Tag: CODIV-19
COVID-19: Bank of England expands crisis QE programme to £300bn
UNITED KINGDOM
The Bank of England has expanded its coronavirus crisis quantitative easing (QE) programme of bond-buying by £100bn...
Public distrust hampers Africa fight against virus misinformation
AFRICA
African nations fighting the novel coronavirus face a foe as stealthy and dangerous as the microbe itself: misinformation...
Nigeria’s Buhari’s daughter in COVID-19 self isolation
NIGERIA
Across the African continent, First Ladies are generally considered the ‘Mother of the Nation’, and are often expected...
Coronavirus: South Africa toll hits 150, Cameroon ‘begs’ 198 to self...
AFRICA
The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. Cases have since been...
Virus, what virus? Tokyo Olympics organisers under scrutiny
TOKYO
Tokyo Olympic organisers are facing increased scrutiny over their unwillingness to either postpone or cancel the summer Games...
World at war on virus as China offers ray of hope
CHINA
The world stepped up its war on coronavirus as deaths soared again in Europe on Thursday, despite a...