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French police have seized 140,000 face masks intended for the black market in a record haul since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the largest seizure since the French government banned the resale of protective masks to…

United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden as president. She made her declaration for the former vice president on Monday. Pelosi stated that Biden can help guide the U.S out of the Coronavirus crisis. The House…

Anthony Fauci, Director, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says US has to double its COVID-19 testing capacity over several weeks before the economy is reopened. He gave the warning in a webcast hosted by…

A tentative easing around the world of coronavirus lockdowns gathered pace on Saturday with the reopening in India of neighbourhood stores that many of the country’s 1.3…

China has confiscated over 89 million poor quality face masks, a government official said Sunday, as Beijing faces a slew of complaints about faulty protective gear exported worldwide. Demand for protective equipment has soared as…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that some businesses, especially in the manufacturing and construction sector, will resume from May 4. Conte gave a detailed outline of plans to…

Businesses in Saudi Arabia will re-open as the government has begun to loosen its coronavirus-induced curfew. Saudi King Salman who imposed the curfew last month to curb the…

As the health status of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, continues to generate controversy, a train likely belonging to North Korea’s leader has been spotted at a resort town in the country’s east, satellite imagery showed, amid…

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that his daily coronavirus briefings were not worth his time. The remark appeared to confirm reports that he was considering dropping…

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform programme launched by the…

Erin Bates, a six-month-old baby who tested positive for the deadly coronavirus disease in the UK, has fully recovered. Newsmen reported that a 6-month-old baby, Erin Bates tested positive for coronavirus disease in the UK, months…

The White House pushed back Friday at a torrent of criticism of President Donald Trump, saying his apparent suggestion that disinfectant could be injected to treat patients with COVID-19 was taken out of context. During a…

U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically walked out of the daily White House press briefing on coronavirus on Friday, refusing to take questions. He was reacting to the blast he…

The United States Department of Homeland Security has revealed that sunlight could kill the Coronavirus within minutes. New research from the DHS Science and Technology directorate…

US President Donald Trump has been lambasted by the medical community after suggesting research into whether coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the…

The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a new COVID-19 relief package totalling $484bn (£391bn). It is the fourth aid bill to clear Congress in…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is raring to return to work on Monday, especially to take control of the coronavirus crisis. Johnson has been recovering at his…

U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his new executive order that temporarily suspends immigrant visas. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday evening at the White…

The bodies of US coronavirus victims are reportedly being taken from hospitals on the back of pick-up trucks. On Sunday, a number of bodies were allegedly transported in an open pick-up truck to the…

Iran announced on Wednesday 94 new deaths from the novel coronavirus but said the cases of people infected in the country was on the way down. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the fatalities detected in the past 24…

A conservative group critical of President Donald Trump is going on the attack with a new ad endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for November’s election. The spot from The Lincoln Project,…

The new Canada Emergency Student Benefit will give $1,250 (N475,000) to students from May to August 2020 during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Canada Emergency Student Benefit would provide $1,250 per month for eligible students or…

Eight babies and toddlers at a Tokyo care centre have tested positive for the coronavirus after a staff member contracted the disease, its operator said on Wednesday. Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, which operates the facility,…

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed an additional coronavirus relief package worth $484 billion (N181 trillion) to address emerging public health and economic…