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30, March 2020
UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,400 as Prince Charles leaves isolation 0
The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose to 1,408, according to figures released on Monday. This was a daily increase of 180, a smaller rise than the previous set of numbers. The figures were accurate up to 5pm local time (1600 GMT) on March 29. […]
30, March 2020
Moscow goes into lockdown, urges other regions to take steps to slow coronavirus 0
Moscow on Monday imposed a lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asked regional authorities to make similar preparations. The enforcement of the tough new rules, which were suddenly announced by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin late Sunday, coincide with the beginning of a “non-working” week […]
30, March 2020
Southern Cameroons prisoners of conscience and the threat of COVID-19 0
Today, the world is faced with another global menace similar to the Spanish Flu of 1918 which killed almost 50 million people the world over between 1918 and 1919. This is the CoronaVirus or Covid-19 which originated in the Wuhan District of China in December 2019. In a media briefing on March 11th, 2020, World Health Organization […]
30, March 2020
Global updates: Over 722,000 now infected with coronavirus, nearly 34,000 dead 0
The new coronavirus has now killed 33,997 people and infected 722,435 others worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Italy continues to be a prime hotspot for the viral infection. The pandemic has already brought the entire world to a standstill, with governments and people putting up fights to save more lives and […]
30, March 2020
France steps up coronavirus evacuations from packed hospitals 0
France staged its largest evacuation of coronavirus patients to date from hospitals in the hard-hit east on Sunday, increasing efforts to free up intensive care units as officials warned of an influx of serious cases in the coming days. Two specially equipped high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy to hospitals along France’s […]
30, March 2020
3 Cameroon gov’t soldiers, 2 deputy mayors killed in Ambazonia attack that underlines growing insecurity in Southern Cameroons 0
Three soldiers serving with the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) and two deputy mayors including three councilors have been killed in an ambush by Ambazonia Restoration Forces in Oku in Bui County in Southern Cameroons. The Eagle New Africa reported that Taal Timothy Babey and Babey Julius Ghoyume of Elak Council and three councilors from Oku […]
30, March 2020
Archbishop Andrew Nkea announces drastic measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus 0
MORE DRASTIC MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF MAMFE On the 17th of March, 2020, I issued out some recommendations to help and curb the spread of the deadly Corona Virus (Covid-19) that is ravaging the world and has also hit our country.All the recommendations stated in that letter still […]
29, March 2020
Coronavirus: France records 292 deaths in a day, total death toll of 2,606 0
French health authorities reported 292 new deaths from the coronavirus on Sunday, up 13% on the previous day and taking the total to 2,606 since March 1, as the government raced to relieve pressure on overwhelmed hospitals in the east. The number of known cases of coronavirus infection rose to 40,174 on Sunday from 37,575 […]
29, March 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Charter Flight Leaving Yaounde to Washington D.C. 0
U.S. Embassy Yaounde has arranged a special charter flight for U.S. citizens departing Yaounde NSI Airport on Tuesday, March 31 at 4 p.m. This flight will be direct to Washington, D.C. (Dulles International Airport), at an estimated cost of $2065 per passenger regardless of passenger age or seat location (the final cost will be announced […]
31, March 2020
Social distancing for ‘six months or more’ may be needed to avoid second wave of coronavirus 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
After England’s deputy chief medical officer warned on Sunday that the UK’s coronavirus lockdown could last for “six months or more”, experts say that prolonged social distancing measures – if not full-blown confinements – may well be necessary and that some permanent changes to behaviour are likely. As the UK braced for its second week […]