The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
NEWS: Covid-19 treatment center opens in Madagascar
Madagascar has launched a new coronavirus treatment center amid rising infections and hospitals being overwhelmed, the president said on Sunday. In a series of tweets, Andre Rajoelina said the Mahamasina treatment center in the capital…
COVID-19 cases in Africa top 828,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 828,214 on Sunday, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At least 17,509 more people died of the virus across 54 countries in…
The World: North Korea’s Kim says COVID-19 ‘could…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo assembly after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, nation media stated on Sunday. If…
Coronavirus kills 38 people in Egypt
Another 38 human beings died from the novel coronavirus in Egypt throughout the past 24 hours, health officials there stated Friday. The death toll reached 4,518 and the quantity of cases climbed to 91,072 with…
Over 10,000 health workers in Africa has been…
The World Health Organization (WHO) nowadays (July 23) warned of the chance posed by COVID-19 to fitness employees throughout Africa. More than 10 zero fitness workers in the forty international locations which have stated on such…
NEWS: Close to 600 deaths in one day…
SA recorded a massive 572 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, the fitness ministry confirmed on Wednesday night. Of the new deaths, 400 were recorded in the Eastern Cape. A further 114 were recorded in Gauteng,…
Cases of coronavirus in Nigeria surpass 38,000
More than 540 new coronavirus cases have taken the nationwide tally here to over 38,000, authorities introduced Thursday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated 543 greater COVID-19 instances and eight fatalities were recorded…
NEWS: WHO concerned over virus spike in Africa
The continued acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa is of concern to the World Health Organization. The UN health agency, which continues to intensify its effort, fears a rise in coronavirus cases in sub-Saharan…
COVID-19 claims 50 lives in Egypt
Over the past 24 hours another 50 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Egypt, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. It said the death toll reached 4,352 and the tally of cases…
Africa’s COVID-19 caseload goes past 700,000; deaths close…
As of today, the case load on Africa has reached the 700,000 mark. Half of the cases are reported in South Africa where more than 350,000 cases have been confirmed. As of last Friday (July…
Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in…
The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. According to WHO, this…
Global coronavirus cases top 14 million – Johns…
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus reached 600,665, with recoveries topping 7.8 million. The US remains the…
The World: India becomes the third nation in…
India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals and test the country's feeble…
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 Thursday. Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie said the country's recovery rate stands at 85%. "While…
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 the course of their duties in various health centers in the State. Lar made this…
The World: China becomes first economy to grow…
China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2 per cent expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and…
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 were recorded, making the cumulative number of cases 24,988. The number of deaths recorded stands…
Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus
The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly "unknown pneumonia" after the former Soviet republic reported a spike in pneumonia cases since June. "The death rate of this disease is much higher than…
