Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to Democratic nomination

By CNN,

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with Presi...

Bernie Sanders , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , United States

Kagame to Trump on WHO: Save us the politics

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has come out to disapprove of remarks made by US President Donald Trump crititizing the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Paul Kagame , Rwanda

Trump: There’s going to be a lot of death in U.S. next week from coronavirus

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days, as the country faces what he called the t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Donald Trump

Kagwe: Any person visiting an open area must wear a mask

By Citizen Reporter,

Health CS Kagwe has directed that anyone visiting an open area including supermarkets must wear a mask. Speaking on Saturday when he revealed 4 mor...

coronavirus , mask

Fauci says it’s too soon to call malaria medicine “knockout drug” against COVID-19

By Agencies,

US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that more research is needed to determine the effectiveness of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine a...

chloroquine , coronavirus

Americans urged to wear masks outside as coronavirus death toll rises by 1000 in 24hours

By Reuters,

The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-explod...

coronavirus , masks

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...

asymptomatic , coronavirus , symptoms

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 ...

Oil crashes below Ksh.2000 as demand destruction intensifies

By CNN,

The great oil crash of 2020 ain't over yet. US crude plunged 6% and dipped below $20 (Ksh.2,098) a barrel Monday as the coronavirus pandemic contin...

crude oil , oil prices

Coronavirus lockdown measures could last months, Britons warned

By Reuters,

Some lockdown measures to combat coronavirus in Britain could last months and only be gradually lifted, a senior medical official said on Sunday. T...

coronavirus , distancing

Trump brags about coronavirus briefings, claims his ratings match season finale of “The Bachelor.”

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged about the millions of people tuning in to view his daily press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, sa...

coronavirus , Trump

GITAHI: Brace yourselves, it’s going to be months of social distancing in Kenya

By Guest Writer,

The coronavirus pandemic is not a short term social disruption but it is going to take months before our lives go back to normal and start social gath...

coronavirus , distancing

When will this end? Can high temperatures kill coronavirus? Your questions answered

By CNN,

Readers from around the world have asked more than 50,000 questions about coronavirus. CNN is answering some of the most popular questions here. Q....

coronavirus , distancing , Quarantine

U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000 as doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment

By Reuters,

The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorte...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Donald Trump , United States

Weeks of anguish and a ‘black box’ – Inside Tokyo’s decision to delay the Olympics

By Reuters,

Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Gov’t restricts sale of Chloroquine, warns against using it to treat coronavirus

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Ministry of Health has banned all pharmacies and chemists from selling Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine drugs to clients without a prescription ...

chloroquine

Nigeria records chloroquine poisoning after Trump endorses it for coronavirus treatment

By CNN,

Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of P...

chloroquine , coronavirus , Nigeria , Trump

Man dies, wife in critical care after self-medicating with chloroquine to treat coronavirus

By CNN,

A Phoenix-area man is dead and his wife is under critical care after the two took chloroquine phosphate in an apparent attempt to self-medicate for th...

chloroquine , coronavirus

Biden consults Obama as he starts considering running mates

By Reuters,

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates “in a matter of weeks” and that he...

Bernie Sanders , coronavirus , Joe Biden , President Barack Obama , President Donald Trump , U.S elections