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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…

Cameroon on Friday confirmed its first coronavirus (Covid-19) case, the fourth incident in sub-Saharan Africa. Cameroon Public Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie in a statement said the patient is a 58-year-old French national who arrived in the capital, Yaounde on February 24th. Manaouda said…

South Africa has become the latest country in sub-Saharan Africa to confirm a coronavirus case. South Africa’s Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that a 38-year-old man who had traveled to Italy recently was diagnosed with the dreaded disease. This is the third coronavirus case in sub-Saharan…

British Airways on Monday announced the cancellation of over 200 flights to several destinations worldwide due to reduced demand occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The airline said it is canceling 216 flights from London to various destinations among them New York, Italy, France,…

A second case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in sub-Saharan Africa was on Monday confirmed in Senegal. Senegalese authorities said a French national who visited France last month and returned to the West African country tested positive for the deadly virus and was quarantined in the capital Dakar. “The…