Corona Virus: Japan evacuates citizens as death toll rises to over 130, nearly 1,500 new cases
The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1,500 new cases, as Japan said it flew citizens out of Wuhan,…
China virus death toll rises to 41, over 1,300 infected globally
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities…
Coronavirus: Prepare for containment, surveillance – WHO warns countries
World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised all countries to prepare for containment, including active surveillance, early detection, isolation and case management, contact tracing and prevention of onward spread of Coronavirus….
China locks down two cities at epicentre of Coronavirus outbreak
China put on lock down on Thursday two cities at the epicenter of a new Coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around…
We need more information to declare China Coronavirus a global health emergency
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday postponed taking a decision on whether the mysterious coronavirus that killed at least 17 people and sickened hundreds of others in China a…
Rotary, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to infuse additional $450m into global polio eradication effort
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450 million to support the global…
Coronavirus: We’re on the alert, no cause for alarm – NCDC assures Nigerians
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians to remain calm as the agency was on the alert for the mysterious Chinese coronavirus disease. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,…
China may witness further spread of Coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of China and possibly other countries in coming days. “More cases should…
Merck says Ebola vaccine to be available at lowest access price for poor, middle income nations
Merck & Co said on Friday it expects to make licensed doses of its recently approved Ebola vaccine available in the third quarter of 2020 and price the single-dose injection at…
Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp – WHO
Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease’s hotspots since militants attacked their…