The World Health Organization, WHO is considering new “airborne precautions” for medical professionals after a new study suggested that the coronavirus can survive in the air for hours. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, emphasized Monday the importance of healthcare workers taking additional steps to protect themselves when performing […]

Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, to use cellphone location data to help combat the coronavirus. According to a New York Times report, the data will be used to retrace the movements of individuals who test positive for the virus, and identify others who should be quarantined. The agency has […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The national aviation conference earlier slated to hold from April 1st to 4th in Abuja has been suspended, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, stated in Abuja Tuesday evening over coronavirus pandemic. The suspension followed global anxiety over the spread of the coronavirus, with Nigeria confirming the third case in Lagos yesterday. […]

World Health Organisation spokesman Christian Lindmeier, on Tuesday, said Syria is yet to register a single case of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection despite access to tests in the country. “There are no cases of coronavirus in Syria. It has now become possible to conduct tests both in the territory under the control of the government, and […]

Organisers to Inform state ministries of health By Sola Ogundipe In view of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has directed organisers and planners of events of mass gatherings in the country to inform the relevant state Ministry of Health about such event, while ensuring that such […]

Turkey would have evacuated more than 3,600 nationals in nine European countries by midnight on Tuesday amid the spread of novel coronavirus, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. A total of 3,614 citizens, either visiting or studying, in nine European countries, will be flown back on 34 separate Turkish Airlines flights, Cavusoglu told a […]

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is yet another case of the ravaging coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria. The patient is said to be an independent case not connected with the index case. The carrier, a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, 13 March 2020, observed self-isolation, […]

Swedish high schools, universities and adult education centres were, on Tuesday, recommended to close and adopt distance education, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said. The move was aimed at limiting the pace novel coronavirus was spreading and was recommended by the Health Authorities. Lofven, however, said it was expected of educational institutions to act on the […]

Iran has temporarily freed around 85,000 prisoners including political detainees in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, the government said today. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said half of those released were ‘security-related prisoners’. ‘Also in the jails we have taken precautionary measures to confront the outbreak,’ the spokesman said. The United Nations has […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has postponed its 9th convocation ceremonies over ongoing coronavirus threat in the country. The institution explained in a statement, Tuesday morning that it took the decision “in view of the health dangers inherent in the gathering of a large number of people at this time.” […]

China reported 21 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday along with 13 new deaths caused by the illness COVID-19, according to the latest figures from the National Health Commission. All but one of the new confirmed cases are imported, brought into the country by citizens returning from abroad. Only one new case was recorded in […]

Chile and Guatemala have announced that they would join a number of other Latin American countries in closing their borders for a period of 15 days in an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus across the continent. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Monday said that the border closures would go into […]

The Swedish government on Monday presented a package of measures worth more than 300 billion Swedish crowns ($30.94 billion) to support the economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The package included measures such as the central government assuming the full cost for sick leave from companies through the months of April and May, […]

Idris Elba has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor says he feels okay and currently has no symptoms, but has been isolated since he found out that he may have been exposed to the virus. In a tweet, Idris Elba said: “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I feel ok, I […]

Germany’s foreign minister said Monday the rights to coronavirus vaccine research were not for sale, following reports Donald Trump wanted the US to buy exclusive access to a potential vaccine developed by a German biotech firm. The comments, made in an interview to media group Funke, come as scientists raced to develop a vaccine against […]