Tag: Coronavirus
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U.S. Vice President Pence self-isolates after press secretary tests positive for coronavirus
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating away from the White House, Reuters reported, quoting a Bloomberg reporter. This came two days after his press secretary, Katie Miller was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Pence was absent at a meeting on Saturday between Trump and military leaders at White House, Bloomberg reporter, Jennifer Jacobs further reported.…
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Five La Liga players test positive for COVID-19
LaLiga has confirmed that five players have tested positive for coronavirus. All five unnamed players – across the leagues top two divisions – are asymptomatic and in the final phase of the disease but will now go into quarantine and be unable to return to group training until they have had two negative tests. The…
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Despite COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 still has lots to offer – Kemi Adetiba
Filmmaker and music director Kemi Adetiba who is best known for her movies Wedding Party and King of Boys has said she believes the year 2020 still holds many promises unlike most people in the world who have written off the year as a year of total waste with Coronavirus pandemic. Adetiba made her opinion…
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BREAKING: Coronavirus kills Sokoto Commissioner for Land, Housing
Sokoto’s Commissioner for Land and Housing, Surajo Gatawa is dead. According to reports Gatawa died on Sunday night and his funeral prayers had been scheduled for 7pm at his residence at Sama Road, opposite “Babban Tanki” Sokoto. Meanwhile, relatives, friends and associate of Gatawa have all began to send their condolence on popular social network,…
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COVID-19: Nurse, admin officer test positive at FMC Abeokuta after death of policeman
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun, has confirmed the death of a policeman who tested positive for coronavirus in the facility. This was contained in a statement issued by the Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, on Sunday in Abeokuta. He also confirmed that two other members of staff of…
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COVID-19: Liberia Govt. extends lockdown, allows places of worship to reopen
The government of Liberia has extended the lockdown to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country for another 14 days, but following calls from religious leaders, has allowed places of worship to reopen. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the President of Liberia, Dr George Weah announced the additional extension of the measures on…
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COVID-19: Labour minister speaks against impending total lockdown in Nigeria
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has aired his personal opinion, speaking against any plan to further place the country on total lockdown as a measure to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Festus Keyamo took to his official Twitter handle on Sunday to say another…
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TNG tips on how to survive economic stress in a lockdown economy
As it is today, the middle class in Nigeria died in the 1980s when a teacher or a police sergeant can boastfully say I am a middle class Nigerian. Today what we have is the lower class and upper class Nigerians and the latest coinage of the vulnerable class. But in a situation like this…
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COVID-19: Gov Okowa reacts to influx of people from Onitsha into Asaba, buckles up security
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has reacted to the influx of people from Onitsha into Asaba after the River Niger Bridge was opened following the ease of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown measures. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor Okowa, after inspecting situations at the Niger Bridge boundary between Delta and Anambra on Saturday, urged security agencies…