Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 15th March 2020
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Equatorial Guinea Confirms First Case Of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Equatorial Guinea confirmed on Saturday the country’s first case of COVID-19. It is an 42-year-old Equatoguinean woman who arrived on Friday in Malabo from Madrid on a flight of Ceiba international airlines. She showed no suspicious symptoms, but was tested positive for COVID-19 during passenger screening on
Trump Takes Coronavirus Test
President Donald Trump announced Saturday at a press briefing at the White House that he has been tested for coronavirus. He said he was tested Friday night and also had his temperature taken Saturday before entering the briefing room. Trump said his temperature was normal. When asked when he would announce the results, he said
Apple To Close All Retail Stores Outside China
Apple has published details on how it is responding to the ongoing coronavirus outbreaks that have popped up around the world. In a statement on Friday, the company said that its donations to help support the global response to the virus have reached $15 million globally. As well, the company detailed plans to close all
FIFA To Collaborate With WHO To Tackle COVID-19
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, met yesterday with the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss how football can help the WHO respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and what measures should sports governing bodies and administrators take in specific situations. “Sports
Vodacom Super Rugby Suspended
SANZAAR will suspend the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament for the foreseeable future, at the conclusion of this weekend’s matches it was announced this afternoon. The decision was made during a SANZAAR Executive Committee (EXCO) teleconference in response to the announcement by the New Zealand Government that all travellers returning to the country would have
Premier League To Hold Second Meeting To Discuss Future After Coronavirus Suspension
A second meeting between Premier League clubs will take place on Thursday to discuss the future of the league after games were suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. Currently all games have been postponed until at least the weekend of April 3, but with the Covid19 siutuation getting increasingly worse, it is expected that the
Dubois Wins In Opening Qualifier For Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Caroline Dubois won the first fight of her senior career in a Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier on Saturday. The 19-year-old Londoner outpointed Ala Staradub of Belarus in the opening bout at the Copper Box near London’s 2012 Olympic stadium. Dubois, an unbeaten junior world and Olympic champion, dominated in a 5-0 points victory to progress
Man Shot Dead By HTS
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the death of a young man from the city of Al-Atareb from wounds he sustained a few days ago, after being shot directly by a security force belonging to HTS during the young man’s attempt to rob a house with his brother in Al-Atareb city in western
Orlando Bloom Returns Home Amidst Coronavirus Crisis
Orlando Bloom has returned home ”safely” after production was suspended on his show due to coronavirus. The 43-year-old actor – whose fiancee Katy Perry is expecting their first child together – was sent home to be with his family after the ‘Carnival Row’ producers decided to pull the plug on filming as a ”precautionary measure” because of COVID-19.
House Passes Aid Bill After Trump Declares COVID-19 Emergency
The House approved legislation Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic. Passage came after President Donald Trump had declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, and threw his support behind the congressional aid package. From the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring
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