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4, April 2020
US ‘war on coronavirus’ may end up the most expensive in history 0
A former American counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer at the CIA has said that Washington’s “war on the novel coronavirus might well wind up being the most expensive conflict in American history.” “The United States has been at war almost continuously since the founding of the nation in 1783,” Philip Giraldi said in a […]
4, April 2020
Holy Week and the Trajectory of World History 0
He had always loved those who were his in the world, but now he showed how perfectly his love was” (John 13:1) Dear Holy People of God, God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good! This Sunday, we celebrate what our Christian tradition calls Palm Sunday, which is the start […]
4, April 2020
Migrant farmworkers in Italy working with no protection amid Covid-19 outbreak 0
As the coronavirus crisis enters its sixth week in Italy, Italian farmworkers’ labor union FLAI-CGIL has sounded the alarm over the high number of migrants working in the fields without adequate protective measures. Last month, in an attempt to contain the virus outbreak, the government ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses also introducing stiff […]
4, April 2020
US records 1,169 coronavirus deaths, new global daily high 0
The United States recorded 1,169 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker showed on Thursday, the highest one-day death toll recorded in any country since the global pandemic began. The toll reflected figures reported by the university between 8.30pm on Wednesday and the same time on Thursday. The grim record […]
4, April 2020
Cameroon records 203 new cases as COVID-19 tally hits 509 0
Cameroon’s coronavirus tally as of April 3 stood at 509, Health Minister Manaouda Malachie confirmed in his daily briefing posted on Twitter. Of the current figure, 203 were new cases that came from tests run 800 travellers arrived in the country recently. Cameroon also has 17 recovered patients with eight deaths. “Our active case finding […]
4, April 2020
French hospitals record deadliest day with 588 coronavirus deaths 0
French hospitals recorded their highest death toll in 24 hours with 588 new fatalities from coronavirus, the country’s chief medical adviser told a press conference on Friday, as the total toll including retirement homes rose to more than 6,500. France’s Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, announced the figures during a daily press conference, saying […]
4, April 2020
West shields Biya from coronavirus, but not his CPDM regime 0
The West through the American ambassador to Cameroon, Peter Henry Barlerin moved decisively and cautioned the 87 year old Paul Biya of the dangers posed by the coronavirus to people of Biya’s age and advised the regime in Yaoundé to adopt a tough and more rigid response to the pandemic. Biya was rushed immediately to […]
3, April 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic: Dortmund football stadium to be used as medical centre 0
Germany’s biggest football stadium, Borussia Dortmund’s Signal-Iduna-Park, is to be partially transformed into a medical centre to help treat patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the German Bundesliga club announced Friday. “Our stadium is a symbol of the city… its technical, infrastructural and spatial set-up make it the ideal place to help people who are potentially […]
3, April 2020
New 4,000-bed coronavirus field hospital opens in London 0
Prince Charles opened a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital in a conference centre in east London on Friday, the first of several being built in Britain to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. The new state-run National Health Service (NHS) Hospital is named after the trailblazing 19th-century nurse Florence Nightingale and has been built in just nine […]
4, April 2020
Spain to extend lockdown, as deaths down for second day 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
Spain’s prime minister announced Saturday an extension of the country’s lockdown to combat the coronavirus, saying the measures are “bearing fruit” as the number of deaths fell for a second day in a row. A nationwide 15-day state of emergency was first announced on March 14 barring people from leaving home except for essential outings […]