LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released on Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday’s Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said another 693 COVID-19 patients have died, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in Britain to 29,427. The figures…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump is looking to wind down the White House coronavirus task force in the coming weeks even as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continues to rise, the New York Times reported. Vice President Mike Pence, who Trump appointed to lead the task force, confirmed that such…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A medical researcher said to be on the “verge of making very significant” coronavirus findings was found shot to death over the weekend in Pennsylvania, officials said. Bing Liu, 37, a researcher for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was found dead Saturday inside a home in Ross Township, north of…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Testing plays a major role in the response to the coronavirus, as it helps us understand how far the disease has spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which co-ordinates pandemic responses across the continent, says there is a large gap in testing rates between nations. So which countries are…
LAGOS May 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw. Magufuli, whose government has already drawn criticism for being secretive about the coronavirus outbreak and has previously asked Tanzanians…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS )-At least 15 West African countries would be delivered of the Covid Organics herbal syrup developed in Madagascar to cure Covid-19 patients. The delivery would be made through Equatorial Guinea who who earlier came to the country to pick up the load. Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina stated that they intend to…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, rumored for weeks to be deathly ill or even dead, has made his first public appearance in 20 days, North and South Korean media reported Friday. Few details were immediately available, but if true, the appearance would belie rumors of Kim’s death following surgery. The South’s…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, becoming the highest-ranking Russian official known to have gotten infected. Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin during a video call that he would self-isolate but planned to stay in touch on key policy issues. It wasn’t…