Global pandemic

Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close to 15,000

As of today, the case load on Africa has reached the 700,000 mark. Half of the cases are reported in…

July 20, 2020

Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in cases

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since…

July 19, 2020

Global coronavirus cases top 14 million – Johns Hopkins University

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of…

July 18, 2020

COVID-19: Donald Trump vows not to order Americans to wear masks

US President Donald Trump has vowed not to order Americans to wear masks to contain the spread of coronavirus. His…

July 18, 2020

The World: India becomes the third nation in the world to cross grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus infections

India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its…

July 17, 2020

Cameroon coronavirus cases surpass 16,000

Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late…

July 17, 2020

Kenya: State should bail out private schools hard hit by pandemic

The education sector is on the edge of a new crisis — that of private schools crumbling due to the…

July 16, 2020

COVID-19: 57 health workers test positive in Plateau

The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar, has said that 57 health workers were infected with COVID-19 in…

July 16, 2020

The World: China becomes first economy to grow since coronavirus pandemic

China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2…

July 16, 2020

Health: Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now 24,988

An update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday, July 13, indicated that 470 new cases of the infection…

July 14, 2020

South African rapper, AKA tests positive for COVID-19

Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African rapper, popularly known as AKA has tested positive for COVID-19. The singer made the announcement…

July 11, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases hits half a million, about 12,000 deaths

Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released…

July 8, 2020

The coronavirus is airborne – 239 experts

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters…

July 8, 2020

South Africa reopens restaurants even as virus cases rise

"I am breathing again," sighs Kanto Razafimandimby, on her first night out since South Africa reopened its restaurants and casinos…

July 5, 2020

S. Africa centre hosts COVID-19 patients who can’t quarantine

Coronavirus patients in South Africa who are unable to quarantine themselves can find refuge at this facility in Johannesburg. Patients…

July 4, 2020

The World: Concern for pandemic potential flu strain found in China

A new strain of swine flu that has the potential to cause another pandemic has been labelled "very, very dangerous"…

July 1, 2020

Death toll in Africa from coronavirus tops 10,000

The death toll in Africa from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 Tuesday, according to a statistics website. The number of…

July 1, 2020

Africa COVID-19 stats: 382,190 cases; 9,664 deaths; 182,553 recoveries

There are now more than over 380,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries…

June 29, 2020

The world: Spain’s top researchers discover coronavirus in waste water collected on March 12, 2019

Researchers at the University of Barcelona, one of Spain's most prestigious universities, had detected the presence of the novel coronavirus…

June 27, 2020

Health: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed…

June 22, 2020

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