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Norway launches coronavirus tracker app
Norway, one of the first European countries to begin lifting confinement measures, is launching a smartphone tracking and tracing app to try to halt a return of the deadly coronavirus. The “Smittestop” or “stop infection” app has been developed in the Nordic country to provide health authorities a better picture of the spread of COVID-19 …
COVID-19: My father’s many chest infections gave me concern – Prince William
Britain’s Prince William on Friday revealed his concern for his father Prince Charles after he contracted coronavirus and his worries for his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. Charles, 71, the monarch’s eldest son and heir, tested positive for COVID-19 last month but recovered after a week in isolation at his home in Scotland. “I have to …
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom extends lockdown by one week
Patrick Odey, Uyo Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the extension of the lockdown order in the state by one week. Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, who announced the extension in a statement on Thursday, however, said that residents would be allowed seven hours each on Friday and Saturday to enable them …
Appeal Court dismisses suits seeking to nullify Bayelsa, Kogi gov elections
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the case brought by the Action Peoples Party challenging the propriety of the last governorship elections held in Bayelsa and Kogi states. The court dismissed the case shortly before hearing the applications by interested parties, who sought to be made parties in the case. …
China denies cover-up in coronavirus outbreak
China denied Friday it had covered up the extent of its coronavirus outbreak, as it responded to growing questions from Western powers led by the United States. A foreign ministry spokesman acknowledged that the virus’s rapid spread had contributed to undercounting that resulted in China raising its death toll earlier Friday, but he added “there …
COVID-19: Enugu discharges second patient
Raphael Ede, Enugu Enugu State is now free of COVID-19 after the State Ministry of Health announced that it discharged the second coronavirus patient from treatment and isolation. With this, the state discharged two patients in less than 24 hours. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control four weeks ago announced two coronavirus index cases in …
Single mother dies while procuring abortion from quack
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A 30-year-old single mother, identified simply as Yetunde, has reportedly died during an illegal abortion performed on her by a quack in Ikirun, Osun State. The lifeless body of the deceased was recovered by the roadside in the Idi Isin area of the town by police personnel on Tuesday. While residents of …
Lockdown: Falana writes NHRC, says 21 persons killed by security agents
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written the National Human Rights Commission, saying that 21 persons, rather than 18, were killed by security agencies during the first phase of the coronavirus lockdown in Nigeria. The NHRC had in a report released on Wednesday said 18 persons were extrajudicially executed by security …
COVID-19: Soyinka, others ask Africa to reduce dependence
Oladimeji Ramon Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and other leaders of thought across the African continent have said the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for African countries to change their mindset of depending on help from outside to survive. They stated this in a letter jointly signed by them. Apart from Soyinka, the …
COVID-19 cases crossing state boundaries, FG laments
Tobi Aworinde, Abuja The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has raised the alarm over persons confirmed to have coronavirus crossing state boundaries despite restriction of movement in several states. The national coordinator in the fight against COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, who spoke during a media briefing by the PTF in Abuja, on Thursday, also stated …
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