Out of work, with prices soaring and police on the streets, life for many Rwandans has become immeasurably harder under coronavirus lockdown, and the pain looks only set to deepen. Traders have warned of food shortages in the tiny landlocked nation, and parents are struggling to put food on the table, as the shutdown gutted […]

The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Malaysia has the highest number of known infections in Southeast Asia with 2,908 confirmed cases. It has imposed travel and movement curbs to contain […]

The Oyo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned opposition party members not to play petty politics with the COVID-19 test result of Governor Seyi Makinde.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will enter self-quarantine for seven days, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, after the country’s Health Minister tested positive for coronavirus. It is the second time Netanyahu has entered self-quarantine. The 70-year-old Israeli leader self-isolated for a short period after one of his aides tested positive for […]

In keeping with its brand promise to be Here for good, particularly in times of adversity, Standard Chartered (the Group) announced today that it is launching a $50 million global fund providing assistance to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spain passed another grim milestone in its coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, reporting that more than 10,000 have now died in the country as a result of the virus. The Health Ministry said it recorded 950 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase the country has seen so far. Its total death […]

PCN Mr. Elijah Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), has appealed to pharmacists to ensure the availability of essential medicines and commodities such as hand sanitisers and face masks at reasonable prices to the general public. Mohammed made the appeal in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja […]

By Chioma Obinna Leaders of the World Medical Association, WMA, have described as ‘deplorable’ the fact that even in the world’s most affluent countries, health care professionals have to deal with the coronavirus pandemic with insufficient personal protection. The physician leaders opined that when the pandemic ends, there must be a political investigation into the […]

A group, the Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition (KADSPAC) has advocated for social accountability and transparency in the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable groups in Kaduna state.

Following federal government reduction of the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has promised to comply with the new price regime with immediate effect.

Prof. Veronica Obatolu, the Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says Covid-19 remains a threat to food security due to the negative effects on production and research.

 The Lagos State Government has condemned the attack on members of the COVID-19 Task Force, by some worshippers at the Agege Central Mosque.

Sequel to the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic as a world-wide emergency, organiser of the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors, Africa Energy Forum (AEF), EnergyNet Limited has identified with the victims of the pandemic across the world. In a statement signed by its Head of Marketing, Amy Offord, the company […]

Residents of Ile-Ife, Osun State have charged to stay indoor throughout today as a masquerade would be performing traditional rite to cleanse the land of the deadly Coronavirus.

The European Commission will propose, on Thursday, a package of measures to help the EU economy, hit by the coronavirus pandemic.