Kilifi DG recovers from coronavirus, to be arraigned for defying quarantine order

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi has fully recovered from the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has confirmed. Saburi has...

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Kenya confirms 29 more cases of coronavirus, total at 110

By Tonny Ndungu,

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kenya has risen by 29 bringing the total number in the country to 110. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe said on ...

coronavirus , kagwe

Mentally ill man 35,reportedly beaten to death by police enforcing curfew in Kakamega

By Tonny Ndungu,

A 35-year-old man has died in Kakamega after he was reportedly beaten up by police officers enforcing the 7pm to 5pm curfew. According to family wh...

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25% of coronavirus patients in the US have no symptoms

By CNN,

Concerning new data from Iceland shows 50% of those who tested positive said they were asymptomatic. In the US, an estimated 25% of coronavirus car...

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Boy, 13, becomes UK’s youngest coronavirus victim

By Tonny Ndungu,

A 13-year-old boy in London is thought to be the UK's youngest known victim of the novel coronavirus. King's College Hospital in Camberwell, south ...

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Asia may have been right about coronavirus and face masks

By CNN,

In the coming weeks, if they have not already, your government is likely to begin advising you to wear a face mask to protect against coronavirus. ...

coronavirus , masks

Thai King books entire German hotel to quarantine with 20 concubines

By Agencies,

The king of Thailand has taken over a luxury German hotel to isolate from the coronavirus — along with a harem of 20 women, according to reports. ...

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Statistical models show up to 240,000 Americans could die from coronavirus

By CNN,

President Donald Trump finally leveled with America about the desperate reality of the coronavirus pandemic, warning of cruel weeks to come in one of ...

The timetable for coronavirus vaccine is 18 months. Experts say that’s risky

By CNN,

Eighteen months might sound like a long time, but in vaccine years, it's a blink. That's the long end of the Trump administration's time window for...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

RMS Chairman S.K. Macharia mourns retired Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki

By Citizen Reporter,

Royal Media Services Chairman S.K. Macharia has expressed his grief following the death of retired Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki. In ...

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Retired Catholic Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana ‘a Nzeki dies aged 88

By Citizen Reporter,

Retired Catholic Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana 'a Nzeki has died after a long illness. Reports indicate that the 88-year-old was taken ill at the...

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Former president of Congo Yombi Opango dies of coronavirus

By Agencies,

Yombi Opango, former president of the People's Republic of Congo, has died of coronavirus in France. The 81 years old had lived in exile in France ...

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Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

By Reuters,

Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that...

coronavirus , India

‘Kenya could have 10,000 coronavirus cases by end of April,’ MOH DG Patrick Amoth says

By Citizen Reporter,

Ministry of Health Director General Patrick Amoth posits that the total number of coronavirus in Kenya could rise to 10,000 by the end of April. Sp...

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Man who died after police beating had taken pregnant woman to hospital

By Citizen Reporter,

A family in Kwale is demanding justice following the death of Khamisi Juma bega, a bodaboda operator, whom they claim was beaten to death by police. ...

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Finance minister in German financial centre commits suicide

By Reuters,

The finance minister of the regional state of Germany’s financial centre Frankfurt has committed suicide, police and the public prosecutor’s offic...

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Third cop dies of coronavirus in New York after hundreds of officers test positive

By CNN,

New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department. Detective...

coronavirus , NYPD

39-year-old doctor dies after self-treatment for coronavirus

By Reuters,

A doctor in Uzbekistan died on Saturday after unsuccessfully trying to treat a coronavirus infection that he kept secret, the Central Asian nation’s...

coronavirus

PSG sell out special jerseys, raise Sh23m for hospitals

By Reuters,

Paris St Germain have raised Sh23 million for local healthcare professionals battling the coronavirus outbreak with the release of a limited edition j...

coronavirus , PSG

More layoffs for Australian sport amid coronavirus shutdown

By Matthews Mutai,

Australia’s soccer federation laid off most of its staff on Friday as domestic sports battled to stay afloat during the national lockdown to contain...

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