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COVID-19: Patients show symptoms two years after infection

The longest follow-up study to date on COVID-19 shows that two years after infection, half of the patients who were…

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COVID-19: North Korea reports first outbreak, orders “grave” lockdown

North Korea reported its first Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “gravest national emergency”. The government, therefore, ordered…

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No country met air quality standards in 2021 – WHO

A survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities on Tuesday showed that no country met the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)…

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Uganda to fine, jail those refusing COVID jab under new law

Uganda parliament on Tuesday plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. It said those…

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S/African corruption probe flags COVID contracts worth $137m

Report into corruption linked to the pandemic on Tuesday showed that South African investigators have flagged COVID-19 contracts worth 2.1…

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Adele postpones Las Vegas residency due to delivery delays, COVID

Adele has postponed the start of her Las Vegas residency because the show is not ready, having been “absolutely destroyed”…

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COVID-19: Nigeria records 814 new infections

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surged on Friday, as the country logged 814 new cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),…

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Yuletide: Sanwo-Olu cautions residents on COVID, security, fire outbreaks

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on residents to be cautious by taking necessary precautions to avoid mishap…

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Amid rising COVID cases Queen meets sultan of Oman, mulls pre-Christmas party

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed the sultan of Oman to Windsor Castle. The 95-year-old monarch meet Haitham bin Tariq…

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2.9bn people still have never used Internet – UN report

Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet globally and 96 per cent live in developing countries,  making…

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