Researchers called off a small Brazilian study on the anti-malaria drug chloroquine’s ability to combat coronavirus after some participants experienced potentially fatal heart complications. The study, which was funded by the Brazilian state of Amazonas, administered the drug to 81…
Coronavirus: Austria reopens some shops as lockdown eased
Austria is to reopen thousands of shops on Tuesday as it seeks to ease restrictions brought in to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Garden centres, DIY stores and small shops will open as part of a step-by-step plan to…
New Zealand preparing to end lockdown after success in coronavirus battle
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the country is ‘turning a corner’ in the battle against coronavirus after recording the lowest number of new cases in three weeks. She praised residents for mounting a ‘wall of defence’ which is…
Taiwan-based baseball league plays first game after coronavirus
The Chinese Professional Baseball League became the first league to play regular-season baseball in 2020 on Sunday. The Taiwan-based league was scheduled to begin March 14, but it moved the opener to April 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rain…
5 new confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria bring total to 323
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Sunday announced five new cases of coronavirus, saying the five new cases were recorded in Lagos, Kwara and Katsina. It listed two in Lagos, two in Kwara, one in Katsina. “As at 09:10…
*UNILAG boosts fight against COVID-19, donates hand sanitizers to LUTH (Guardian) *Man, 34, defiles neighbour’s one-year-old child in Lagos (Punch)
UNILAG boosts fight against COVID-19, donates hand sanitizers to LUTH (Guardian) As part of its support to the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has donated hand sanitizers to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos.…
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rise to 305
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday night confirmed 17 new cases of coronavirus bringing the number in the country to 305. “17 new cases of #COVID-19 have been reported as follows: eight in Lagos, three in Katsina, two…
Nigerians struggle as virus lockdown hits supply chains
At a market on the outskirts of Nigeria’s megacity Lagos, yam trader Olatunji Okesanya is scrambling for produce as measures to halt the coronavirus cut him off from suppliers. “The restriction in the movement has disrupted supply — the farmers…
COVID-19: FirstBank reinforces its e-banking offerings, appreciates customers
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the leading financial inclusion bank in Nigeria, has reassured its customers that it would remain steadfast and ready to show up for them at these “unprecedented times.” The Bank, in a statement released on Thursday…
Oil producers agree to cut production by a fifth
OPEC producers and allies have agreed to cut output by more than a fifth to counter the slump in demand caused by coronavirus lockdowns. The group said it would cut output in May and June by 10 million barrels to…
