water cannon on coronavirus

Zimbabwe’s police began using water cannon on Friday to disinfect markets and bus ranks, turning instruments associated with repression into weapons against the new...

Coronavirus: India doctors ‘spat at and attacked’

Several healthcare workers in India have been attacked as they battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Reports say doctors have been spat at...

Pastors want churches listed as ‘essential services’

A group of Kenyan pastors have asked the government to include churches in the list of “essential services” to allow them to remain ...

Nigerian coronavirus patient ‘savagely bites a nurse [ photos]

A Nigerian Coronavirus patient has been detained in China for allegedly attacking and biting a Chinese nurse as he attempted to escape ...

Coronavirus: I see people die every day – Ghanaian nurse in USA shares experience

"I see people gasping for breath but there is nothing I can do as a nurse to help them," a frontline health worker working...

Lockdown: Police officer arrested for assaulting worker who was picking up a friend [video]

A Police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend who works with a medical equipment company...

Experts say coronavirus can spread through talking or even just breathing

A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but...

Nigerians turn to rabbits for consolation during coronavirus lockdown

Sandra Dozie has a fluffy new friend to keep her company during the long tedious hours of a lockdown imposed to curb the spread...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares experience [Video]

United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has revealed he will remain in self-isolation as he is still suffering from a symptom of coronavirus. ALSO READ: Meet...