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The death toll from coronavirus in Italy climbed to 1,809 on Sunday after more than 300 people died within 24 hours, according to reports. On Sunday, Italy’s Civil Protection Department Chief Angelo Borrelli announced that 368 people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours while 3,590 new…

France recorded 800 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in about 24 hours, the country’s health authorities announced on Saturday. Speaking during a media briefing, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said the number of infections in the country jumped by 800 between Thursday and Friday. The…

Rwanda, Namibia, Sudan, and Mauritania have become the latest African countries to confirm their first cases of coronavirus (Covid-19). This puts the total number of African countries with confirmed coronavirus cases to 22, nearly half the continent. Rwandan authorities on Saturday said the patient…

Uganda has banned travelers originating from the United States and 15 other countries due to coronavirus outbreak.  Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the restriction of travelers from these countries was as a result of high cases of coronavirus reported there. They include the US,…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday night dispatched a flight to China to repatriate citizens trapped there in the wake of coronavirus outbreak. The plane will evacuate 122 South African nationals who have been stranded in Wuhan city, the epicenter of coronavirus outbreak, since…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended all travel between the United States and Europe for 30 days starting on Friday in a bid to fight the spread of Coronavirus. Addressing the nation from Oval Office, Trump said US citizens who have been adequately screened as well as United Kingdom (UK…

British health minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus (Covid-19). Nadine, a Conservative MP, announced she tested positive for the dreaded virus in a statement on Tuesday and becomes the first senior British government official to contract the disease. "I can confirm I have…

Police in Uganda over the weekend arrested a man and his daughter after they were found in possession of what they claimed was coronavirus ‘vaccine.’ The two were nabbed in Mayuge District while serving locals a concoction that they claimed could prevent one from contracting the dreaded virus that…

Nigeria has confirmed the second case of coronavirus (COVID-19), the country’s Health Minister announced through Twitter. This comes about a week after a 44-year-old Italian national was diagnosed with the deadly disease on February 28th, Nigeria’s and sub-Saharan Africa’s first case. Nigerian…

Africa's first coronavirus (COVID-19) death has been recorded in Egypt, according to reports. The deceased is a 60-year-old German tourist who arrived in Egypt last week and complained of a fever, AFP reports. The foreigner was admitted to a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, where he was…