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Italy's Coronavirus Death Toll Inches Towards 10,000

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Inches Towards 10,000

March 28, 2020 3:00 pm

Rome (CNN) When Milan resident Antonia Mortensen was pulled over by police while driving recently, it wasn’t for a traffic offense. It was to instruct her fellow passenger to sit in the back of the car and to check that both were wearing face masks.

“We were told we cannot both sit in the front,” said the CNN journalist, who was on her way to hospital with her husband to visit a sick relative.
“We have a special certificate giving us permission to go to the hospital,” she said, adding that the relative does not have coronavirus.
Such are the
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Kenya Police Under Fire Over 'Excessive Force'

Kenya Police Under Fire Over ‘Excessive Force’

March 28, 2020 2:59 pm
Human rights groups have condemned the “unnecessary and excessive use of force” by Kenyan police as the country imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew amid efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

On Friday, police fired tear gas at a crowd of ferry commuters in the port city of Mombasa before the 7pm to 5am curfew came into force, 20 human rights groups, including Amnesty International, said in a statement on Saturday.

Read Also: Kenyans Flee To Villages As Govt Issues Stricter Rules

This forced hundreds of people to touch their faces as they vomited, spat and wiped away tears,

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 100,000

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 100,000

March 28, 2020 7:29 am

Coronavirus cases in the United States topped 100,000 on Friday, the highest number in the world.

While Reuters put its tally at 100,040, worldometers.info estimated the U.S. cases at 100,514.

Italy is second with 86,498 and China is third with 81,340.

According to worldometers.info, U.S. death toll also jumped to 1,546.

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On Friday 251 deaths were reported.

The record coronavirus figures being logged in the hospitals across the U.S. made Wall Street stocks tumble on Friday.

This ended a massive three-day surge as doubts emerged about the fate of the U.S. …

Troubled U.S. Announces N2.6bn Aid To Nigeria

Troubled U.S. Announces ₦2.6bn Aid To Nigeria

March 28, 2020 7:28 am

The United States Government has announced a 7 million dollars (about ₦2.6 billion) emergency health and humanitarian aid to Nigeria amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

This is part of a 274 million dollars (₦103 billion) assistance package to no fewer than 63 countries affected by the disease, according to a statement by the Department of States on Friday.

Nigeria’s share, the statement said, will go into funding of “risk communication, water and sanitation activities, infection prevention, and coordination’’.

“This assistance joins more than 5.2 billion dollars (N1.9 trillion) in U.S. health assistance and more than 8.1 billion dollars (N3trillion) in …

Sanwo-Olu Distributes Food Items To Lagos Residents

Sanwo-Olu Distributes Food Items To Lagos Residents

March 28, 2020 7:14 am

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commenced the distribution of bags of rice, beans and Vitamin C to indigent families to cushion the stay-at-home order aimed at tackling the spread of Coronavirus.

Sanwo-Olu said the economic stimulus will reduce the burden of the temporary economic meltdown caused by the COVID-19 scourge.

He stated this after an on-the-spot assessment of one of the state-owned food banks in Agege area of the state, yesterday.

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He explained that the measure was to further encourage people to stay at home to curtail the spread …

Coronavirus - China Donates Medical Equipment To Nigeria

Coronavirus: China Donates Medical Equipment To Nigeria

March 28, 2020 7:13 am

Chinese Government has donated medical equipment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the fight against COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Nigeria.

Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhuo Pingjian, while delivering the medical items at the ministry in Abuja, said the outbreak of COVID-19 has posed threats to people’s health and security of lives globally.

According to him, it has become important for the international community to strengthen confidence, act in unity and work together in collective response against the disease spread.

Pingjian said: “At the most difficult moment in our fight against the outbreak, China received a strong political support and

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Nigeria’s Coronavirus Toll Rises To 81 With 11 New Cases

Nigeria’s Coronavirus Toll Rises To 81 With 11 New Cases

March 28, 2020 7:12 am

Nigeria has now recorded 81 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, as eleven new cases were recorded on Friday night.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the eleven new cases recorded are in Lagos, Enugu and Edo states

“11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State

“As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.

“ 3 have been discharged with 1 death,” it added.

Read Also: Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Jump To 70, With 5 New Cases

However, the Enugu …

Bolsonaro Bolsonaro Exempts Churches From Quarantine

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Exempts Churches From Quarantine

March 27, 2020 5:52 pm

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed Thursday that places of worship are “essential services” that must be exempted from coronavirus confinement orders, the far-right leader’s latest jab at aggressive containment measures.

The decree, published in the government diary, adds “religious activities of any kind” to the list of exempted services, alongside supermarkets and pharmacies.

It adds that such activities must be carried out “in accordance with health ministry guidelines.”

Bolsonaro, who was elected in 2018 with the backing of Brazil’s burgeoning evangelical Christian community, has clashed with local authorities who have closed schools and businesses in places such as Sao Paulo …

imported cases China's Imported Cases Rise As Foreigners Are Banned

China’s Imported Cases Rise As Foreigners Are Banned

March 27, 2020 5:51 pm

China reported more than 50 imported cases of the coronavirus on Friday, hours after announcing a ban on foreigners entering the country.

In recent weeks China’s tally of infections has dwindled dramatically, with only a handful of domestic patients each day.

But just as the country appears to be bringing the outbreak under control, nations around the globe are battling to control soaring numbers of infections in new hotspots.

There were another 55 new infections in China on Friday, the National Health Commission said, with one local infection and 54 imported cases from overseas.

Beijing has been racing to control …

Ondo Stop Selling Protective Kits To Ondo People – Pastor Giwa

Stop Selling Protective Kits To Ondo People – Pastor Giwa

March 27, 2020 1:32 pm

The presiding Pastor of Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa on Friday charged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to stop selling Coronavirus kits to people of the state.

Giwa gave the charge in reaction to alleged report that Akeredolu was selling kits, an action he described as inhumane and ridiculous.

In a statement signed by Giwa, He specifically claimed he “personally bought the kits for his people.”

“Either the governor knows or he doesn’t know anything about this inhuman treatment, I am using this medium to beg him to stop selling these material kits to

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NASS Blasted Over Exotic Cars Despite Coronavirus

NASS Blasted Over Exotic Cars Despite Coronavirus

March 27, 2020 1:31 pm

Public backlash continues to trail the delivery of exotic cars to the House of Representatives amid fight against Coronavirus.

Several media reports have had it that the House of Representatives has started taking delivery of 400 Toyota Camry vehicles ordered by the green chamber.

The House on the 5th of February following an executive session resolved to opt for the foreign brand to the consternation of Nigerians who wanted them to buy a local brand like Innoson.

The Chairman of the House Service committee In charge of Welfare of the members, Wale Raji refused to pick calls placed to his …

Coronavirus Forcing Parents To Skip Kids’ Vaccinations

Coronavirus Forcing Parents To Skip Kids’ Vaccinations

March 27, 2020 1:31 pm

The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF warned Thursday.

The phenomenon is being aggravated by overburdened health services where medical workers are being diverted from giving vaccines to focus on the COVID-19 response.

Some governments might even have to postpone mass immunisation campaigns as a way of slowing the disease’s spread, UNICEF said.

The agency’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore said the requirement for people to stay home and observe social distancing was leading parents to …

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