For the first time in over six weeks, hairdressers in Germany on Saturday were allowed to re-open, but many people were not sure whether to visit the hairdressing salon was a good idea. One in four people, 25 per cent polled in a YouGov survey commissioned by dpa said they had “mild concerns” but would […]

From his garden in South Africa’s remote Limpopo province, Gilbert Phakola chuckled at a group of healthcare workers knocking on doors to test rural inhabitants for coronavirus. “You guys are coming to fight the virus?,” asked the 80-year old pensioner, bemused by the mask-clad parade causing a commotion on the usually quiet street. Phakola retired […]

Russia on Saturday reported its largest increase in coronavirus cases with the new infections rising by nearly 10,000 in a single day. New infections jumped by 9,623 to 124,054 cases, Russian authorities said. The official fatality rate is low in comparison to countries like Italy, Spain and the United States, however. Fifty seven people died […]

Medics have deployed a robot in a Tunisia’s hospital caring for coronavirus victims to limit contact between staff and infected patients, in a first for the North African country. The tall, single-limbed machine is mounted on wheels and is capable of taking pulses and checking temperatures and blood oxygen levels. It enables nurses, doctors and patients’ […]

By David Royal The number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria has reached 2,170, as 238 new cases were recorded in 22 states of the federation on Friday, according to the country’s disease control centre. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also confirmed 10 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 68. The […]

By David Royal Kano state on Friday recorded 92 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 311. This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, via its Twitter handle. For the second consecutive day, Kano recorded the highest number of cases in the country […]

THE worst fears of Nigerians about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have not yet come to pass essentially because the country has so far been spared an exponential increase in COVID-19 case numbers.

The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against COVID-19, President Donald Trump announced Friday. It comes after the antiviral made by Gilead Sciences was shown in a major clinical trial to shorten the time to recovery in some coronavirus patients, the first time any medicine has had a proven […]

At least 41 coronavirus cases have been recorded in an overcrowded military prison outside DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, health authorities said Friday. Health Minister Eteni Longondo told TopCongo radio that prisoners at the Ndolo jail were still being tested but he expected the number of cases to rise. Longondo said the current hypothesis was that “a woman […]

Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use on coronavirus patients, President Donald Trump announced Friday. US medical officials have announced evidence from a trial that remdesivir helped patients with serious cases of COVID-19 recover faster. Trump has been a vocal supporter of remdesivir as a possible way to bring […]