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Nigerian Coronavirus Patient Bites Nurse In China

Nigerian Coronavirus Patient Bites Nurse In China

April 3, 2020 4:56 pm

A Nigerian Coronavirus patient, identified as Okonkwonwoye Chika Patrick, has been detained in China for allegedly biting a Chinese nurse, Ms. Wang, as he attempted to escape from isolation, Daily Mail reports.

The 47-year-old man is said to have beat up the nurse, after she stopped him from leaving his quarantine ward at a hospital in Guangzhou on Wednesday, April 1.

Okonkwonwoye has been at the hospital since March 23, after he tested positive for COVID-19.

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On the day of the incident, Ms. Wang was said to have approached him

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Lockdown - 100 Arrested In Rivers, Prosecuted

Lockdown: 100 Arrested In Rivers, Prosecuted

April 3, 2020 3:48 pm

Over 100 people have been arrested and arraigned at the Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State over violation of the state government’s lockdown in some parts of the state capital following outbreak of Coronavirus.

The suspects, who were arrested by Police in different parts of Port Harcourt between Monday and Thursday were charged with three-count of conspiracy, disobedient to Governors’ directive, street trading which has caused a breach of public peace and thereby committed an offence.

Three magistrates who presided over the cases, Dr Rita Oguguo, Chief Magistrate D.D. Ihua-Maduenyi and Senior Magistrate V E Nweke in their …

US - Coronavirus Cases Reach 200,000, With 869 New Deaths

US: Coronavirus Cases Reach 200,000, With 869 New Deaths

April 2, 2020 7:09 am

Coronavirus continues to ravaged the United States, with cases now surpassing 200,000, and a record of 869 death in one day.

As at Wednesday, the US has recorded 210,694 cases of Coronavirus and 4,703 death.

There have been at least 869 coronavirus deaths reported in the US on Wednesday, according to a count by CNN Health.

This is the most reported deaths in the United States in a single day since the novel coronavirus outbreak.

New York has become the epicenter of the country’s outbreak with 83,712 confirmed cases and 1,941 deaths so far. When adjusted for population, that translates …

Coronavirus Claims 700 Lives In Italy In One Day

Coronavirus Claims 700 Lives In Italy In One Day

April 2, 2020 7:09 am

Italy’s record death toll from the novel coronavirus grew by more than 700 on Wednesday, as a top official said that social restrictions were getting harder to bear for the population.

The nationwide lockdown had been due to expire on April 3, but Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced it would now be extended to April 13 – Easter Monday.

“We are not in a condition to ease the restrictive measures we have put in place,” he told a late evening press conference.

“If we were to stop respecting the (social distancing) rules, if we were to relax them, all the …

US In Trouble - 240,000 Americans May Die From Coronavirus

US In Trouble: 240,000 Americans May Die From Coronavirus

April 1, 2020 6:50 am
United State’s President, Donald Trump has warned of a “painful” and “tough” two-week ahead as he extended nationwide distancing measures that even if followed closely, could still mean between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus.

It was a stark message from a President who spent weeks downplaying the severity of the virus and questioned its potential impact in the United States.

Trump did not minimize what has become the gravest public health crisis in decades during his remarks on Tuesday. Instead, he advised Americans that darker days may be still to come, CNN reports.

“I want every American …

Marseille Ex-President, Pape Diouf Dies Of Coronavirus

Marseille Ex-President, Pape Diouf Dies Of Coronavirus

April 1, 2020 6:42 am
Mababa “Pape” Diouf, Senegalese journalist, and former president of French football club, Olympique de Marseille has died after contracting the deadly coronavirus.

Diouf was hospitalised in Senegal after contracting the virus. He became the country’s first COVID-19 fatality.

Announcing his death, the French club in a statement released on their Twitter account on Tuesday stated that “Olympique de Marseille learned with great sadness of the death of Pape Diouf.

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”Pape will remain forever in the hearts of Marseillais as one of the great craftsmen of the history of the club.

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Coronavirus The Worst Global Crisis Since WW2 - UN Chief

Coronavirus The Worst Global Crisis Since WW2 – UN Chief

March 31, 2020 6:27 pm

The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, expressing concern that it could trigger conflicts around the world.

Guterres said that the scale of the crisis was due to “a disease that represents a threat to everybody in the world and… an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past.”

“The combination of the two facts and the risk that it contributes to enhanced instability, enhanced unrest, and enhanced conflict are things that make us believe that this is the most challenging …

WHO Africa Records 5,013 Confirmed Cases, 157 Deaths

Africa Records 5,013 Confirmed Cases, 157 Deaths – WHO

March 31, 2020 1:49 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 5,013 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 46 African countries.

The UN’s health agency gave the update in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday.

The agency said: “There are a total of 5,013 confirmed coronavirus cases across 46 countries on the African continent with a total of 157 deaths reported.

“South Africa currently has the highest in the region with 1,326 cases and three deaths, Algeria 511 cases with 31 deaths and Burkina Faso has 246 confirmed cases with 12 deaths.

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End SARS: Davido To Meet IG Of Police Monday

Fans Advise Davido To Take Another Coronavirus Test

March 31, 2020 1:49 pm

Popular singer, Davido has been asked by Nigerians to undertake a second test for coronavirus as Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has been confirmed positive.

Makinde, on Tuesday, tested positive to COVID-19.

There are speculations on social media that Makinde may have contracted the deadly virus either at a PDP rally or when Davido paid him a visit after his return from the UK.

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Africa Daily News recalls that Davido’s lover, Chioma, was confirmed to have tested positive to the novel virus.

However, Davido confirmed that his test and

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Coronavirus Patient Escapes From Isolation Centre

Coronavirus Patient Escapes From Isolation Centre

March 31, 2020 1:48 pm
A Coronavirus patient has escaped from an isolation centre where she was being kept with eight others.

The culprit is one of the eight Guineans who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

She escaped from the facility in which they were being quarantined in Tamale, Ghana.

So far, Ghana has recorded 152 cases of Coronavirus, with five death and two recovery.

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According to the Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, the patient, a woman in her early 20s, scaled over a wall leaving behind her belongings on Monday.

He described it …

Postponed Tokyo Olympics To Open July 23 Next Year

Postponed Tokyo Olympics To Open July 23 Next Year

March 30, 2020 6:19 pm

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

The announcement comes less than a week after the organisers were forced to delay the Games under heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations as the global outbreak worsened.

“The Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5,” Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori told reporters at a hastily arranged evening news conference.

Only hours earlier, Mori had said he …

Prince Charles Leaves Virus Self-Isolation

Prince Charles Leaves Virus Self-Isolation

March 30, 2020 12:08 pm

The Prince of Wales is now out of self-isolation, following his diagnosis of coronavirus.

Prince Charles, 71, spent seven days self-isolating in Scotland after testing positive and displaying mild symptoms.

The Duchess of Cornwall, 72, was tested and did not have the virus, but will self-isolate until the end of the week.

A Palace official said the prince was in good health and was following the government’s restrictions.

“Clarence House has confirmed today that, having consulted with his doctor, the Prince of Wales is now out of self-isolation,” a spokesman said.

Prince Charles, who is known as the Duke of …

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