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Coronavirus: Sex workers want to be considered as essential service providers
The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) and the National Movement of Sex Workers in South Africa (Sisonke) are appealing to President...
Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...
Coronavirus: Drug gangs impose strict curfew on residents
Drug traffickers and militias in Rio de Janeiro's lawless Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Brazil, have taken the law into...
Meet the black woman leading the charge for the coronavirus vaccine
As the world looks for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor, is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the...
Coronavirus: 96-year-old woman recovers from virus
A 96-year-old woman in South Korea has become the oldest patient in the country to fully recover from the novel coronavirus.The woman, identified by...
Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus
A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus.Ashley Hildebrand...
Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary dies after contracting coronavirus
Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday (March...
DR Congo president’s aide dies of Covid-19
The third person to die of Covid-19 complications in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a respected human rights lawyer and an aide...
Coronavirus: Police shoot two people for defying lock-down orders
Rwandan police shot and killed two people who defied lock-down orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus.ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...
Coronavirus: A girl’s emotional letter to Boris Johnson after cancelling 7th birthday party
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has praised a young girl for cancelling her birthday party because of the coronavirus pandemic.Josephine, who turned seven this week, wrote to...
Coronavirus: Trump hopes US will shake off pandemic by Easter
United States President (US), Donald Trump, has said he hopes the US will shake off coronavirus by Easter, even as New York's governor...
Woman with no pre-existing health conditions dies after contracting COVID-19
A 21-year-old woman is believed to be the youngest person with no pre-existing health conditions to have died after contracting coronavirus in the United...
Nurse, 34, kills herself after testing positive for coronavirus
An Italian nurse killed herself after testing positive for coronavirus and fearing she had infected others, a nursing federation has revealed. Daniela Trezzi, 34, was...
It’s st*pid to think I was paid to say I have coronavirus – Idris Elba fires Cardi B [Watch]
Actor Idris Elba has slammed rapper Cardi B for throwing out the conspiracy that he, among other ace celebrities, were paid to declare themselves...
Man in self-isolation sends dog to shop [photos]
People around the world are being told to stay at home in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.Although many of us are...
Coronavirus can’t survive in the body of Jesus – Magufuli (video)
Tanzania's President, John Magufuli, has revealed why his government cannot close down churches and mosques in the East African country over coronavirus. ALSO READ:Coronavirus:...
Photos: India’s innovative way to ensure social distancing
Grocery and milk stores across the country have hit upon an innovative way to ensure social distancing as people queue up to buy...
Just In: Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has confirmed.Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good...
Kenyan woman in forced quarantine mingled with church members
The Narok County emergency response committee has forced a woman who jetted back into the country from Sweden on Wednesday to quarantine after members...
Man dies after taking drug he thought could stop coronavirus
An Arizona man has died and his wife is in a critical condition after both ingested a form of chloroquine in an apparent effort...
Lorry in Mozambique found with 64 dead stowaways
Mozambican immigration officers have found 64 dead bodies in a shipping container on the back of a lorry that had crossed into Mozambique from...
Coronavirus: Wuhan to ease lock-down as world battles pandemic
The lock-down in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on April 8, officials say.Travel...
Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19
The African saxophone legend, Manu Dibango, has died in Paris after catching coronavirus.Dibango - best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa - is...
Social Distancing: Commercial drivers in Uganda carry 2 passengers per row [Photos]
Many Ugandans, including commercial drivers and conductors, are sticking to rules of social distancing by carrying only two passengers per row, in the fight...
Coronavirus: Priest, 72, dies after giving respirator to a younger patient
An Italian priest died of coronavirus after giving a respirator that his parishioners bought for him to a younger patient, it has been revealed. Giuseppe...
They froze time but coronavirus has left them with frozen incomes
Apart from the sudden religious trust in alcohol-based sanitisers and washing of hands under running water for 20 seconds, the next most peddled advice...
Algeria approves chloroquine to treat Coronavirus ‘in certain cases’
Algeria’s health ministry has said hospitals in the North African nation can use chloroquine to treat patients infected with Coronavirus.However, the statement specifies that...
How much you can be fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules
Boris Johnson has introduced tougher new measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus as the death toll in the UK reaches 335.In a stark warning...
Coronavirus: Couple’s dance into their wedding reception with no guests [Watch]
The novel coronavirus has cancelled many events across the world and the latest to amaze Nigerians were a couple who decided to tie the...
Dedicated frontline doctor treating coronavirus patients in hospital dies
A medic who was on the frontline treating coronavirus patients in the Philippines has died.Dr Raul Diaz Jara, a cardiologist, has been described...
Coronavirus pandemic is ‘accelerating’ – WHO warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus disease pandemic is “accelerating”, with more than 300,000 cases now confirmed.It took 67 days...
WHO warns public about criminals impersonating the organisation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the public to be aware of some criminals disguising themselves as the WHO, to steal money and...
‘My experience in Kenya’s virus isolation ward’
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...
Coronavirus: Why is India testing so little?
"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva...
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases rise to 35, with 1 death
Nigeria on Monday recorded five new cases of the novel coronavirus spreading across the globe, bringing the number of those who tested positive in...
Covid-19: Nigeria reports first coronavirus-related death
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...
2face and wife share bathroom video as they mark 7th wedding anniversary [Watch]
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 shut down large wedding and send everyone home due to coronavirus fears
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...
Coronavirus being airborne not conclusive – GHS [listen]
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 in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip
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...