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The Federal Government yesterday directed that food markets in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would be allowed to open daily for four hours, from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. This was contained in the guidelines released for the implementation of the lockdown policy approved by President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. According to the document released by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 In Abuja on Wednesday, as part of the measures to enforce social distancing and limit the spread of the coronavirus. The Federal Government has decided that schools, organisations and businesses…

There was no sugar-coating it this time. No optimistic talk of miracle cures or Easter-time business re-openings. There was just the cold, hard reality of the facts on the ground. “I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,” a grave-faced Donald Trump said in his Tuesday afternoon press conference. “This is going to be a very, very painful two weeks.” How painful? When the president was asked how many Americans are currently projected to die from the virus given even the current mitigation efforts, he said it was better if his medical experts responded.…

The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 45,719 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China

Twenty people were killed on Wednesday when a lightning strike damaged a high-voltage power line in a suburb of the Congolese capital Brazzaville

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus, the club have announced.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has donated three ventilators to two general hospitals to support the Federal Government’s fight against coronavirus in the country. The board disclosed this in a statement, signed by Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media and Publicity on Wednesday in Abuja. JAMB said the gesture was prompted by ongoing collective support in the country to contain the spread of the virus in the country. “The board appreciates the support and donations from corporate bodies and individuals toward complementing government’s efforts, aimed at containing the spread of the pandemic. “This efforts are also aimed at…

The Computer Science department of the Lagos State University (LASU) has come up with a Do It Yourself (DIY) test for COVID-19. A statement from the University noted that the test would be available from Tuesday next week. The statement reads: “As part of the efforts of Lagos State University to create awareness to the general public on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Computer Science, Lagos State University has developed a mobile app to enable individuals to do a self test for COVID-19. Cure for coronavirus will be ready soon – Iwu “This innovation was led by…

In the midst of what is increasingly becoming a global corona virus lockdown,  Governments’ operations and private businesses are being affected across the world as isolation and social distancing have become the order of the day. But it would seem Nigerians are leading in adopting technology to beat the situation which ordinarily would have grounded operations of governments and businesses. In Nigeria, championing this innovation is Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who in the last couple weeks have been holding his meetings and some public engagements through videoconferencing. For instance, checks reveal that the Vice President as head of the…

Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July. The entire grass-court season has been abandoned, and there will be no professional tennis anywhere in the world until at least 13 July. Wimbledon is the latest major summer sporting event to be called off, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics postponed for 12 months. It follows the postponement of the French Open, which was due to begin in May but has been rescheduled to 20 September-4 October. “This…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 23 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria on Wednesday night. The disease control centre said this takes the total number of confirmed cases to 174 with two deaths recorded. “Twenty-three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; Nine in Lagos, seven in the FCT, five in Akwa Ibom, one in Kaduna and one in Bauchi state. COVID-19: 70% of positive cases in Nigeria are male – Ehanire “As at 08:00 pm 1st April there are 174 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Nine have been discharged…