Coronavirus in the world

More than 400 million doses of vaccines have been given around the world as at Thursday, according to a tally. According to AFP, despite the suspension of Oxford/AstraZeneca shot in more than a dozen countries, vaccination campaigns…

A Nottingham Trent University scientist in the United Kingdom, Dr. Garreth Cave has invented a face mask that can “kill viruses including COVID-19 and influenza upon contact”. While most face masks have a three-layer design, this mask…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 126 new cases of the coronavirus infection and no new death in the country on Friday, October 2. The announcement was made via the agency’s official twitter handle on Friday night.…

World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that coronavirus “may never go away” as predicted but may continually be in circulation but controlled. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan gave this…

Over 253 British nationals have departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom on Friday on a special return chartered flight organised by both governments, it emerged. The plane had earlier brought back 200 Nigerian nationals from the UK…

American business magnate and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has on Thursday said it could take as long as two years or at least nine months before a vaccine can be fully developed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Gates stated that…

Google Cloud has on Wednesday announced it’s making Google Meet, Google’s premium video-conferencing solution, free for everyone, everywhere. Availability will roll out over the coming weeks. Starting in early May, anyone with an…