Man’s coronavirus message to young people who ‘think it isn’t dangerous’
A coronavirus patient has described coughing up blood and struggling to breath in a warning to young people. Tarek Soliman’s body began to feel weak and he started having chills on March 8. What he thought was a normal cold became a lot worse as he rode on a bus from Washington DC to New […]
Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms three new cases, total rises to 30
The federal government on Sunday said the confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria now stands at 30, with three fresh cases discovered in Lagos. The new cases were confirmed by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday evening. “Three new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria. Two cases are returning travelers and one […]
Coronavirus cases in Ghana rise to 24
The novel coronavirus cases recorded in Ghana have risen to 24. “Twenty-three of the confirmed cases are receiving treatment in isolation and one of the cases who had an underlying chronic pulmonary condition prior to having COVID-19 has died,” the Ghana Health Service said in an update. Among the confirmed cases in Ghana, 17 are […]
Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa
Angola, Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa despite measures by governments to hold it back. Two male residents who flew back from Portugal on March 17-18 have tested positive, Angolan Health Minister Silvia Lutucuta said on Saturday, while Eritrea said […]
Marouane Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus
Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club Shandong Luneng said Sunday, the former Manchester United player becoming the first known case in the Chinese Super League (CSL). The 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder has a normal temperature and is feeling fine, Shandong said, but “is under observation and having treatment at a designated […]
Nigeria records three new cases of coronavirus, total now 25
Nigeria has further recorded 3 new cases of the coronavirus disease bringing the total number of cases to 25. The NCDC announced the development on Sunday morning (local time), tweeting that the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, adding that the persons “Have a travel history to high-risk countries in the last […]
COVID-19: Former Real Madrid president dies at age 76 after contracting coronavirus
Former Real Madrid president, Lorenzo Sanz, has died at the age of 76 after contracting coronavirus. Sanz was a director at Real from 1985 to 1995 before taking over as President, a position which he held until 2000. He masterminded their European Cup victory in 1998, where they beat Juventus in the final, ending a 32-year drought in the competition […]
Breaking: Coronavirus cases in Ghana now 21
Ghana’s coronavirus cases have increased to 21. “Ghana records two(2) new cases of COVID-19 with 1 death, this leaves the existing case count in the country to be 20,” the Ghana Health Service reported on its website on Saturday. More soon…
Coronavirus: Ghana shuts all borders effective Sunday
Ghana has announced the closure of all its borders effective, March 22, 2020. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo who announced this Saturday said the decision is to help reduce further escalation of the infection rate in the country. It was his third address to the nation on the coronavirus pandemic. Ghana has confirmed 19 cases that […]
Nigeria bans all international flights
Nigeria has finally suspended all international flights into the country shortly after confirmed cases of coronavirus almost doubled on Saturday. The nation’s two main airports in Abuja and Lagos will be shut from Monday as measures to stem the spread of the deadly virus, the country’s civil aviation regulator, NCAA, announced in a statement Saturday. […]
