Coronavirus Kills 8,800, Infected 218,000 In Commonwealth Countries LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The disease, caused by coronavirus known as COVID-19, has infected no fewer than 218,000 people and killed 8,800 in over 100 commonwealth countries. Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Nabeel Goheer said: “Coronavirus has rapidly spread across the world affecting people, livelihoods and nations. TheAssistant Secretary…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The reports circulating online is not a cheering one considering the number of deaths recorded so far globally as a result of Coronavirus (COVID19). The world as it is now is battling Coronavirus. Countries like Italy and Spain are in serious emergency as a result of it. Online report has it that…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-We have sighted a report by Africafeeds.com that suggests that Ghana has finally allegedly legalized the use of marijuana, locally called ‘weed’. However, the legalization is for only health and industrial purposes. This comes after there were calls by many important people in the country for the Government to legalize it. This…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A McGill University student who is recovering from a COVID-19 infection has a message for anyone tempted to take the novel coronavirus lightly: listen to directives to limit contact with others. “It isn’t about what would happen to you if you got it,” Ntando, a 22-year-old studying psychology, said Friday. “It’s more important…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police arrested a pastor and raided churches as the West African nation stepped up efforts to enforce a ban on large gatherings and contain the spread of the coronavirus. In the past week, dozens of African nations have shut their borders, grounded planes and closed schools and bars as the case…
LAGOS MACH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa’s army is readying troops to help the government and police curb the spread of the coronavirus, one of a series of measures President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering as new infections continue to rise. A week after he declared a state of national disaster on March 15, the number of confirmed…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of people dying from coronavirus in Italy has risen by 475 in one day to nearly 3,000 – the biggest increase since the outbreak. There are a total of 35,713 confirmed cases in the country, with more than 4,000 having successfully recovered. Lombardy, the worst-hit region, recorded 319 deaths in…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grace Fusco — mother of 11, grandmother of 27 — would sit in the same pew at church each Sunday, surrounded by nearly a dozen members of her sprawling Italian American family. Sunday dinners drew an even larger crowd to her home in central New Jersey. Now, her close-knit clan is united…