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Uganda on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of infections to 15. Among the five new patients is an eight-month-old baby whose father recently traveled from Kisumu, Kenya, according to Uganda’s Director-General of Health Services Dr. Henry Mwebesi. Mwebesi,…

Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first member of the Royal family to contract the deadly illness. In a statement on Tuesday, Clarence House said the 71-year-old heir of the throne was diagnosed with COVID-19 after displaying "mild symptoms" on Sunday. "The…

A 30-year-old TV journalist has died in Zimbabwe, just days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Zororo Makamba, a prominent media personality, and son of telecoms billionaire James Makamba, was one of the two people diagnosed with the virus last Saturday and becomes the first person to…

Three travelers from Kenya have tested positive for coronavirus in Rwanda, the country’s Health Ministry has said. The three are among 17 new Covid-19 cases in Rwanda, pushing the country’s total number of infections to 36.  The other new patients include nine travelers from Dubai, two from…

Nigeria has confirmed its first coronavirus-related death, bringing the total number of fatalities in Africa to 54. The death was announced through Twitter on Monday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The agency said the deceased is a 67-year-old man who had traveled to the United Kingdom…

The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has crossed 700, according to latest data by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of Saturday, 38 out of 54 African countries had reported cases of Covid-19, with Egypt and South Africa topping the list of infections with 285 and 240…

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak-havoc in Italy with the death toll now crossing 4,000. In the past 24 hours, 627 people succumbed to the illness, bringing the total number of fatalities to 4,032, an increase of 18.4 percent. This comes just a day after Italy recorded 427 new fatalities…

The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has climbed to 3,405, overtaking the number of fatalities in China, where the disease originated. On Thursday, the Italian Civil Protection Agency announced the country had confirmed 5,322 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the total number of infections to 41,035…

The US State Department is expected to announce a Level 4 travel advisory that instructs all Americans abroad to either return home immediately or risk not being able to return to the US for the foreseeable future amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Three people with knowledge of the matter told…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned Africa to prepare for the worst as far as the coronavirus pandemic is concerned. Speaking on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there could be many undetected cases in Africa and urged governments and people to prepare for…