April 3, 2020

Queen Elizabeth To Broadcast Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Queen Elizabeth To Broadcast Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

April 3, 2020 2:38 pm

Queen Elizabeth will make an extremely rare broadcast to Britons on Sunday as the country grapples with the coronavirus outbreak.

“Her Majesty The Queen has recorded a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus outbreak,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

The address, which was recorded at Windsor Castle where the 93-year-old monarch is hibernating with her husband Prince Philip, will be broadcast at 1900 GMT on Sunday.

The news came as the death toll among those who had tested positive for the virus rose on Friday by 684 to 3,605, up

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UNIBEN Begins Mass Production Of Hand Sanitizers

UNIBEN Begins Mass Production Of Hand Sanitizers

April 3, 2020 2:38 pm
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has commenced mass production of liquid soap and hand sanitizers.

Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Benin.

“Following the increase of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the University of Benin has commenced mass production of liquid soap and hand sanitizers.

“The initiative is part of proactive measures by the management, led by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof Lilian Salami to check coronavirus pandemic.

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“The management has also purchased more infrared thermometers

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Oprah Winfrey Donates $10m to U.S. Coronavirus Relief

Oprah Winfrey Donates $10m to U.S. Coronavirus Relief

April 3, 2020 8:47 am

Oprah Winfrey on Thursday splashed $10 million in donations to coronavirus relief efforts in the United States.

The food fund set up by Leonardo DiCaprio and Lauren Powell Jobs is one of the beneficiaries of her generosity. The fund is backed by Apple and Ford Foundation.

DiCaprio and Lauren have committed $12million.

According to reports,Oprah Winfrey donated $1million to the fund.

Read Also: Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass One Million Mark

The Food Fund will supply food to hard-hit communities.

Oprah’s remaining $9million will go to other relief initiatives in Tennessee and Mississippi, where she grew up.

Other U.S. celebrities …

Football Will Be Different Post-Coronavirus - Infantino

Football Will Be Different Post-Coronavirus – Infantino

April 3, 2020 8:46 am

Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

“Football will come back, and when it does, we’ll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together,” he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an interview.

“There is one lesson, however, that both you and me must have understood: the football that will come after the virus will be totally different…(more) inclusive, more social and more supportive, connected to the individual countries and at the same time more global, less arrogant and more welcoming.”

He added: …

Corona Beer Maker Suspends Production

Corona Beer Maker Suspends Production

April 3, 2020 8:46 am

The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grupo Modelo — whose brands also include Pacifico and Modelo — said the measure was in line with the Mexican government’s order.

The government has ordered the suspension of all non-essential activities until April 30 to slow the spread of coronavirus.

“We are in the process of lowering production at our plants to the bare minimum,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.

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The suspension, …

Spaniards Clear Out Wine, Beer Shelves In Panic-Buying

Spaniards Clear Out Wine, Beer Shelves In Panic-Buying

April 3, 2020 8:45 am
Spaniards have cleared out shelves of beer, wine, chocolates, olives, and potato chips amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

According to market data, Spaniards are consuming more than usual of these staples.

They seem not to care about toilet paper as they bought 80 percent more beer and 60 percent more wine last week than in the previous seven days.

Olives were even more popular, with sales up by 94 percent.

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Potato chips, chocolate, ice cream, and anchovies are also booming, all seeing increases of between 76 and 87 percent.

Spaniards, …

Lockdown In Italy To Continue Beyond May

Lockdown In Italy To Continue Beyond May

April 3, 2020 8:45 am
Italy’s national lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus will probably continue beyond the start of May, Angelo Borrelli, head of the Civil Protection Agency, said.

This week the government extended the lockdown, which imposes severe restrictions on movement and shutters all services and firms not deemed essential to Italy’s supply chain, until April 13.

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In a radio interview with state broadcaster RAI, Borrelli was asked whether the measures would need to remain in place many more weeks.

“Unfortunately they will. I don’t believe this situation will have passed

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Anyone Who Assaults A Pastor Is In Danger – Oyakhilome

Anyone Who Assaults A Pastor Is In Danger – Oyakhilome

April 3, 2020 8:44 am

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder, Christ Embassy has warned that anyone who arrested a pastor in this Coronavirus period is in danger.

He was speaking on reports that some pastors were arrested by government officials in a bid to enforce social distancing in churches.

He said the authority went in there and arrested the pastor and that the leader of the gang was so pompous and announcing how he succeeded in arresting the pastor.

“He was excited he arrested a Pastor. Terrible! But he is not the first to arrest a pastor. Jesus was arrested and Jesus was doing what

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Iraq Understates Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

Iraq Understates Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

April 3, 2020 7:55 am

Iraq has been understating its confirmed COVID-19 cases, as it has many times more than the 772 it has publicly reported.

Reuters reported that the country has between 3,000 and 9,000 confirmed cases, quoting three medical doctors, involved with the testing.

The news agency also relied on a health ministry official and a senior political official for the report.

However, Iraq’s health ministry, the only official outlet for information on the coronavirus, dismissed the report.

“It’s incorrect information,” said Saif al-Badr, the health ministry spokesman, in a text message sent to Reuters without elaborating.

The ministry said in its …

Coronavirus - Death Toll In Germany Hits Over 1,000

Coronavirus: Death Toll In Germany Hits Over 1,000

April 3, 2020 7:54 am
Coronavirus infection in Germany has gone above 1,000, as the pandemic continues unabated.

Robert Koch Public Health Institute says the death toll has reached 1,017, up 145 in the past 24 hours.

The confirmed number of cases is up 6,714 to 79,696, says the RKI.

Read Also: Coronavirus: Death Toll In Indonesia Rises To 170

Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins University in the US says German infections are closer to 85,000, which would put Germany higher than the officially declared positive cases in China.

Bavaria in the south has the highest number of cases, with 146.5 for every 100,000 residents, according to …

Supreme Court Rules In Suit Against Diri As Bayelsa Gov

COVID-19: Diri Signs Executive Order

April 3, 2020 7:54 am
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has signed an Executive Order titled: ‘Bayelsa Infectious Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulation 2020’ as part of strategies to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus into the state.

Diri said the executive order was in the exercise of the powers conferred on him pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of the Quarantine Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and further pursuant to all other enabling laws and powers.

Signing the order on Thursday in Government House, Yenagoa, the governor ordered a partial closure of markets in the state with effect from …

No Electricity Disconnection During Lockdown – IBEDC

No Electricity Disconnection During Lockdown – IBEDC

April 3, 2020 7:54 am

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) says there will be no disconnection of electricity to non-paying customers during this  period of lockdown in Coronavirus pandemic.

Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr John Ayodele made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday.

According to him, this is in recognition of the current precarious and tense situation pervading the country and the whole world occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic.

“IBEDC is a customers cent Ric organisation, with the welfare and wellbeing of its customers at heart.

“Therefore, management has decided to suspend the disconnection of non-paying customers to help

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