Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 423 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths. Out of the new cases reported from 22 states of the federation, Lagos is leading with 117 new cases of the virus.

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. The development paves the way for the mass inoculation of the Russian […]

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia is the world’s first country to register a coronavirus vaccine and one of his daughters has been inoculated, according to comments carried by state media. “One of my daughters got vaccinated, so in this sense, she took part in the testing,’’ Putin said at a meeting with […]

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s COVID-19 new infection rate has continued to drop as the country, on Monday, reported 290 new cases of coronavirus. Nigeria Disease Control Centre, NCDC, also recorded five additional deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 950. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Five states account for 60% of cases – […]

More than 97,000 children were reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within two weeks in the United States (US). This was contained in a joint report by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association. The report which summarized what was available on 30th July noted that 97,078 new […]

Says, all 774 LGAs likely to be affected soon Closely monitoring Education, Transportation sectors By Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Government has declared that only 85 local government areas spread across 20 states have not recorded a positive case of COVID-19, lamenting that the nation is at a very dangerous stage of community transmission. The government which […]

Pakistan on Monday lifted restrictions imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, despite concerns from medics that infections may increase again in the country. “Pakistan Medical Association is surprised over the decision to open all sectors at the same time,” said Qasier Sajjad, secretary-general for the association of doctors. The decision to end all restrictions […]

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria, on Sunday, reported fresh 437 cases of COVID-19, with Lagos leading with 107 cases. The country also lost three persons to the disease. The 437 new cases were reported from 17 states including Lagos (107), FCT (91), Plateau (81), Kaduna (32), Ogun (30), Kwara (24), Ebonyi (19), Ekiti (17), Oyo (8), […]

With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe. Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s bungled virus response viewed with more consternation […]

More than 10,000 people have died from coronavirus in South Africa since the pandemic arrived in the country in March, the health ministry said Saturday. The continent’s most industrialised economy, South Africa has registered 553,188 coronavirus infections, more than half of the continental caseload, and the fifth-biggest number of COVID-19 cases in the world. Minister […]