Fifty relatives of coronavirus (COVID-19) victims filed complaints Wednesday over the handling of the pandemic in the first such legal group action in Italy, which has reported over 34,000 deaths. “We don’t want revenge, we want justice,” said Stefano Fusco, 31, who created a group on Facebook to reach out to others in similar situations […]

Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so. The US authorised the emergency use of remdesivir in hospitals at the start of May, followed by Japan and South Korea, while Europe has been considering following suit. The […]

By Paul Olayemi A pastor who was allegedly smuggled into a private hospital in Sapele, Delta State on Saturday, after he developed Coronavirus complications has reportedly died Monday night while awaiting evacuation after the hospital was closed by the Delta State Ministry of Health monitoring team. The pastor, Wilson Okotie, Senior Pastor, High Impact Christian […]

By Jonas Ezieke – Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday demanded from the Accountant-General of the federation, Mr Ahmed Idris the details of all the funds donated by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the states of the federation, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC and the relevant ministries tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced the confirmation of 663 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 13,464. The 663 new cases are the highest daily figure Nigeria has ever recorded since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. NCDC made the announcement through its Twitter handle […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced five COVID-19 related deaths for Lagos State, increasing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 72. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for June 8. According to NCDC, seven COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in three states […]

Two aides of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi have explained how they survived the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, saying that they were miraculously healed by God. The aides, Prof. Ogbonnaya Chukwu, the state Commissioner for Finance and Chief Clement Nweke, Principal Secretary to the Governor, in separate statements on Monday in Abakaliki, urged the citizens to […]

By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12,801. Lagos State recorded the highest daily figure on Monday with 128 infections, However, Lagos still remains the epicentre for the disease Seven deaths were recorded […]

South Africa’s coronavirus deaths passed 1,000 on Monday and infections spiked to over 50,000 just a week after the continent’s worst-hit country further eased lockdown restrictions, official statistics showed. The number of detected infections was 50,879 — the worst in Africa. However, South Africa ranks second in terms of deaths at 1,080 after Egypt. The […]

Critics are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of manipulating the figures showing the spiralling coronavirus death toll in Brazil, after his government first stopped reporting the total number of fatalities and infections, and then released conflicting data. Even as infections soar in Brazil, the latest epicenter in the pandemic, the health ministry has made a series […]