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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the public to be aware of some criminals disguising themselves as the WHO, to steal money and...

I reached the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport's health port on Monday at around 15:30 GMT.I queued to have my temperature checked. It was around...

"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva...

Nigeria on Monday recorded five new cases of the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe, bringing the number of those who tested positive in...

Nigeria reported its first coronavirus-related death on Monday, the country's Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said.The patient was a 67-year-old man who came back...

Nigerian singer, 2face and his wife, Annie Idibia have taken to Instagram to share a bathroom video with their fans as they celebrate their...

Police officers shut down a wedding with more than 100 guests and sent everyone home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.The bride and groom's...

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says reports about coronavirus being airborne are not conclusive.Speaking on Adom FM's morning show Dwaso Nsem, Dr Patrick...

Botswana President Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi is in self-isolation for a fourteen-day period, the government through the office of president confirmed late Sunday.The decision to...

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:– Stay home –Across the globe an estimated 900 million people are confined to their homes,...

The authorities in Uganda authorities are trying to track down 84 passengers who were on an Ethiopian Airlines flight with a man who tested...

China’s mass deployment of medical aid to fight the coronavirus reached Africa as Ethiopia received its first shipment of supplies, including protective gear and...

Germany has expanded curbs on social interactions to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak, banning public gatherings of more than two people.In a televised...

An 18-year-old has become the youngest person in England to die from coronavirus.Some 37 people - aged between 18 and 102 - have...

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...

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...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is going into home quarantine immediately, after a doctor who gave her a vaccination on Friday has tested positive for coronavirus, Merkel's spokesman...

Ghana has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus.The deceased is the Lebanese male trader who reported to a health facility in Kumasi...

The Republic of Togo has shut her borders to passengers on the Abidjan-Abuja Corridor to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.The closure of the...

China reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a third consecutive day Saturday but confirmed the highest yet increase in infections...

An NHS worker who had coronavirus has shared her story about having the disease in a bid to reassure people during the pandemic.Laura Jacobs,...

The husband of a British woman who died in Bali after catching coronavirus has told of their heartbreaking final goodbye and said he has "lost...

We appreciate that these are dark times for people around the world, as the coronavirus continues to spread. Numbers of infections and fatalities are...

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced nationwide lockdown measures Friday, telling cafes, bars and restaurants to close.“We are collectively telling cafes, pubs, bars and...

A second dog has tested positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong days after the first to contract the disease died. A German shepherd living in the Pok...

The Vatican department for liturgy published guidelines on Friday for bishops and priests on the celebration of Holy Week, the Triduum, and Easter liturgies...

South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and the Central African Republic (CAR) are amongst the unhappiest countries in the world, according to the UN’s World Happiness...

The man in charge of leading the Netherland's fight against the coronavirus has resigned after collapsing during a government debate.Medical Care Minister Bruno Bruins suddenly keeled...

It was a few minutes to 2pm. Nairobi was boiling hot. At the country bus station, popularly known as 'Machakos Airport', Ms Esnah Bosire sat...

The first patient to contract Covid-19 in Togo has tested negative but is still under medical observation, state TV quotes the Health Minister...

Bongo Flava star Diamond Platnumz’s manager, Sallam Sharaff, has tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). Sallam took to his Instagram page to confirm the news to...

American televangelist, Kenneth Copeland, has ignited a new wave of controversy following his comment about what Christians must do in the wake of the...

Nose masks have been distributed to Members of Parliament (MPs) as part of enhanced measures against Coronavirus.The masks were handed over to the...

An Italian doctor has described the heartbreaking moment a patient dying from coronavirus begged to speak to loved ones.Doctor Francesca Cortellaro, who works at the...

A Kenyan pastor who called the coronavirus pandemic a hoax and ridiculed hand washing as a means of preventing the virus has been suspended...

From today, 20th march, 2020, schools across the UK will closed until further notice.The UK death toll has now increased to 144, with more...

A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya has been beaten to death by a group of youth armed with stones.The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron,...

A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday.The 24-year-old woman...

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered the arrest of two people who appeared in a video drinking disinfectant in a bid to stave...

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus.Every hour, at...