Chinese scientists have begun a recruitment drive for volunteers to take part in clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of newly developed vaccines for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official said.
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The Federal Government has placed a ban on travel by public servants to countries highly affected by COVID-19 pandemic disease.
All but one of the new confirmed cases are imported, brought into the country by citizens returning from abroad
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that imported Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases involving travellers entering the country from abroad have become the main risk.
A Chinese citizen living in Massachusetts became ill earlier this month, with symptoms consistent with the coronavirus.
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said that Foreign Direct Investment in China dropped by 8.6 per cent between January and February following the outbreak of the coronavirus, code-named COVID-19.
Apple will shut all of its retail stores outside of China for two weeks to help control the spread of the coronavirus.
The World Health Organisation says no fewer than than 132,000 cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO, from 123 countries and territories.
Ex-Manchester United defender Derek Brazil has sung the praises of new signing Odion Ighalo.
South Korea on Tuesday reported 131 new cases of the new coronavirus, which represents its lowest one-day increase of confirmed cases in two weeks.
Chinese health authorities have reported 19 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 17 deaths nationwide, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the National Health Commission.
Chinese President, Xi Jinping, arrived in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, for an inspection of epidemic control and prevention work on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the three travellers from France, England and China suspected of having COVID-19 have tested negative.
A total of 94 countries and territories were imposing entry restrictions or stricter quarantine procedures on people from South Korea over coronavirus concerns, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
German airline Lufthansa on Wednesday said it would be cutting its capacity by the equivalent of 150 passenger planes in the face of plummeting demand due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one of its staff in Iran Country Office has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Governor Bello Matawalle had secured admission for 200 indigent students to study various science and technology-related courses.
The Ondo State Government has announced its plan to begin to assemble different cars and trucks at the Ondo/Linyi industrial hub in Ore by June.
Ambassador Zhuo Pingjian, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, on Friday said the volume of trade between China and Nigeria reached $19.27 billion in 2019.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has clarified that the $500 million loan being sought from China is not for the Nigeria Television Authority alone.