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Covid-19 Could Kill over 300,000 Africans, UN Agency Warns
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Covid-19 Could Kill over 300,000 Africans, UN Agency Warns

A United Nations (UN) agency estimates that the Covid-19 pandemic could kill at least 300,000 people in Africa. UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Friday also said the pandemic could push 29 million other Af…

Apr 18, 2020
Nigeria President Buhari’s Chief of Staff Dies from Covid-19
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Nigeria President Buhari’s Chief of Staff Dies from Covid-19

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari has succumbed to coronavirus. Kyari, who was in his 70s, had underlying health conditions including diabetes and died of Covid-19 on Friday, Reuters rep…

Apr 18, 2020
Covid-19: Nigeria to Evacuate over 2,000 Citizens from US, UK
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Covid-19: Nigeria to Evacuate over 2,000 Citizens from US, UK

Nigeria has begun evacuating over 2,000 Nigerian citizens who have expressed their wish to leave the US, UK and other European countries affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs minister Godfrey On…

Apr 17, 2020
Bishop Who Refused to Close His Church Saying "God is Larger than this Virus" Dies of Covid-19
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Bishop Who Refused to Close His Church Saying "God is Larger than this Virus" Dies of Covid-19

An American bishop who defied social distancing and continued to hold church services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has been killed by the disease, according to reports in the US. The New Deliverance Evangel…

Apr 14, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Discharged from Hospital
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Discharged from Hospital

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital, a week after his admission over the coronavirus disease.  Johnson left St Thomas' Hospital in London on Sunday and will not resume work until he fully…

Apr 12, 2020
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104-Year-Old Italian Woman Who Survived Spanish Flu Becomes World’s Oldest Covid-19 Survivor
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104-Year-Old Italian Woman Who Survived Spanish Flu Becomes World’s Oldest Covid-19 Survivor

An Italian woman aged 104 years has recovered from coronavirus, becoming the oldest known Covid-19 survivor in the world. Ada Zanusso tested positive for Covid-19 last month after falling ill in a nursing home in Biel…

Apr 8, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to ICU After Health Condition Worsens
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved to ICU After Health Condition Worsens

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after his health condition deteriorated. This comes a day after he was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in London on Sunday night for what Dow…

Apr 6, 2020
Covid-19: Kenya to Receive More Medical Equipment from Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma
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Covid-19: Kenya to Receive More Medical Equipment from Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has donated additional medical equipment to Africa to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Ma, through Twitter on Monday, said his second donation to Africa includes 500 vent…

Apr 6, 2020
Tiger Tests Positive for Coronavirus in the US
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Tiger Tests Positive for Coronavirus in the US

A four-year-old Malayan tiger has tested positive for coronavirus in the United States, becoming the first of her kind to contract the disease. The female tiger named Nadia was tested for Covid-19 after developing a d…

Apr 6, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Hospitalized with Covid-19
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Hospitalized with Covid-19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital ten days after he was diagnosed with coronavirus, according to reports. Johnson, 55, has persistent symptoms including high temperature and was taken to ho…

Apr 5, 2020
French Doctor Apologizes for Suggesting Covid-19 Treatment Be Tested in Africa
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French Doctor Apologizes for Suggesting Covid-19 Treatment Be Tested in Africa

A French doctor has issued an apology for suggesting that a possible coronavirus treatment/vaccine should first be tested in Africa. Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris…

Apr 5, 2020
Uproar as French Doctors Say Covid-19 Vaccine Should be Tested in Africa First
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Uproar as French Doctors Say Covid-19 Vaccine Should be Tested in Africa First

Kenyans and Africans on social media are up in arms after French doctors suggested that a potential coronavirus vaccine should be first tested in Africa. Doctors Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Locht, in a television show…

Apr 4, 2020
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Couple Names Newborn Twins Covid and Corona
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Couple Names Newborn Twins Covid and Corona

An Indian couple has named their recently born twins as Covid and Corona, coming at a time when the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease continues to wreak havoc around the world. Speaking to the Press Trust of India, the c…

Apr 4, 2020
Ethiopia Announces it is Developing Cure for Coronavirus
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Ethiopia Announces it is Developing Cure for Coronavirus

Ethiopia on Thursday announced it is developing a cure for coronavirus (Covid-19). The country’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MoIT) said experts were developing what they termed…

Apr 2, 2020
US Lawyer Sues China for 'Creating', 'Releasing' Covid-19 to the World
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US Lawyer Sues China for 'Creating', 'Releasing' Covid-19 to the World

A class-action lawsuit accusing China of creating coronavirus (Covid-19) as a biological weapon to unleash on the world has been filed in the US. The lawsuit was filed in March in Dallas, Texas federal court by conser…

Apr 1, 2020
11 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus in Uganda
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11 Children Test Positive for Coronavirus in Uganda

11 children have tested positive for coronavirus in Uganda, raising the country's total number of infections to 44. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, in a press briefing on Tuesday night, said the 11 kids are members…

Mar 31, 2020
Former Congo President Yombi Opango Dies of Covid-19 in France
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Former Congo President Yombi Opango Dies of Covid-19 in France

Former president of the People’s Republic of Congo Yombi Opango has died of coronavirus in France. Opango, who had lived in exile in France since 1997, passed away while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a Paris ho…

Mar 31, 2020
7 African Countries with Zero Covid-19 Cases
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7 African Countries with Zero Covid-19 Cases

The coronavirus disease, which originated in China’s Wuhan city late last year, has spread to 200 countries and territories around the world, according to Worldometer. As of Tuesday, March 31st, the virus had infected…

Mar 31, 2020
Britain's Prince Charles Recovers from Covid-19
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Britain's Prince Charles Recovers from Covid-19

Britain’s Prince Charles is out of isolation a week after he was diagnosed with coronavirus, according to reports.  Charles, who is the heir to the British throne, tested positive for the virus last week and immediate…

Mar 30, 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Covid-19
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Covid-19

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson made the announcement through a video posted on his official Twitter page on Friday, saying he has gone into sel…

Mar 27, 2020
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