Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
Iran confirms 97 more coronavirus deaths, 1,365 fresh cases in 24 hours
Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 611 after the country confirmed 97 more victims and a surge in the number of cases. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said ‘1,365 fresh cases have been added to the number of infections in the past 24 hours’, bringing the total to 12,729. Jahanpour told a televised news […]
Iran says coronavirus kills another 97, pushing death toll to 611
Iranian state TV said Saturday the new coronavirus outbreak has killed another 97 people, pushing the death toll in the country to 611 amid 12,729 confirmed cases. Iran is suffering from the worst outbreak in the Middle East. The virus has also infected a number of senior officials there. Saudi Arabia earlier said it would […]
Rwanda confirms first coronavirus case
Rwanda on Saturday confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus — an Indian citizen who arrived last week from Mumbai, the health ministry said. “He is currently under treatment in stable condition, isolated from other patients. The tracing of all contacts has been conducted for further management,” the ministry added. Rwanda is the third […]
Saudi Arabia to suspend all international flights over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would suspend all international flights for two weeks, as part of the kingdom’s efforts to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The measure is set to be enforced from 11 am (0800 GMT) on Sunday, the agency said, citing an […]
COVID-19: FDI in China drops by 8.6 per cent in Jan-Feb
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China dropped by 8.6 per cent between January and February following the outbreak of the coronavirus code-named COVID-19. This is according to the embassy’s ‘Newsletter on Fighting COVID-19′ released in Abuja. FDI is an investment in the form of controlling ownership in a […]
Indonesian capital closes schools due to coronavirus concerns
Indonesia’s capital city will close all schools and ordered remote teaching for at least two weeks starting next week to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told a broadcasted news conference on Saturday. Baswedan said out of 69 confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide, an unspecified number of people were detected in many […]
Coronavirus: Algeria and Morocco suspend flights
Algeria and Morocco have suspended flights between the two countries to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A statement from the Algerian president’s office said an agreement had been reached with the Moroccan government to suspend flights between the two countries to help fight Covid-19. On Thursday, Algeria announced the second death from coronavirus in the […]
South Korea reports 107 new coronavirus cases, total 8,086 — KCDC
South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 107 new coronavirus cases on Saturday compared […]
Coronavirus: After contact with Brazilian who tested positive, Trump ‘likely’ to take test
The United States President Donald Trump said Friday he would “likely” be tested soon for COVID-19 (coronavirus), although he stressed he is “displaying no symptoms.” Trump was pressed repeatedly during a White House news conference where he declared a national emergency over COVID-19 on whether he should be tested after coming into contact with a […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus, after much confusion
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday announced that he has tested negative for the coronavirus, contradicting earlier reports — including from his son — that he’d tested positive. Posts on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts said that “The Armed Forces Hospital and (diagnostic laboratory) Sabin have returned a negative test result for COVID-19,” the […]
Watch live: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus in US
President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency — “two very big words” — to free up federal resources to combat coronavirus. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said the action would “unleash the full power of the federal government.” Trump is declaring both national emergency and invoking the Stafford […]
COVID-19: Index case, contacts to be released from isolation next week — FG
-Says Nigeria still has only 2 cases, no new one -Second case tests negative, it reveals By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has said the Italian man, Nigeria’s index case in the Coronavirus disease and his contacts will soon be released from quarantine centres. The government also said the second confirmed case, a Nigerian, who […]
US State of Ohio likely has 100,000 coronavirus cases ―Health official
The US state of Ohio likely has more than 100,000 people carrying the new coronavirus, the state health department director said. Speaking at a press conference Thursday with state governor Mike DeWine to announce measures to slow the spread of the pandemic, director Amy Acton said Ohio had community spread of the virus. “We know […]
Breaking: Nigeria’s 2nd COVID-19 patient tests negative
By Sola Ogundipe The man that had contact with the COVID-19 index case in Nigeria and was quarantined after testing positive, has now tested negative to the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire who disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, said the viral load in the patient is insignificant […]
Beware: Coronavirus can spread through telephone, tables, desks — WHO
By Gabriel Olawale World Health Organization has called for the promotion of regular and thorough hand-washing hygiene saying coronavirus (COVID-19) can be contacted when someone infected coughs or exhales. The global health body said that people can contract the virus if droplets of infected fluid fell on nearby surfaces and objects such as desks, tables […]
