Madagascar on Sunday reported the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus nearly two months after it was first detected in the country, official statistics showed. The Indian ocean island which has reported 304 cases has hit the headlines over a home-grown herbal concoction that President Andry Rajoelina claims can cure people infected… Continue reading Madagascar Records First Covid-19 Death_Ada Nkong

China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his apartment north of Tel Aviv, an Israeli official told BBC News.The official said Israeli police had launched an investigation but initial findings suggested no foul play.Mr Du, 57, was only appointed ambassador in February having previously served as envoy to Ukraine.The ambassador was… Continue reading China’s Ambassador to Isreal Found Dead_Ada Nkong

Then US President Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House during the transition period in November 2016 [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]Former President Barack Obama criticised US leaders over the handling of the coronavirus response, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials "aren't… Continue reading Obama Criticizes US Coronavirus Response_Ada Nkong

President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, "vaccine or no vaccine", as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus jab by year end. He likened the vaccine project, dubbed "Operation Warp Speed", to the World War Two effort to produce the world's first nuclear weapons. But Mr Trump made clear that even without… Continue reading Coronavirus: US Must Reopen, Vaccine or No Vaccine- Trump _Ada Nkong

Police man cuts cake to symbolise opening of border Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight on Friday, creating the first "travel bubble" within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies broken down by the coronavirus pandemic.Citizens and residents of the three generally sparsely populated… Continue reading Baltic States Open Borders to Each Other_Ada Nkong

The European Union’s medicines agency suggested Thursday that a vaccine for the coronavirus could be ready in year, even as the World Health Organization warned that the disease may never go away. World leaders past and present have insisted that any eventual vaccines and treatments should be made available to everyone free of charge, with… Continue reading EU Offers Vaccine Hope as WHO Warns Virus May be Here to Stay_Ada Nkong

Boris Johnson must account for official figures showing 10,000 "unexplained" deaths in care homes last month, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Sir Keir said there were 18,000 more deaths in April than the average for that month, but only 8,000 were recorded as coronavirus-related. He said the government had been "too slow to… Continue reading Coronavirus: PM Quizzed Over Unexplained Care Home Deaths_Ada Nkong