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WHO debunks 14 common myths about coronavirus disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has exposed the falseness in popular beliefs held by some people about the dreaded coronavirus disease.Below are some of...

Italy is now world’s deadliest hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic

Italy overtook China as the country with the highest recorded death toll from the coronavirus on Thursday, with the pandemic gathering pace in Spain...

Coronavirus: Iran pardons 10,000 prisoners

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 more prisoners including political detainees in an apparent bid to combat the coronavirus epidemic.The...

Why coronavirus vaccine is taking so long to be ready – and when we can expect it

The world is in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 200,000 people now confirmed as suffering from COVID-19.Spain and Italy are...

Couple caught making love in a car arrested for breaching coronavirus lock-down rule

A couple caught having sex in a car were arrested for breaching coronavirus quarantine rules in Italy. The 23-year-old Egyptian man and 40-year-old Tunisian woman were caught in...

Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China

Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said on...

Coronavirus tears Kardashian sisters apart in self-isolation practice – Kim Kardashian laments

'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, Kim Kardashian, has opened up on how the novel coronavirus has forced her family to keep away from...

How Singapore stayed one step ahead of the virus

In Singapore, one of the first places hit by coronavirus, detectives are tracking down potential positive cases to try to stay one step ahead...

Covid-19: Dutch Health Minister collapses in Parliament due to ‘coronavirus fatigue’ [Video]

The Dutch Health Minister collapsed today in parliament because of 'fatigue from intense weeks' of working against the coronavirus crisis.Bruno Bruins, 56, fell behind the speaker's...

Coronavirus: Top celebrities who have tested positive for Covid-19

While the globe is ultimately fighting off the coronavirus pandemic, top celebrities around the world have been diagnosed with the viral illness.Talk about...

China’s virus center has no new cases after two-month ordeal

The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported no new infections for the first time since the pathogen emerged more than...

Four tourists denied entry to Sierra Leone over Coronavirus fears

Four Japanese tourists were on Wednesday barred from disembarking at Sierra Leone's main airport in the capital, Freetown, over suspicion of a possible coronavirus...

Coronavirus: Why washing hands is difficult in some countries

As Europe and much of the developed world shuts down in the face of Coronavirus, many millions of people haven't much hope in following...

Real Coronavirus is dead, what is left is its remnants – TB Joshua

The Founder and leader of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has said that the real coronavirus is gone.According to Prophet...

Coronavirus cases in Ghana hit 9

Ghana has confirmed two more cases of coronavirus.This brings to nine the total number of cases in Ghana.Information Minister...

Virus-free Niger announces coronavirus preventive measures

Niger’s president Mahamadou Issoufou has announced the closure of the country’s land borders, Niamey airport and its educational institutions to prevent the entry into...

Government denies claims Akufo-Addo has tested positive for Coronavirus

Government has denied claims making the rounds on social media that President Nana Akufo-Addo and some of his appointees have tested positive for coronavirus.Speaking...

Coronavirus:Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became...

Coronavirus, a force majeure to China-Ghana Sinohydro trade deal?

Dubbed the Master Project Support Agreement, Ghana in 2018 signed a barter trade deal with Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro to ultimately solve Ghana’s infrastructural...

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather, dies at 58

Floyd Mayweather says he is mourning the loss of "one of the most important people in my life" after the death of his uncle...

Coronavirus: Kevin Durant, 3 other Brooklyn Nets players test positive

Four players on the Brooklyn Nets including superstar Kevin Durant have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement issued by the team...

Jamaica declares disaster over Coronavirus, seeks Cuban nurses

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said his country...

Woman battling coronavirus reveals horror symptoms

A mother-of-three fighting coronavirus has revealed how it left her feeling like her whole body was on fire and she 'had swallowed glass'.Photographer Mandy Charlton, 46,...

Coronavirus: Man’s emotional message to quarantined wife on their anniversary

A man who hails from US, Connecticut, did not allow the coronavirus to stand in the way of his anniversary.Bob Shellard could not visit his...

‘I’m not staying home, there is another ‘coronavirus’ there… my wife’ (VIDEO)

An elderly gentleman from Kalamata, revealed that his biggest fear is not the coronavirus, but staying at home with his wife.The ‘fearless’ man made the statements...

Coronavirus: Why my wife was beside me during my Covid-19 video – Idris Elba [Watch]

Idris Elba has spoken out against critics who suggested his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba should not have been by his side when he announced...

How you can tell the difference between a common cold and COVID-19

Coronavirus is known to have several nasty symptoms, ranging from a fever to breathing difficulties.However, COVID-19 also shares many characteristics with the common cold,...

Coronavirus: Here are some good news being reported across the world

The only stories about the coronavirus infection in Ghana and other parts of the world have largely been negative, however, the good stories that...

Coronavirus: Families may have to say goodbye to dying loved ones on Skype

Families may have to say goodbye to their dying loved ones over Skype as NHS bosses continue to look for ways to prevent the...

Cheating husband catches coronavirus on secret trip to Italy with mistress

A married man in quarantine with coronavirus is in a sweat because he caught the killer bug during a secret trip to Italy...

Coronavirus-free Chad shuts borders, airports

Amid the spread of coronavirus, Chad which has no record of the disease has shut its borders and airports.ALSO READ:Watch: Man ‘recovers’ from coronavirus after pastor’s...

Iran frees 85,000 prisoners, including political ones, amid coronavirus

Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.The death toll...

This priest requests for pictures of parishioners to pray for them while church is closed

This priest asked all his parishioners to send him a picture of themselves and their families so he could tape them to the pews...

Coronavirus: South Africa imposes strict restrictions

South Africa has declared a national disaster and announced a ban on travel from the worst-affected countries, while Kenya has also imposed sweeping...

Queen Elizabeth flees Buckingham Palace over coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has chased Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace, according to reports.The Queen, 93, and Prince Phillip, 98, were chauffeured off to Windsor...

Meet the 43-year-old woman who has given birth to triplets [Photos]

A 43-year-old woman has given birth to three beautiful babies.The Limpopo Department of Health took to Facebook to congratulate the 43-year-old mother and the...

Coronavirus: Marijuana on high demand in Europe after coffee shop closures

Marijuana smokers queued up to stockpile weed in Holland yesterday after the country's famous 'coffee shops' were ordered to shut over coronavirus fears.  Leaving the widespread quest...

Mother of two becomes first person to receive COVID-19 trial vaccine

The first human trials of a new vaccine scientists hope will protect against Covid-19 have been carried out.The US National Institutes of Health, an...

Coronavirus: Vietnam weighs suspending all travel visas

Vietnam’s government is proposing a suspension of visas to travelers from all countries for two weeks due to the spread of the novel coronavirus,...

Coronavirus: Morocco closes public baths

Morocco will close all public baths, known as hammams, in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the interior minister has announced.The...