Tag:Coronavirus

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UK Prime Minister announces plans to ease COVID-19 lockdown in England

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 that England could start gradually easing the COVID-19 lockdown thanks to a significant...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2020

Human Welfare

Empowering refugees in fighting Coronavirus

UN Secretary General Antoni Guterres observes that many refugees across the world have put their lives on the line to save humanity in efforts...

Michael Simire - June 22, 2020

Health

Australian state extends state of emergency as coronavirus cases spike

Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, on Sunday, June 21, 2020 extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19, as it...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2020

Health

WHO warns of ‘new and dangerous phase’ as Nigeria records 667 new Covid-19 cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday, June 19, 2020 that “the world is in a new and dangerous phase” as the global...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2020

Health

UK lowers COVID-19 alert level to ‘epidemic’ from ‘exponential’

Chief medical officers in the UK have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to “epidemic is in general circulation”...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2020

Agric & Biotech

COVID-19: Agency says safe modern biotechnology can ensure food security

Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that the issue of the adoption of safe...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2020

Human Welfare

How a female drug user received a lifeline amid a pandemic

One out of every four people who uses drugs in Nigeria is a woman - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Report, 2018 Yemisi, a student in one of the...

Michael Simire - June 17, 2020

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USAID earmarks N427m to support Nigeria’s response to COVID-19

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has set aside N427 million ($1.1 million) to support Nigeria’s response to the coronavirus...

Michael Simire - June 16, 2020

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