EU Backs US Plan For Venezuela Transitional Government
The European Union on Friday welcomed a US plan for a transitional government in Venezuela and subsequent lifting of economic sanctions. Washington last month suggested that both hard left President Nicolas Maduro and his rival Juan Guaido — previously backed by the US — step aside in favour of a transitional administration made up of […]
Wearable Limbs Help Paralysed Walk Again
Tokyo (CNN) Kristen Sorensen was 55 when she became paralysed from the neck down last year. “It came out of nowhere,” says Sorensen. “I’d been fine and exercising every day, but it just started with tingling in my fingertips then progressed.” Diagnosed in October 2018 with Guillain Barre syndrome, a rare disorder that affects the […]
Chris Cuomo Shares Covid-19 Experience
CNN’s Chris Cuomo has become the most visible face of the coronavirus in the United States by giving daily updates about his condition on TV, social media and, on Thursday, at his brother’s New York state press briefing. Other television stars (Andy Cohen) and household names (Tom Hanks) have contracted the virus… there are more […]
Coronavirus: India Doctors ‘Spat At And Attacked’
Several healthcare workers and doctors in India have been attacked as they battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Reports say doctors have been spat at and chased away from homes, and that in one case patients directed abusive and vulgar language towards female nurses. Some physicians and their families have also been ostracised […]
5G Coronavirus Claims And Mast Fires Investigated
Ministers have described theories linking 5G to coronavirus as “dangerous” after social media posts showing mobile phone masts on fire appeared to encourage such claims. Fires at masts in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling are being investigated. Videos purportedly showing 5G towers on fire were posted online claiming a link between the mobile technology and Covid-19. […]
Coronavirus: More Trouble As US Hits 7,000 Deaths
Darker days ahead for the United States as it hits 7,000 Coronavirus deaths, with the most powerful nation on earth grappling to curtail the massive pandemic onslaught. There are at least 273,880 cases of coronavirus in the US and 7,077 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of cases in the country. So far on Friday, 28,667 new cases and 1,094 deaths have […]
Don’t Accept Help From China – Fani-Kayode Warns Buhari
Former Aviation Minister and critic, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the federal government not to accept any assistance from China. This is coming after some unconfirmed videos went viral on social media with the claim that there is currently installation of 5G mast around some European countries while Chinese themselves are pulling […]
6 Coronavirus Patients Escape From Isolation Center
Six persons with confirmed infection of coronavirus have reportedly escaped from isolation center in Osun. According to Tribune Online, the coronavirus patients escaped from the center at Ejigbo local government area of Osun The six persons belong to a cluster of COVID-19 cases who returned to their hometown, Ejigbo, from Ivory Coast last week and were […]
NCDC Makes Mistake On COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday announced that it made a mistake in the figures of COVID-19 cases published on Friday. The agency on Friday said 26 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed. However, on Saturday afternoon, the agency admitted an error and noted that it was 25 cases. NCDC added that […]
Alert: Pipeline Leakage In Lagos Confirmed
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline along the axis at Mosan Bus Stop, Kakatin area, Ipaja, Lagos State, is leaking. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the development on Saturday. According to him, “immediately we (LASEMA) received an alert from our office concerning the pipeline leakage at about […]
Egypt: 15 Medics Test Positive For Coronavirus
At least 15 medics at Egypt’s main cancer hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and placed under quarantine, an official said on Saturday. Three doctors and 12 nurses are infected with the virus, Dr. Reem Emad, the manager of the hospital of the National Cancer Institute affiliated to Cairo University, said in statements. […]
China Stands Still For 3,300 Dead Coronavirus Victims
China came to a standstill on Saturday to mourn more than 3,300 patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s most populous country paused to observe a nationwide three-minute silence. At 10 a.m Chinese time, citizens paused, cars, trains and ships sounded their horns, air raids sirens rang out, all wailing in […]