Tag: coronavirus
Portugal closes land border with Spain as coronavirus cases soar
Portugal, on Friday, closed its land borders with Spain for at least two weeks as it attempts to contain the coronavirus.
Portuguese Interior Minister Eduardo...
UK battered yet undaunted as COVID-19 deaths cross 100,000 with neither...
The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 persons on Tuesday as the government battled to speed up vaccination delivery and...
El-Zakzaky’s wife tests positive for coronavirus
The wife of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Zinat, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Their son Mohammed stated this in...
US COVID-19 deaths surpass 400,000 on eve of presidential transition
On the final full day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States surpassed 400,000 coronavirus deaths.
Since November, the virus that has killed as many...
Germany’s virus cases top 2 million as Merkel urges tougher shutdown
Germany's total coronavirus cases topped two million on Friday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a "significant" tightening of restrictions to slow the infection...
English FA suspends Youth Cup over coronavirus concerns
By David Awopetu
The FA Youth Cup has been suspended as a result of the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the UK.
The competition had...
Again, Nigeria breaks daily Covid-19 tally with 1,664 new infections
For the third successive day, Nigeria surpassed its daily record number of coronavirus cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, confrimed1,664 new...
2021 Grammy Awards postponed over Covid-19 concerns
The 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed, due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.
The Recording Academy announced on Tuesday that the...
731 Batch B NYSC members COVID-19 positive – PTF
The Presidential task force on COVID-19 on Tuesday announced that 731 Batch B members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive...
Coronavirus: Premier League sees number of positive tests double
By David Awopetu
The Premier League have announced there were 40 positive results for coronavirus returned after the latest round of testing - more than...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
