CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19 variants are getting more airborne, making them more contagious – New Study
A new University of Maryland study suggests that successive strains to the novel coronavirus are becoming more transmittable through the air. Back in...
Nigeria Under Pressure To Suspend Flights From Brazil, India, Turkey
The Nigeria government, under pressure to suspend flights from Turkey, India and Brazil over fears about the spread of the coronavirus, could...
European countries face Christmas lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
Europeans will follow London by celebrating Christmas under tough lockdown restrictions as cases of coronavirus spread in alarming speed across the continent....
Coronavirus: UK to enter new four-week lockdown from November 5 to December 2
England will enter a new four-week lockdown to tackle rising infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Saturday. The lockdown, from November...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Remdesivir for Treatment of Coronavirus
The US FDA granted full approval to the antiviral drug Remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19. As an antiviral drug,...
Trump’s COVID-19 Infection By Reuben Abati
On Friday, October 2, the news channels were inundated with the Breaking News of US President Donald Trump and...
Swiss FA reveals Xherdan Shaqiri positive COVID-19 test
Liverpool’s Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri has tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s football federation said on Tuesday, one day after the 28-year-old...
U.S end coronavirus airport screenings for international travelers
Screening for international passengers have now come to an end at airports in the United States, Per Second News gathered. The rule...
U.S likely to have coronavirus vaccine by October says Trump
US President Donald Trump revealed Monday that America could have a coronavirus vaccine by October. “We will end the pandemic under Operation...
Plateau State Is Becoming The ‘Epicenter Of The Pandemic,’ Presidential Task Force Warns
Plateau State became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, according to the Presidential Task Force, (PTF) on coronavirus...
New Danish Foresight Tool Predicts Coronavirus Will Displace Millions of Africans
A new Danish tool has predicted the displacement of over a million people in Africa, as Coronavirus cases increase in the...
Former Barcelona star Xavi tests positive for coronavirus
Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for coronavirus and will take a break from managing Qatari club Al-Sadd. The 40-year-old...
England makes face masks compulsory in stores
New rules on wearing face masks in shops in England came into force on Friday amid controversy surrounding the timetable for the...
13 nuns at the same Michigan convent dead from COVID-19
Thirteen nuns from the same Michigan convent in the United States have died from coronavirus in a deadly wave that claimed...
Nigerian women seek old ways of giving birth amid pandemic
By Valentine Iwenwanne When Junaid Barakat’s waters broke just after midnight, instead of heading to a hospital she sought assistance from a...
Ebonyi governor Dave Umahi tests positive for coronavirus
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement Saturday. He has also directed his deputy, Kelechi...
