W.H.O chief urges end to ‘politicisation’ of virus
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged unity, as the agency comes under continued fire from US President Donald Trump. Speaking on...
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Coronavirus : Slovakia Reintroduced Border Checks With Four Schengen Countries
The border checks with these Schengen member countries will be in place until April 17, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. Exempt from this measure will be the transport of goods...
Geneva celebrates Kofi Annan’s 82nd birthday
The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, through its mission to international organisations, have partnered with the Geneva Airport International to...
Lockdown: outdoor exercises banned over coronavirus spread
Uganda has banned exercising in public as an extra measure towards controlling the spread of coronavirus. President Yoweri Museveni said that Ugandans should exercise at...
Hospital shutdown after 66 staff Tested positive for coronavirus
A private hospital in South Africa has been closed to the public after 66 people, 48 of them staff, tested positive for Covid-19, South Africa’s...
COVID-19: Gnassingbé provides free water and electricity for Togolese until further notice
President Faure Gnassingbé has announced several social, political and economic measures to make life easier for the Togolese people as the coronavirus pandemic keeps spreading...
Africans sacked from Chinese hotels over fear of coronavirus
Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China’s southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout a...
Communications minister suspended for Defying Lockdown rules
South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months – one of which will be without pay – for having lunch with a friend...
Country music legend John Prine dies from coronavirus at aged 73
The songwriter, best known for hits like Angel from Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday (7 April) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, his family...
Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of...
