WHO Scraps Plan For Interim Report On Wuhan Virus Mission: WSJ
The World Health Organization has scrapped plans for a team that visited Wuhan, China to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to issue an interim report, The Wall Street…
Wuhan To Test 11m Population After Fresh COVID-19 Cases
Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city’s entire population after fresh cases emerged for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state…
Coronavirus Pandemic: Saudi Arabia Bans Exports Of Medicines, Medical Equipment
By Moses Godonu Saudi Arabia has decided to ban the exports of medicines and medical equipment over the outbreak of coronavirus. The country has so far confirmed 274 cases of…
Coronavirus: Death Toll Hits 1,800 In China
By Bimbo Ogunnaike China has confirmed a rise in the coronavirus infection rate in Hubei Province — the epicenter of the outbreak — two days after a fall in the…
Nigerians Students In Wuhan City Cry Out Over coronavirus
Nigerian students in Wuhan, China have lamented their alleged abandonment by the Federal Government as other nationals are evacuated. CNN reports that since the Chinese city went into lockdown three…
Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning On Coronavirus Dies Of the Disease
A doctor who became a hero in China after sounding the alarm early on about a new coronavirus outbreak has died of the disease, the Wuhan hospital where he was…
Coronavirus: 563 Confirmed Dead, 28,018 Infected
The death toll from a new coronavirus that originated in China reached 563 with 28,018 people confirmed infected, health authorities said on Thursday. China’s National Health Commission said 73 people had…
Baby Diagnosed With Coronavirus 30 Hours After Birth
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. The infant is the youngest…
Coronavirus: WHO Declares Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The Director-General of the organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the decision was based…
Coronavirus Epidemic: Airlines Suspend flights To China
Some foreign airlines suspended flights to and from China on Wednesday as global fears mounted over a coronavirus epidemic that has killed 132 people and infected nearly 6,000. The announcements…
