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A French doctor has issued an apology for suggesting that a possible coronavirus treatment/vaccine should first be tested in Africa.
Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, made the controversial remarks during a television interview.
“If I could be…
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Kenyans and Africans on social media are up in arms after French doctors suggested that a potential coronavirus vaccine should be first tested in Africa.
Doctors Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Locht, in a television show, claimed that a trial for the vaccine would yield perfect results when done in…
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An Indian couple has named their recently born twins as Covid and Corona, coming at a time when the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease continues to wreak havoc around the world.
Speaking to the Press Trust of India, the couple said they decided to name the newborns Covid and Corona “in an effort to put…
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Ethiopia on Thursday announced it is developing a cure for coronavirus (Covid-19).
The country’s Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MoIT) said experts were developing what they termed as "a domestic treatment drug."
The two ministries, in a joint statement,…
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A class-action lawsuit accusing China of creating coronavirus (Covid-19) as a biological weapon to unleash on the world has been filed in the US.
The lawsuit was filed in March in Dallas, Texas federal court by conservative attorney Larry Klayman, his group Freedom Watch and Buzz Photos, a Texas-…
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11 children have tested positive for coronavirus in Uganda, raising the country's total number of infections to 44. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, in a press briefing on Tuesday night, said the 11 kids are members of Watoto Choir and had been in isolation. “Eleven children of Watoto choir tested…
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Former president of the People’s Republic of Congo Yombi Opango has died of coronavirus in France.
Opango, who had lived in exile in France since 1997, passed away while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at a Paris hospital on Monday, his son Jean-Jacques confirmed.
French newspaper Les Echos…
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The coronavirus disease, which originated in China’s Wuhan city late last year, has spread to 200 countries and territories around the world, according to Worldometer.
As of Tuesday, March 31st, the virus had infected 801,000 people globally and killed 38,700 others.
In Africa, 47 out of 54…
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Britain’s Prince Charles is out of isolation a week after he was diagnosed with coronavirus, according to reports.
Charles, who is the heir to the British throne, tested positive for the virus last week and immediately went into self-quarantine at his residence in Scotland.
A Clarence House…
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus.
Johnson made the announcement through a video posted on his official Twitter page on Friday, saying he has gone into self-quarantine.
"Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested…