Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj. …
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The health ministry in Brazil has confirmed the first Coronaviros patient in the country. According to AFP, the ministry on Wednesday said a Sao Paulo resident was diagnosed with the …
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The National Health Commission reported 143 new deaths on Saturday with all but four in Hubei, raising the toll to 1,523. According to AFP, the commission also reported 2,641 new …
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The death toll from coronavirus, a disease which broke out in Wuhan, China, in December, has exceeded 1000. The Chinese state media pegged the death toll at 1,011 as of …
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Three more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the number aboard to 64, the government said Saturday, with passengers facing a …
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The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the …
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Despite the fast-spreading rate of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided that the outbreak is yet to attain the status of Public Health Emergency of International …
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The Federal Government has intensified screening at the different ports in the country following an outbreak of a disease known as Novel Coronavirus in China. This is even as the …
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15 new cases of the deadly Lassa fever from six states in Nigeria have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …
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An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous country and aid organisations attempt to …