An invention doesn’t have to be so complicated to be impactful and to be recognised. Hers was one of such. A rather simple but very effectual invention, and though she hadn’t the slightest clue how big this will be, just the thought of helping her colleague scientists have healthier workingRead More →
US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria says it is preparing emergency flights to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria despite airport closures, The PUNCH reports. This is not unconnected to the exploding coronavirus cases in Nigeria which stand at 81 on Saturday morning according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.Read More →
March 27 marks the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Egypt as a 75-year-old German woman, and five Egyptians aged between 50 and 65 passed away in Cairo and Damietta. The following are some facts on Egypt’s 30 death cases. The nationalities of foreigners vary between German, Italian, and Indian,Read More →
South African police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown have fired rubber bullets towards hundreds of shoppers queueing outside a supermarket in Johannesburg, an AFP photographer has said. Between 200 and 300 people gathered outside a popular grocery store, Shoprite, early on Saturday in Yeoville, a crime-prone area in Johannesburg’s central businessRead More →
President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested negative for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). “The President submitted for testing as a precautionary measure upon the advice of his physicians on Tuesday and received his results last night,” the Presidency said in a statement on Thursday. As Head of State and Chair of theRead More →
Six patients being treated for the coronavirus have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. Tunde Ajayi, special assistant to the Lagos state governor on health, disclosed this on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. He wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will beRead More →
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, a former Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as the Presidential Coordinator for the Government’s Coronavirus Response Programme. In that role, Dr Asamoa-Baah will be President Akufo-Addo’s point man for the response effort and will be responsible forRead More →
Rwanda has announced three more cases of New Coronavirus, taking the total of people who tested positive for the virus to 11 as the country moves to halt flights in and out of the country. The Ministry of Health said three additional cases of coronavirus were identified through a positiveRead More →
The Lagos State Government has announced four new cases of coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference. Breaking! #COVID19Lagos*️⃣19 suspected cases and contacts of the new cases announced yesterday were tested and 4 turned out positive for #COVID19:➡️A contact of theRead More →
The South African economy will feel the impact of the coronavirus significantly because it was already dealing with its own internal crisis, including a “celling” on the rate at which it can grow because of electricity supply interruptions, Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said on Tuesday. Speaking at aRead More →
