US President Donald Trump's claims during his daily White House coronavirus briefing on Friday that the ingestion of disinfectant could be an effective measure to prevent contracting Covid-19 has led to the hospitalization of at least 100 people in the US, according to reports. “I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute, … Continue reading COVID-19: Health experts debunk Trump’s claim on disinfectants
Saudi Arabia has taken steps to ease coronavirus curfews but insists on 24-hour curfew in Mecca. Saudi Arabia eased curfews on Sunday across the country, while keeping 24-hour curfews in the city of Mecca and in neighbourhoods previously put in isolation, state news agency SPA said. Outside those exceptional areas, curfews will be eased between … Continue reading Saudi Arabia insists on 24-hour curfew in Mecca
Neymar is still on Florentino Perez's wish list at Real Madrid. That information came from football agent Wagner Ribeiro, who was involved in transfers for Neymar, Kaka and Robinho, when he spoke to ESPN's 'Canal do Nicola'. Ribeiro worked alongside Neymar in his early years and helped with his move to FC Barcelona. "We received … Continue reading How much will it cost Real Madrid to sign Neymar?
Sergi Roberto's name has appeared on the radar of Juventus as they look for reinforcements ahead of next season. The Italian giants have actually been in talks with FC Barcelona for a while about various potential transfers, including part exchange deals. And it appears Barça are open to letting the La Masia graduate leave. With … Continue reading Juventus keen on signing Sergi Roberto
Barcelona have made renewing Marc-Andre ter Stegen's contract an absolute priority. Therefore, they have spent months trying to come to an agreement, but they're still a way off. After various rejected proposals, Barça feel talks cannot continue until they know the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. For that reason, they've told the goalkeeper that negotiations … Continue reading Ter Stegen anxious to renew contract with Barcelona
Spain's minister for health Salvador Illa was cautious on the possibility of LaLiga making a return in the forthcoming months at today's Covid-19 briefing session. For some reasons, Salvador Illa adopted a cautious approach on his statement about when La Liga could kick off. In his words: "I really can't say at this point if … Continue reading No hope for La Liga games ahead of the summer
Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days. More than half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States, Spain and Italy. The first death linked to the disease was reported on Jan. 10 in Wuhan, China. … Continue reading Global coronavirus death toll passes 200,000 mark
UK PM Johnson reportedly back at Downing Street UK prime minister Boris Johnson returned to 10 Downing Street on Sunday, Sky News reported, after spending a week in hospital with Covid-19 and two weeks recovering at his country residence. A Downing Street spokeswoman declined to comment on Johnson's whereabouts. The government had previously announced he … Continue reading Latest coronavirus updates
Abstract This study investigated the ways and manners in which the affairs of banking sector in Nigeria are managed by those charged with the responsibility. It showed there is a relationship between corporate governance and the performance of banks in Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of all the 24 consolidated banks in Nigeria that … Continue reading The Role of Corporate Governance in the Performance of Nigeria’s Banking Sector
By now, it should be pretty widely known that washing your hands thoroughly and often, along with not touching your face, are some of the strongest tools in our arsenal right now in terms of limiting the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But for those of you who still aren’t paying sufficient heed to those … Continue reading How long can coronavirus live in your eye?
Spain’s government lifted a home confinement rule for children under 14 years old after 44 days on Sunday. That decision by the Spanish government ends one of the most restrictive measures of its national lockdown to rein in a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed over 22,000 lives in the European country. Even Italy, with more … Continue reading Spain’s government lifts home confinement rule for children under 14
Pandemic preparedness and response interventions can be classified by their timing with respect to pandemic occurrence: the prepandemic period, the spark period, and the spread period, as shown in box 17.1. Whereas some interventions clearly fall under the purview of a single authority, responsibility for implementing and scaling up many critical aspects of preparedness and response … Continue reading Pandemic preparedness and response interventions
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the "worst is yet to come" in the global battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros also addressed accusations on the part of US President Donald Trump that the WHO has not been transparent about Covid-19 from the outset of the … Continue reading WHO Chief: Worst of the coronavirus pandemic is yet to come
FC Barcelona are set to take an unprecedented step by selling the naming rights to the Camp Nou for the first time since the stadium opened in 1957. The LaLiga club has announced it will sell the naming rights of the iconic 99,000-seater stadium for a period of one year in a bid to raise … Continue reading What Barcelona is doing to save the world from coronavirus
Turkmenistan, one of the few nations in the world that has reported no cases of the new coronavirus, insisted on Wednesday its official data was true and it was not fudging figures. "If there was a single confirmed coronavirus case we would have immediately informed ... the World Healthcare Organization in line with our obligations," Foreign Minister … Continue reading Coronavirus-free Turkmenistan insists there’s nothing hidden
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