As coronavirus spreads across the globe, countries in Africa are taking preventive measures to keep the disease out and many are showing a strong level of preparedness to counter its spread. There are now more than 100 cases recorded in 11…
Coronavirus will spread much more in the US because of one work policy they refuse to change
Late last week, the President of the United States gave public health experts and responsible Americans alike heartburn by suggesting that working people may end up getting better by going to work — even if they think they may be infected with coronavirus.…
Pescara players wear face masks to counter virus in Italian match
Players of Italian Serie B team Pescara wore protective surgical masks before their game against Benevento on Sunday in an attempt to counter the effects of the deadly coronavirus. However, they were then banned from keeping them on when the…
South Koreans are using smartphone apps to avoid the novel coronavirus
As coronavirus cases surge in South Korea, the country is turning to smartphone apps to avoid the contagion. Recently developed apps using public government data allow users to see how close they are to where a confirmed Covid-19 patient has…
How Nigeria prepared for coronavirus and why it might just avoid a major outbreak
Nigeria reported Sub-Saharan Africa’s first coronavirus case on Friday (Feb. 28), an Italian business traveler who arrived from Milan. This interview with Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu last month explains the country’s preparations ahead of time. What measures need to be put in place…
With only three official cases, Africa’s low coronavirus rate puzzles health experts
Whether it’s a matter of faulty detection, climatic factors or simple fluke, the remarkably low rate of coronavirus infection in African countries, with their fragile health systems, continues to puzzle – and worry – experts. To date, only three cases…
‘Coronavirus now spreading faster outside China’
For the first time since the outbreak started last December, more coronavirus cases are being reported in other countries than in China, local media reported on Thursday. Chinese state broadcaster CGTN said the World Health Organization (WHO) had noted that…
Coronavirus 2020 Outbreak: Latest Updates
News about the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, is changing rapidly. The respiratory infection, recently named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), is closely related to SARS and MERS. While the vast majority of cases are in China, the…
WHO sounds alarm over Africa coronavirus preparedness
The World Health Organisation warned Saturday that African health systems would be ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on African Union member states “to come together to be more aggressive in…
Antimalarial drug confirmed effective on COVID-19: Chinese official
Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have confirmed that chloroquine phosphate, an antimalarial drug, has a certain curative effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said on Monday. The experts have “unanimously” suggested the…