April 27, 2020

French Police Seize 140,000 Black Market Face Masks

French Police Seize 140,000 Black Market Face Masks

April 27, 2020 6:58 pm

French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to prioritise their distribution to health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two individuals were arrested while they were unloading boxes in Saint-Denis, just north of Paris, a police source said on Sunday.

One of them said he was a business owner and had bought the masks, including 5,000 high protection FFP2 masks, in the Netherlands for a total of …

Trump Backs US Health Secretary, Lashes Media

Trump Backs US Health Secretary, Lashes Media

April 27, 2020 6:57 pm

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed reports he was considering sacking health secretary Alex Azar as criticism mounts over the US response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump, who risks losing public support ahead of the November election due to the climbing death toll, lashed out over stories on CNN and other media outlets.

“Reports that H.H.S. Secretary Alex Azar is going to be ‘fired’ by me are Fake News,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“They are desperate to create the perception of chaos & havoc in the minds of the public.”

Trump renewed his attacks on Fox News, which he targets …

China Envoy Threatens Australia Boycott Over Virus Claims

China Envoy Threatens Australia Boycott Over Virus Claims

April 27, 2020 6:56 pm

China’s ambassador in Australia has warned that demands for a probe into the spread of the coronavirus could lead to a consumer boycott of Aussie wine or trips Down Under.

Australia has joined the United States in calling for a thorough investigation of how the virus transformed from a localised epidemic in central China into a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people, forced billions into isolation and torpedoed the global economy.

In a thinly veiled threat, ambassador Cheng Jingye warned the push for an independent inquest into the origins of the outbreak was “dangerous”.

“The Chinese public is …

Kim Jong-Un North Korea's Kim 'Alive And Well' - Seoul

North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘Alive And Well’: Seoul

April 27, 2020 6:55 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un  is “alive and well”, a top security adviser to the South’s President Moon Jae-in said, downplaying rumours over Kim’s health following his absence from a key anniversary.

Conjecture over Kim has grown since his conspicuous no-show at April 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather Kim Il Sung, the North’s founder — the most important day in the country’s political calendar.

“Our government position is firm,” said Moon’s special adviser on national security Moon Chung-in, in an interview with CNN on Sunday. “Kim Jong-Un is alive and well.”

The adviser said that Kim had …

Trouble For Trump As Pelosi Gets Support Of Republican Reps

House Speaker, Pelosi Endorses Joe Biden To Unseat Trump

April 27, 2020 3:25 pm

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden as president.

She made her declaration for the former vice president on Monday.

Pelosi stated that Biden can help guide the U.S out of the Coronavirus crisis.

The House Speaker eulogized Biden as she recalled his efforts in recent months.

“As we face Coronavirus, Joe has been a voice of reason and resilience, with a clear path to lead us out of this crisis,” Pelosi said in a video.

“When our nation faced the Great Recession, it was Joe Biden who led the implementation — and the accountability — of

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Trudeau Canada's Reopening Won't Depend On Immunity - Trudeau

Canada’s Reopening Won’t Depend On Immunity – Trudeau

April 27, 2020 3:19 pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Canada’s approach to reopening its economy from the coronavirus shutdown would be “cautious” and not depend on the development of widespread immunity in the population.

“I don’t think there are any of the plans that hinge on certain people or individuals being immune or having immunity to COVID-19,” he said at a daily news briefing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Saturday that there was no proof that people who survive infection by COVID-19 gain immunity to the disease.

It cautioned against the idea, being entertained by some countries, of issuing “immunity …

British PM, Boris Johnson Makes First Public Appearance

British PM, Boris Johnson Makes First Public Appearance

April 27, 2020 3:18 pm
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Monday made his first public appearance in nearly a month, after battling the deadly Coronavirus.

Africa Daily News reported that the UK Prime Minister was admitted following the advice of his doctor as he continued to show persistent symptoms of the virus.

He was later released from intensive care where he was receiving treatment for Coronavirus.

Read Also: Johnson Under Pressure To Explain UK Virus Plan

Following his recovery and after testing negative for the virus, he was discharged from the hospital.

The Prime Minister In a statement outside his Downing Street office, said

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Unimaginable Mass Job Losses Loom In Nigeria

Unimaginable Mass Job Losses Loom In Nigeria

April 27, 2020 3:10 pm

As this week may yet witness rise in new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic that has significantly challenged the wit of government’s officials in recent weeks, there are indications that em­ployers of labour, after the crisis, may not be smiling when it comes to making the hard decision to part ways with an unimaginable number of their employ­ees, going by insight from economic and corporate data.

While the unusual circumstance of negative threat of mass sack of workers may not be good news to workers, many players in the industry say it is an indi­cation of more bleak days ahead, …

5 Almajiris Test Positive After Travelling Back From Kano

5 Almajiris Test Positive After Travelling Back From Kano

April 27, 2020 3:09 pm

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni has confirmed five new cases of Covid-19 in the state.

She said, “the new cases are among Almajirai who were recently repatriated from Kano.”

Baloni said in a statement that there are now nine active cases in the state.

The commissioner, however, maintained that contacts of the new cases are being traced so that they can be monitored and tested if they meet the case definition.

Read Also: Four States Without Coronavirus, Will Their Luck Last?

She said the new patients have been moved to the Infectious Diseases Control Centre, the …

Anambra To Re-Open Markets Next Week

Anambra To Re-Open Markets Next Week – Obiano

April 27, 2020 3:04 pm

The Anambra state government has announced that sixty three markets in the State will re-open on Monday, 4th of May, 2020.

Governor Willie Obiano announced this today, shortly after a closed – door meeting with market leaders in the state. He said that markets will open only after they must have participated in the training organized by the state government.

Governor Obiano said that each market must have a COVID-19 team that will have the responsibility of enforcing COVID-19 preventive codes and guidelines which includes compulsory wearing of face masks, provision of running water, hand sanitizers, physical distancing, among …

COVID-19 - Nigerian Doctors Threaten To Withdraw Services

COVID-19: Nigerian Doctors Threaten To Withdraw Services

April 27, 2020 2:59 pm

The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has threatened to withdraw its services over an alleged assault of a medical doctor in Kaduna state.

Chairman of the association, Dr Stephen Kache, in a press statement, demanded appropriate disciplinary action against a police inspector who allegedly assaulted a medical doctor in Kaduna on April 23.

NMA threatened to withdraw its services if the police failed to take disciplinary action against the inspector immediately.

According to them, the medical doctor in question was on legitimate duty with his valid identification when the incident happened.

The statement added that the

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Four States Without Coronavirus, Will Their Luck

Four States Without Coronavirus, Will Their Luck Last?

April 27, 2020 2:52 pm

As the deadly Coronavirus pandemic rages in Nigeria, spreading fear and panic and shutting down the nation’s economy, only four out of the 36 States of the federation have not been infected with the virus.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said on Sunday that 32 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been infected with the deadly virus, ramping up 1,273 cases.

Also, the virus has killed 40 people in the nation, with 239 discharged.

Read Also: WHO Warns Against Coronavirus ‘Immunity Passports’

The four States yet to be infected with the virus are: Yobe, Kogi, Nasarawa …

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