May 2020

32 Doctors Now Have Coronavirus In Kano – Nigerian Doctor

32 Doctors Now Have Coronavirus In Kano – Nigerian Doctor

May 6, 2020 3:42 am
A popular U.K. based Nigerian doctor identified as Olufunmilayo has lamented over the rate at which health workers in Kano get infected with the novel coronavirus.

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Olufunmilayo via the micro-blogging platform, Twitter, also revealed that 32 doctors in Kano now have the dreaded infectious disease, Coronavirus. Olufunmilayo who complained that he is worried, questioned when FG will take over Kano.

He tweeted;

“JUST IN: 32 doctors now have Coronavirus in Kano. One of them has died.

I did NOT say 32 doctors are exposed.
I did NOT say 32

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Fire Breaks Out At Sharjah Residential Tower In UAE

Fire Breaks Out At Sharjah Residential Tower In UAE

May 6, 2020 3:41 am
A massive fire broke out at a residential building in Al Nahda in Sharjah, one of the largest cities in the United Arab Emirates.

According to BBC, dozens of firefighters worked to put out the blaze in the Abbco Tower using at least a dozen fire engines and drones, a local journalist reports.

They are now trying to cool the 48-floor building down.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or of the likely cause of the fire.

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Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 21:00 (17:00 GMT) …

Jack Ma Sends 2nd Batch Of Medical Supplies To Nigeria

Jack Ma Sends 2nd Batch Of Medical Supplies To Nigeria

May 6, 2020 3:40 am

Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma, has confirmed that his second donation to 54 African countries have been dispatched to help the continent with its fight against COVID-19.

The medical supplies would soon arrive Ethiopia, the headquarters of African Union, for onward distribution to countries.Jack Ma disclosed the information via his Twitter page on Monday.

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According to him, the second consignment includes 500 ventilators, 200,000 suits and face shields, 200,000 thermometers, one million swabs and extraction kits and 500,000 gloves.

A few weeks ago, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation …

American Children Show Symptoms, Test Positive For Virus

American Children Show Symptoms, Test Positive For Virus

May 6, 2020 3:40 am
Children in the United States are showing symptoms of coronavirus and some already tested positive.

In New York, more than a dozen children have been hospitalised with mysterious syndrome associated with the disease.

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Tuesday in an urgent alert for parents and doctors.

De Blasio disclosed that four of the children tested positive for COVID-19, while six had antibodies, suggesting they had been infected with the virus.

He tweeted: “We’ve detected 15 cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome detected in children in NYC hospitals. 4 patients tested positive for COVID-19 while 6 others had

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More Than 70,000 Americans Are Now Dead From Coronavirus

More Than 70,000 Americans Are Now Dead From Coronavirus

May 6, 2020 3:39 am

More than 70,000 Americans have been killed by the deadly Coronavirus pandemic still sweeping through states in the US.

According to records from the Johns Hopkins University, 71,022 Americans are now dead from the pandemic.

There are at least 1,203,502 cases of coronavirus in the US according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of cases.

Johns Hopkins reported 21,049 new cases and 1,925 reported deaths.

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The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases. 71,022.

New York, with …

NCDC Rolls Out New Guidelines For Employers, Businesses

NCDC Rolls Out New Guidelines For Employers, Businesses

May 6, 2020 3:38 am
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has rolled out additional preventive measures for individuals, employers, and businesses following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the country.

Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC said, on Tuesday, that the new directives resulted from evolving knowledge of COVID-19 locally and nationally.

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Ihekweazu said that these will be applied nationwide to individuals as well as businesses, employers, and employees.

“Mandatory use of non-medical face mask/covering for all persons and an overnight curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

“This means …

Chinese Doctors Have Started Working In Isolation Centres

Chinese Doctors Resume Work In Isolation Centres

May 6, 2020 3:37 am

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the Chinese doctors who came to Nigeria over a month ago are working at “our isolation centres.”

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had earlier kicked against the involvement of Chinese medical experts in the fight against coronavirus but the federal government allayed their fears, assuring them that the medical team from the country where coronavirus broke out would not have access to Nigerian patients.

But speaking at the daily press briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Monday, the minister said the Chinese medical team is also helping the country build capacity.…

Boris Johnson’s £4m Divorce Settlement With Wheeler

Boris Johnson’s £4m Divorce Settlement With Wheeler

May 6, 2020 3:35 am
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is now free to marry his third wife Carrie Symonds.

His divorce from Marina Wheeler, his second wife for 27 years, has been granted, local papers reported today.

Both separated in 2018.

Johnson’s first marriage was to socialite Allegra Mostyn-Owen. It lasted from 1987 to 1993.

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Based on his estimated cash and assets, Ms Wheeler could receive around £4million from the divorce, The Mail Online said.

Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister’s six children– Lara Lettice, who is 26, Milo Arthur, …

Pastor Oyakhilome Questions Search For Virus Vaccine

Pastor Oyakhilome Questions Search For Virus Vaccine

May 6, 2020 3:34 am
The founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has expressed his reservations about the search for a COVID-19 vaccine across the globe.

Oyakhilome, addressing his congregation in a telecast, wondered why there was already talk of a vaccine, when scientists claimed to be studying the virus.

“What they are using to test, do you know what it is? Do you know why it can show positive and negative? Do you know? A virus they told us they are still studying, why don’t they study it first?

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“They are still

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Working In Fear, Immigrants Keep US Poultry Running

Working In Fear, Immigrants Keep US Poultry Running

May 5, 2020 6:17 pm

Tina says a little prayer every time she heads to work at a Delaware poultry plant, a plea that this will not be the day that the invisible killer picking off her colleagues comes for her.

With the coronavirus shutting down meat plants and threatening the country’s food supply, she would rather not be there at all, but President Donald Trump has designated the sector as strategic, and low-paid workers like her as essential.

The 27-year-old mother works shifts at the Perdue packing plant in Georgetown, a major employer among the thousands of fellow Haitians settled in the area. If …

Red Cross Looks To Global Influencers To Fight Infodemic

Red Cross Looks To Global Influencers To Fight Infodemic

May 5, 2020 6:16 pm

The Red Cross on Tuesday launched what it said was the first global network of social media influencers to battle misinformation about the new coronavirus and spread lifesaving content about the pandemic.

Experts have been warning for months that the pandemic has been cloaked in a massive “infodemic” — a deluge of information, including widespread false claims, which can pose a serious threat to public health.

The World Health Organization website lists a catalogue of dangerous “myths” circulating about the virus, including suggestions that hot peppers or excessive exposure to the sun can prevent or cure COVID-19.

And it flatly …

General Electric To Cut 10,000 Aviation Jobs

General Electric To Cut 10,000 Aviation Jobs

May 5, 2020 6:15 pm

General Electric announced Monday it will cut an additional 10,000 jobs from its aviation sector as the coronavirus pandemic decimates the industry, forcing companies to cancel orders.

The cuts will be a mix of voluntary departures and layoffs and come after an initial wave of 2,600 job cuts in March, GE said in a statement.

The company aims to reduce its aviation employment base by 25 percent, or some 13,000 employees.

The austerity program, which will affect all geographic zones, is reflective of the rough time the entire aviation sector is going through.

Boeing announced last week that it was …

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