LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 14 year old Abighya Anand, who on August 22nd 2019, on his YouTube channel ‘conscience’, predicted that the world will enter into a tough phase starting November 2019 to April 2020 has said the Coronavirus pandemic will end on May 29, 2020. According to him, the six month period will see…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For the past two days, New Yorkers have been dying at a rate of one every 17 minutes, according to the latest grim citywide statistics. On both Thursday and Friday, another 84 people died in the city from the coronavirus, as the number of positive cases and of those who are critically…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for an immediate nationwide stay-at-home order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying the main mistake that leaders can make in a pandemic is “going too slow.” The Democratic presidential candidate told CNN on Friday that he agreed with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As many as 10% of recovered coronavirus patients in China tested positive again after being discharged from the hospital, according to a report. Doctors on the front lines of the outbreak in Wuhan, China — where the virus emerged — reported that between 3 and 10% of cured patients became reinfected with…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Guideline for the disbursement of the N50 billion special intervention fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been released. The fund is meant to serve as a stimulus package for households and small businesses to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor of the CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, had…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has appealed to private companies to make voluntary contributions toward the 120 billion naira ($330 million) that the government says it needs to fight the coronavirus epidemic. “So far, the federal government has made giant strides in the fight but it is clear that the private sector needs to step in…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister said he has developed mild symptoms and is self isolating in Downing Street. He is continuing to run the government’s handling of the outbreak, he said. In a video released on his Twitter account, Johnson said: “I have developed mild symptoms…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has described as false the report that President Muhammadu Buhari and his sick Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari were secretly flown abroad for treatment. This is coming after Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari tested positive for the novel Coronavirus disease, while PMB tested negative. The fears emanating in some…