Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China, late last year.

According to the health agency, 11 deaths were also recorded, bringing the fatality from the virus to 789.

International health agencies have expressed concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

He said Edo has so far recorded a total of 1,885 confirmed cases

The minister took to Twitter on Sunday afternoon to announce his health status.

Nigeria recorded 4,107 new COVID-19 cases in the past week (July 12 - July 18), a 6 per cent increase.

The total number of people who have contracted the virus in Nigeria has now risen to 36,107.

Many of the students are on scholarship in various universities across Saudi Arabia.

Ekiti State has cumulatively recorded 78 positive Coronavirus cases, with 29 active, 2 deaths, and 47 discharged.

Mr Cabanyes was a Spanish priest of the Opus Dei Prelature who worked in the diocese and had served the...

The country has recorded a daily average of around 500 new cases over the past week.

The agency said the highly affected African countries in terms of positive cases included South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana.

With the 29 new cases, Enugu now has 560 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The report says people suffering from hunger in these countries could increase from 149 million to 270 million.

The Ekiti government had earlier scheduled the reopening of the worship centres for July 17.

The north-western state bounded by Sokoto State to the North has not reported a single case in the past 54...

Besides being a major public concern, COVID-19 pandemic can also be a serious threat to global food security.

India recorded 34,956 new infections on Friday, taking the total so far to 1.004 million, with 25,602 deaths from COVID-19

Previously, the record had been 67,800 new infections in a single day on July 10.

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Apart from Tuesday’s figures, Nigeria has recorded over 500 cases in the past six days.

Airports at Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri, Lagos and Abuja had been reopened for flight operations.

The PTF says the revelation came from a survey conducted by the Nigeria Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development.

Covid-19 has changed the world, but African communities are working to innovate in the face of the crisis.

Edo government says 1,099 patients of COVID-19 have been discharged and 60 deaths recorded.