The US government has begun advising people to wear masks if they go outside, pointing to research that shows the coronavirus could be spread just by breathing. The advice came as America logged another huge rise in its death toll — almost 1,500 in one day — and as new infections continued unabated. It also […]
The West through the American ambassador to Cameroon, Peter Henry Barlerin moved decisively and cautioned the 87 year old Paul Biya of the dangers posed by the coronavirus to people of Biya’s age and advised the regime in Yaoundé to adopt a tough and more rigid response to the pandemic. Biya was rushed immediately to […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths accelerated past 50,000 on Friday as the United States, Spain and Britain grappled with their highest tolls yet and the world economy took a massive hit. The human scale of the pandemic has never been more stark — experts warning that more than one million cases of COVID-19 disease […]
Global coronavirus cases reached 1, 015,709 on Friday, along with 53,069 deaths, according to data collated by John Hopkins University. The following is the latest on how the epidemic has been affecting Europe over the past 24 hours. Italy severely criticizes EU for lack of unity after the bloc offers apology Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe […]
New York has enough ventilators in stock to last another 6 days at the current rate they are being used in hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, and is working to convert other machines to address any shortage, the governor said on Thursday. Given the cases mounting in his state, Andrew Cuomo said it would be […]
The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said Thursday it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 pandemic. Grupo Modelo — whose brands also include Pacifico and Modelo — said the measure was in line with the Mexican government’s order to suspend all non-essential activities until April 30 to […]
The UN General Assembly on Thursday approved a resolution calling for “international cooperation” and “multilateralism” in the fight against Covid-19, in the first text to come out of the international body since the outbreak began. The resolution, which was approved by consensus, also stresses “the need for full respect for human rights” and that “there […]
Men and women cluster around plastic wash basins hastily set up outside one of northeast Nigeria’s sprawling displaced persons’ camps, lathering their hands with soap under the gaze of security personnel. The makeshift hygiene facilities are among urgent efforts aimed at warding off the spread of coronavirus among the 1.8 million people displaced across the […]
From Europe to Asia and North America, the skies have been unusually empty of commercial aircraft in recent weeks as countries close borders and enforce travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, forcing airlines worldwide to ground most of their fleets. In the final week of March, commercial flights were down 55 percent on the year […]
President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday, Putin said he was extending the non-working policy he ordered earlier for this week to remain in force throughout April. He […]
