Coronavirus: Zimbabwe president defies own travel ban to attend Namibia swearing-in
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa attended the investiture of his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob in Windhoek on Saturday, defying his own government’s ban on anyone leaving the country over coronavirus. Mnangagwa had insisted earlier in the week in Harare that he was equally bound to observe the travel ban. “I will only go out when it […]
Coronavirus: FC Sion sack Djourou, Alex Song
Former Arsenal duo Johan Djourou and Alexandre Song are among nine players sacked by Swiss club FC Sion for refusing to take an unemployment settlement in light of the coronavirus. The entire squad was contacted on social messaging service WhatsApp by president Christian Constantin on Tuesday. Constantin’s message asked the players to take a “technical […]
Georgia declares nationwide state of emergency over coronavirus
Georgia on Saturday declared a nationwide state of emergency over the novel coronavirus pandemic, allowing the government to regulate prices for food and medicines if needed. “The situation is grave and is expected to worsen,” President Salome Zurabishvili said in a televised address to the nation, saying the state of emergency is effective immediately and […]
FG suspends railway services as COVID-19 spread in Nigeria
The Nigerian Railway Corporation plans to suspend all passenger services in the country effective from Monday, the Federal Government has said. The Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashir Ahmad, who disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle, said the decision is not unconnected to the spread of the novel COVID-19 in the […]
NRC stops train service over COVID-19
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Following increasing cases of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Nigeria Railway Corporation, yesterday announced its decision to stop railway services across the country. In a brief statement signed by Yakub Mahmood, the corporation’s Deputy Director (Public Relations), the public would be informed in due cause of resumption […]
Greece gets 500,000 masks from China to combat coronavirus
A plane from China carrying 500,000 masks to help Greece combat the coronavirus outbreak landed at Athens International Airport on Saturday. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias was among those at the airport to receive the load which was donated by the Chinese public electricity company State Grid and Greek electricity supplier Admie, in which the Chinese […]
