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Plane carrying coronavirus materials crashes, no survivors
A chartered medical evacuation flight on Sunday crashed during takeoff in Manila Philippines. The plane carrying emergency medical supplies to Japan amid the coronavirus outbreak crashed and…
UAE launches ‘drive-through’ coronavirus testing centre
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a “drive-through” centre to test for coronavirus. The Abu Dhabi government’s media office, which announced the development on Sunday, said the facility was inaugurated by Mohammed bin Zayed,…
U.S. will not pay for Harry, Meghan security, says Trump
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, will bankroll their security costs, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday. The British royal couple reportedly flew by private jet from Canada to Los…
Minister commits suicide over coronavirus in Germany
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the…
First-ever infant death from COVID-19 recorded in US
The US has recorded the first-ever infant death from COVID-19 after the disease claimed the life of a child younger than a year old in Illinois. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the state’s public health department, who announced the…
BREAKING: Spain announces record 838 virus deaths in 24 hours
Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528, according to health ministry figures. The number of confirmed…
Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade
It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic. Kazakhstan, one of the…
Italy’s virus death toll exceeds 10,000 despite lockdown
The coronavirus toll in Italy shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed little sign of slowing despite a 16-day lockdown. The 889 new fatalities reported in the world’s worst-hit nation came a day after it registered 969 deaths on…
Trump changes mind about blockading New York
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a quarantine of the New York area to curb the spread of the coronavirus would no longer be necessary. He said he had asked federal health…
Coronavirus: Putin takes drastic action, dons hazmat suit (Photos)
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin got people on social media talking after he was captured in a hazmat suit and breathing mask. According to reports, the photo of Putin in a hazmat suit and…
Anti-Chinese Hate Speech Online Has Skyrocketed Since the Coronavirus Crisis Began
A new report says anti-Chinese hate speech on Twitter has skyrocketed by 900 percent in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The report comes from Israeli artificial intelligence startup…
Americans to get $1,200 each + $500 per child as Donald Trump signs historic $2.2 trillion financial…
United States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the…
As rich nations battle coronavirus, anxiety grows for low-income states
As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are…
Over 500 New York police employees test positive for coronavirus
At least 512 New York Police Department employees have tested positive for coronavirus as of Friday morning, a senior NYPD official tells CNN, up 161 from an official update by the NYPD Thursday evening. Of the 512, 442 are uniformed…
U.S. sets new world record in coronavirus cases
The U.S. on Friday set a new world record in confirmed coronavirus cases, after over 7,000 people tested positive in New York. More than 92,000 have been diagnosed with the virus. China has 81,340…
PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street. "He was tested for coronavirus on the…
COVID-19: US asks doctors, nurses around the world to reach out for work visas
The United States has asked medical professionals around the world who want to work in America to reach out for visa appointment. On Thursday, the United States overtook China as the country with the highest number of novel…
Reboot of Wuhan gives hope to beat coronavirus – China
China’s Consul-General Chu Maoming has expressed optimism that after two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents of China were allowed to leave Hubei from midnight Tuesday March 24 if healthy, while Wuhan city,…
Coronavirus: France death toll hits 365 in 24 hours
France on Thursday reported that 365 people, including a 16-year-old girl, had died from the coronavirus over the last 24 hours, the country’s highest daily toll. Top French health…
Italian town jubilant as 101-year-old man beats Covid-19
Italy, a country in the grip of the world’s worst novel coronavirus epidemic, celebrated on Thursday the remarkable recovery of 101-year-old man from the Covid-19. The man, identified only…
US Charges Venezuela’s President, Maduro With Narco-Terrorism
The US has charged Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials in the country with drug trafficking crimes. The move, which will increase tensions between the two…
JUST IN: China suspends entry by foreign nationals holding Chinese visas, residence permits
China Thursday announced temporary suspension of entry by foreign nationals holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the…
FBI arrests man for hawking fake ‘coronavirus prevention pill’
The Justice Department arrested a California man for hawking a fake COVID-19 cure, marking the first federal criminal case tied to the novel coronavirus. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook allegedly advertised on Instagram that he’d…