Tag: Coronavirus
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COVID-19: Overjoyed Greeks return to church after weeks of lockdown
Thousands of Greeks returned to church on Sunday after weeks of staying away as a ban on mass gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus was eased. It was a special moment for those who gathered from early Sunday morning in the courtyard of Ayios Spiridonas Church in Piraeus, where the melodious chants of…
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COVID-19: ‘Court did not halt consideration of vaccine bill’
The House of Representatives has said no court has halted consideration of the infectious diseases bill otherwise known as the vaccine bill. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the House made this known in a statement signed by Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Spokesperson of the House. According to the House, the purport of the interim order by the…
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BREAKING: China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei found dead
China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, appointed in the middle of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in February is dead. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Du Wei was found dead on his bed at his residence on the outskirts of Herzliya, Tel Aviv, a police spokesman said on Sunday. No cause of death has been reported yet,…
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Confirmed cases of COVID-19 test negative in Enugu
The Enugu State Ministry of Health says two of the 10 Coronavirus disease COVID-19 cases undergoing treatment in the state have now tested negative. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, said in a statement issued on Sunday that they were being assessed for discharge from the isolation and treatment centre where they had…
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Brazilian state records more COVID-19 deaths than China
The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has overtaken China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. According to data released by Brazil’s health ministry on Saturday, there have been 4,688 coronavirus-related deaths in the country’s most populous state, which is home to more than 40 million people. Official figures from…
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Emir of Daura Covid-19 recovery speech: ‘This pandemic is not a joke, fear God’
The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq Umar, on Saturday urged his people and the world at large to fear God while stressing that COVID-19 was real. He enjoined Nigerians to fear God and support the efforts of the Federal Government to tackle the pandemic. The monarch made the appeal in Katsina while commenting on…
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Yobe discharges 6 COVID-19 patients, retains 21 active cases
Yobe State COVID-19 Committee on Prevention and Control has disclosed that six Coronavirus patients have been discharged including an index case, after full recovery from the virus. Vice-Chairman of the Committee and the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Mohammed Lawan Gana disclosed this today in Gashua town, when he led members of an intensive community…