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Africa records over 769,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases-WHO
World Health Organisation, WHO has confirmed 769,000 COVID-19 cases in Africa as 435,000 persons have recovered while 16,000 deaths were recorded. This was made known...
COVID19 cases jump by 1m in 100hours – Reuters
Global coronavirus cases have now exceeded 14 million, a Reuters tally revealed on Friday. The tally, which is based on government reports, marks the first...
WHO records over 230,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest...
Covid-19 treatment not for ‘highest bidders’ – Bill Gates
US-born billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries that need them most,...
WHO acknowledges COVID19 may be ‘airborne’
The World Health Organisation has acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body...
Covid-19: As WHO resumes use of Hydroxychloroquine PTF warns against self-medication
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned Nigerians to desist from buying Hydroxychloroquine drug for self-medication in a bid to fight the Covid-19...
Covid-19: US sends Brazil 2m doses of hydroxychloroquine
The US has sent Brazil more than 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug claimed by President Donald Trump as a reliable treatment for...
WHO suspends trial of Hydroxychloriquine as treatment for COVID-19
The World Health Organization said Monday it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a...