coronavirus

BRITAIN has banned arrivals from South American countries and Portugal because of concerns over a new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed concern about the Brazilian …

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling …

(My Lockdown Diary: Reflections on Nigeria and Covid-19 Pandemic; by Ehi Braimah; Bookcraft 2020) TOUGH times are creative times. The immortal William Shakespeare wrote years ago, “Sweet are the uses …

NIGER State Governor Abubakar Bello says he has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor made this known on Monday evening via Twitter, adding that he was asymptomatic and had gone …

PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has told associates he has coronavirus, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the outbreaks connected to the White House. …

THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of …

THE Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 170 new Covid-19 cases with three coronavirus related deaths recorded in 10 states and Federal Capital Territory in the last 24 …

THE Confederation of African Football has announced that the body’s President Ahmad Ahmad has tested positive for COVID-19. The organisation revealed Ahmad’s status in a press release made available to …

ITALIAN Serie A club Parma confirmed on Saturday that another senior player tested positive for COVID-19, taking their total number up to five. The club released a statement on Saturday  …

JUVENTUS forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19 and is out of Portugal’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden on Wednesday, the Portuguese Football Federation has announced. According to …