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According to official statistics, China has defeated the coronavirus. Over the last five days, health authorities have reported only one new locally transmitted case of Covid-19 – a patient in Guangdong province infected by someone travelling from abroad. In Wuhan, the centre of the outbreak and the country’s worst-hit area, officials on Monday reported a fifth day without new cases. The figures ...

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has stunned his critics by announcing that he will not run for a third term, putting pressure on other regional leaders to follow his example, writes the BBC Newsday’s James Copnall from the main city, Abidjan. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: an African politician comes to power, likes his time in office, ...

Universities are turning to online teaching to ensure that students complete their studies as scheduled, after face-to-face lessons were suspended following cases of Coronavirus in the country. The University of Nairobi has asked postgraduate students to continue engaging their supervisors. The institution suspended face-to-face teaching yesterday, March 16, 2020. “We intend to review our work flow with a view to ...

There are now more than 400 known cases of Coronavirus across the continent, with nations imposing a range of measures to try to prevent the spread. While many countries are closing schools, banning large gatherings and shutting borders, in Kenya telecom companies have slashed the cost of mobile money transfers in a bid to encourage people to go cashless. An ...

Quadrennial tournament was to be held across 12 European cities and was scheduled to begin on June 12 UEFA has postponed Euro 2020 until the summer of 2021 to allow European leagues more time to complete their seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic. The news was first confirmed by the Norwegian FA on social media. According to their tweet, the completion ...

Bruno Fernandes has been crowned the Premeir League’s Player of the Month for February. The Portuguese playmaker has made an instant impact at Old Trafford since completing his £68million move on January 29. And it didn’t take long for the 25-year-old to announce himself in the league after putting in an energetic display on his debut in the goalless draw ...

Drugs used to treat HIV and malaria could be used to tackle the coronavirus, according to scientists in Australia. A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications manage to wipe out COVID-19 infections. Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, and HIV-suppressing combination lopinavir/ritonavir have both reportedly shown promising results in ...

Wayne Rooney says the government and football authorities have treated footballers as “guinea pigs” during the coronavirus outbreak. Elite football in Britain has been suspended until at least 3 April, with the Premier League saying “conditions at the time” will determine its return. “For players, staff and their families it has been a worrying week,” he said. “One in which ...

Liberia has recorded its first coronavirus case, a ministry official said on Monday. “I can confirm that we have a case and we are managing it,” Chief Medical Officer Francis Kateh said. He did not provide any further details on the patient’s identity. President George Weah is expected to make a speech later in the day. Liberia is one of ...

JUVENTUS are in a coronavirus crisis as star Paulo Dybala reportedly became the second of their players to test positive for the deadly bug with 121 staff members placed in self-isolation. Defender Daniele Rugani was confirmed as the first player in Serie A to have been confirmed as having the deadly bug on Wednesday. He was part of the Juve ...