Tokyo Games official not ruling out cancellation amid rising coronavirus cases
Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief, Toshiro Muto, has not ruled out cancelling the Games at the last minute should there be a surge in coronavirus […]
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Borussia Dortmund’s stadium becomes coronavirus vaccination site
Borussia Dortmund fans can get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the club’s home stadium from Thursday onwards, the Bundesliga top side announced on Tuesday. The […]
NAFDAC approves more vaccines for COVID-19
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved more vaccines for the treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Director […]
Central fan zone for Tokyo Games scrapped due to coronavirus
The central fan zone in Tokyo will be closed to the public during the Olympic Games due to coronavirus restrictions, organisers said on Thursday. Tokyo […]
Bangladesh relaxes virus restrictions ahead of Muslim Eid celebration
Bangladesh is suspending its anti-coronavirus shutdown for more than a week to help businesses and ease public movement ahead of the Muslim Eid-al-Adha festival next […]
COVID-19: I didn’t say Delta Variant killed 2 in Oyo- Official
Dr Olabode Ladipo, the Oyo State Incident Manager and Coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, says it is misleading to say COVID-19 Delta variant has […]
Pandemic leads to steep rise in global hunger
Levels of malnutrition around the world rose sharply during 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a UN report published by Food and Agriculture […]
England players plan donating Euro 2020 title fee to health workers
England players will donate their prize money to the National Health Service (NHS) if they win the Euro 2020 title on Sunday, according to multiple […]
2020 Olympics: Tokyo records highest number of coronavirus infections in 2 months
Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, Tokyo has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus infections in almost two months. […]
Russia confirms 23,378 new COVID-19 cases
Russia recorded 23,378 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 5,658,672, the federal response centre said on Tuesday. “Over the […]