Tag: Covid-19
China locks down city as COVID-19 cases surge
China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-Covid"...
China reports two COVID-19 deaths after one year
China reported two Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has...
China records over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally and the highest daily count since the start of...
Chinese cities, factories lock down as COVID-19 spreads
Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai...
95-year-old Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19
Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19 and has “mild cold-like symptoms”, Buckingham Palace has said.
The Palace, in a statement on...
WHO selects Nigeria, five others for COVID-19 vaccine production
Nigeria and five other African countries have been selected by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to begin the production of their own mRNA vaccines.
This...
My harrowing experience with COVID-19, by FCT Minister
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has narrated the harrowing experience he went through when he contracted COVID-19.
Bello, who...
Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel, tests positive for COVID-19
Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The latest development was made known in a statement issued by Chelsea on Saturday.
The club added...
NCC alerts Nigerians on new methods to hack phones
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called the attention of Nigerians to a Short Messaging Service (SMS) Android malware, TangleBot, which is installed on...
COVID-19: With 18m cases last week, WHO says worst is over
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed optimism that the worst of latest wave of COVID-19 is over, in spite of spread of Omicron...
