Prince Charles has contracted coronavirus – but his wife Camilla has not tested positive, it was revealed today. The Prince of Wales, 71, is in self-isolation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with the Duchess of Cornwall, who is without any symptoms for the virus, which has killed 422 in the UK so far. Charles has […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has tested negative for coronavirus, 24 hours after he went into self-isolation following fears he could have physically interacted with some persons who tested positive. In a tweet by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Political Matters the Vice President results have returned negative. “Vice President […]

By Lawani Mikairu Air Peace has announced the suspension of all its flight services as from Friday, 27th March. In a statement signed by its Chief Operating Officer, Mrs. Toyin Olajide, Air Peace said, “It is with a great sense of responsibility that we have decided, in the best interest of our nation, our passengers […]

Following his close contact with the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Muhammed and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, who have both tested positive for coronavirus, the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has gone into self-isolation. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, […]

Egypt has declared a curfew starting from Wednesday, March 25) to counter the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The north African country is one of the most impacted on the continent. Schools and universities, which were shut on March 14 for two weeks, will be extended for a further two weeks. Announcing the new measures, […]

Chinese authorities have announced they will end a two-month lockdown of the most of virus-affected central Hubei province in April, as domestic cases of the virus continue to subside. People with clean bill of health will be allowed to leave, the provincial government disclosed. From April 8, Wuhan will lift the control measures for the […]

Global pollution has significantly declined thanks to the coronavirus pandemic which has slowed industrial production across the world. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P earth-observation satellite, captured this development as northern Italy went into lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. ALSO READ: Galatasaray boss Terim tests positive for coronavirus, as Onyekuru self-isolates From 1 January […]

1 new case in Osun, Lagos states By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country has risen to 46, as two new cases were confirmed early Wednesday morning. The two new confirmed cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, were in Osun and Lagos states. […]

An Italian nurse killed herself after testing positive for coronavirus and fearing she had infected others, a nursing federation has revealed. Daniela Trezzi, 34, was working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis at a hospital in Lombardy, the worst-affected region of Italy. The National Federation of Nurses of Italy confirmed her death and […]

 The Federal Government has expressed appreciation to the United Nations System in Nigeria for mobilising two million dollars to help the government contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).