Millions of people in China returned to work Monday after an extended holiday aimed at slowing the spread of a coronavirus, with the extra travel deepening contagion concerns as the death toll climbed above 900. At least 40,000 have been infected by a new pathogen believed to have emerged late last year at a market
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An Igbo man residing in China has dared the deadly Coronavirus when he jumped into the deserted streets of China in search of food. In a video released online, a man is heard speaking in Igbo, narrating how the deadly virus has turned the once very busy streets of China to turn a ghost town.
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The Nigeria’s Government on Tuesday explained why it decided to approach the China-Exim Bank for a $17bn loan request. It said other lending institutions like the World Bank and the African Development Bank were not showing much interest when Nigeria approached them during recession. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, stated this in the Senate while defending the
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a call for the evacuation of Nigerians from China as coronavirus spreads from the country to other parts of the world. The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Benjamin Kalu, had moved a motion praying that Nigerians stranded in China over the health
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Apple announced on Saturday the closure of its stores, corporate offices and contact centres in mainland China until February 9 due to the new coronavirus epidemic. The virus has prompted the government extend the Lunar New Year holiday through this weekend in a bid to contain its spread, but many provinces and cities have called
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China announced on Thursday the suspension of all domestic football and postponed indefinitely the top-flight Chinese Super League (CSL) season in response to the deadly viral outbreak sweeping the country. The CSL 2020 campaign had been due to kick off on February 22, but was shelved along with “all types of football matches” in order
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called on travelers from Nigeria to Wuhan, China, to avoid contact with sick people, animals (alive or dead), and animal markets. It added, “Travelers from Wuhan to Nigeria may be asked questions upon arrival by the Port Health Services unit at points of entry about symptoms of
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The death toll from a new SARS-like China virus that has infected hundreds rose to 17, authorities said on Wednesday. Officials in Hubei, the central Chinese province whose capital is the epicentre of the epidemic, said at a televised news conference that the total number of people in the region infected with the new coronavirus
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A patient died on Saturday from a mysterious illness after an outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the local health commission. The emergence of the virus is raising concerns as hundreds of millions of people are getting ready to travel during the Chinese New Year holiday later this month. Experts who
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Tragedy occurred at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, as a passenger identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday slumped and died on the spot. An official source at the MMIA arrival terminal told the News Agency of Nigeria that the passenger slumped on arrival from China and died while waiting to collect his luggage According
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