Yobe Govt establishes isolation center for Coronavirus
The Yobe Government has established a 20-bed capacity isolation centre and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Specialist and Yobe Teaching Hospitals in Damaturu for any eventuality on Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Mohammed Isiaka, the state Epidemiologist, disclosed this on Thursday in Damaturu while fielding questions from newsmen. He said that the government had procured oxygen, […]
Coronavirus: Apple and Netflix pull out of SXSW appearances
Apple is pulling out of SXSW due to the coronavirus outbreak, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on Wednesday. Apple is following in the footsteps of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Studios, and others in not attending the Austin-based conference due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Variety corroborates Apple’s withdrawal from the event. Apple did not immediately respond to […]
Italy reports 41 new coronavirus deaths, bringing toll to 148
Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to date, bringing the number of fatalities in Europe’s most affected country to 148. The number of cases also jumped by a new high of 769, reaching 3,858 over the past two weeks. The latest figures mean Italy has the […]
Host city calls for Germany-Italy friendly to be cancelled
The city of Nuremberg, which is due to host a friendly between Germany and Italy on March 31, asked Thursday for the fixture to be called off due to concerns over the coronavirus. “According to what we know today, the city of Nuremberg is going to request a cancellation of the match,” a local health […]
Man City Euro glory would ‘not be a problem’ for UEFA president
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin claims it would “not be a problem” if Manchester City won the Champions League this season despite the club’s two-year European ban. City have been suspended from the Champions League and Europa League for the next two years by UEFA after being found guilty of breaching the European governing body’s Financial […]
FG to protect MSMEs – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday the Federal Government would use the opportunities provided by the newly signed Finance Act to protect Micro Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the country. Osinbajo stated this during the launch of the MSME Clinic in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. He said the act provided a wide range of […]
