COVID-19

The one-month lockdown for England announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this weekend could be extended as Britain struggles to contain a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior cabinet member said on Sunday.

FORMER Brazil striker, Ronaldinho Gaucho, said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating.

Iran extended COVID-19 curbs in Tehran and across the country on Monday as health authorities said they were recording a death from the virus every four minutes.

Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez has tested positive for coronavirus, the government said on Friday, but is asymptomatic and in good health.

Spain became the first Western European country to exceed one million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to control the second wave of the virus.

South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, his office said late on Sunday.

THE Lagos State Government has shut down a private school based in Lekki after 181 of its students and staff members tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.

The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for frequent cleaning and hand-washing.

Australia reported its second straight day without any COVID-19 deaths on Friday, the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus in three months.

Russia’s Health Ministry issued a recommendation on Thursday that Russians stay at home this weekend because of a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases, the RIA news agency reported.