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2, April 2020
WHO troubled by ‘near exponential’ growth of coronavirus pandemic 0
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with the number of deaths doubling in a week. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged citizens around the globe to stand together to fight COVID-19, as he braced for the millionth confirmed case. “As we enter the fourth […]
2, April 2020
Global virus cases near million as US baby dies 0
Confirmed coronavirus infections around the world approached one million Thursday as the pandemic spread at a “near-exponential” rate, with a six-week-old baby becoming one of the youngest known victims. Half the planet is under some form of lockdown as governments struggle to tamp down a virus that has killed tens of thousands of people. Those […]
2, April 2020
Record COVID-19 deaths in Europe as global cases surpass 900,000 0
Spain and the United Kingdom have recorded their biggest one-day death tolls from the novel coronavirus, which has so far infected over 900,000 people across the world. Spain on Wednesday recorded its highest daily death toll – another 864 people – while infections jumped to 102,136, up from 94,417. The country, which has the second highest […]
1, April 2020
UK reports daily death toll of 563 in worst day of coronavirus crisis 0
Britain reported 563 daily coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, the first time the national toll has exceeded 500, bringing the total fatalities to 2,352, according to official figures. “As of 5pm (1600 GMT) on 31 March, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,352 have sadly died,” the health ministry said on […]
1, April 2020
African cardinal tests positive for coronavirus 0
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso has tested positive for the coronavirus, his archdiocese announced Tuesday. He is the second cardinal known to have tested positive for the virus, which is now a global pandemic. Ouédraogo, 75, has been admitted to a medical clinic in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. He is “in good condition and […]
1, April 2020
Coronavirus: Fake manufacturers of chloroquine nabbed in Bafoussam 0
A group of fake chloroquine manufacturers has been caught in the West regional headquarters of Bafoussam in Cameroon by the country’s forces of law and order. The group, which wants to cash in on the desperation of the population, got to work once there were rumors that Chloroquine could help in the curing of people […]
1, April 2020
Where is President Paul Biya? Cameroon Concord News to put up an obituary announcement on him 0
Cameroon’s coronavirus problem is much greater than the Biya regime is acknowledging. The true number of cases is far greater than the tally from the Minister of Public Health. Senior CPDM officials are sick not only with the coronavirus but are HIV positive. More signs of uncontrolled infection in the cities of Douala, Yaoundé and […]
1, April 2020
Trump warns US headed for ‘painful two weeks’ in fight against coronavirus 0
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned of a “very painful” two weeks as the United States wrestles with a coronavirus surge that the White House warns could kill as many as 240,000 Americans. “This is going to be a very painful, a very, very painful two weeks,” Trump told a press conference at the White […]
1, April 2020
French Cameroun: Violating COVID-19 Restrictions Can Get You Arrested 0
Police in Cameroon have begun arresting people who defy measures put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which has so far has infected 139 people in the central African state. Police are sealing shops that exceed maximum numbers for customers, impounding vehicles that carry too many passengers, and this week arrested more […]
2, April 2020
Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WWII over coronavirus 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another blue-ribbon sports event off the calendar and wiped out the entire tennis grasscourt season. While the decision had looked inevitable for some time, since the virtual shutdown of world sport and the postponement of […]