Russia said Thursday it was closing its border with China to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a government meeting that the order had been signed “to take measures to close the border (with China) in the Far East,” Russian news agencies reported.
The coronavirus epidemic has killed 132 people, infected nearly 6,000, and spread to some 15 countries.
(AFP)
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, after conditional authorisation was given in May. Gilead said the drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the only specific treatment for Covid-19 approved so far under a more rigorous […]
Landlords, residents and business owners have lamented threat to their lives and property over the activities of drug users causing unrest at a location close to the abandoned Mayas Hotel, Sabo community, in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The community members, while appealing to the state government and security agencies to […]
The US said Friday it was declaring a public health emergency and temporarily banning the entry of foreign nationals who had travelled to China over the past two weeks to contain the spread of a deadly new virus. Sweeping new restrictions will also be imposed on American citizens, with those returning from the province at […]
