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Oil crashes below Ksh.2000 as demand destruction intensifies
By CNN,
931, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Coronavirus lockdown measures could last months, Britons warned
By Reuters,
1021, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
Some lockdown measures to combat coronavirus in Britain could last months and only be gradually lifted, a senior medical official said on Sunday. T...
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Trump brags about coronavirus briefings, claims his ratings match season finale of “The Bachelor.”
By Reuters,
949, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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GITAHI: Brace yourselves, it’s going to be months of social distancing in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1029, March 30, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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When will this end? Can high temperatures kill coronavirus? Your questions answered
By CNN,
1401, March 29, 2020 (EAT)
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....
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U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000 as doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment
By Reuters,
1610, March 28, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Weeks of anguish and a ‘black box’ – Inside Tokyo’s decision to delay the Olympics
By Reuters,
1541, March 27, 2020 (EAT)
Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing...
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U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases
By CNN,
1232, March 27, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Gov’t restricts sale of Chloroquine, warns against using it to treat coronavirus
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1757, March 26, 2020 (EAT)
The Ministry of Health has banned all pharmacies and chemists from selling Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine drugs to clients without a prescription ...
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Nigeria records chloroquine poisoning after Trump endorses it for coronavirus treatment
By CNN,
1355, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Man dies, wife in critical care after self-medicating with chloroquine to treat coronavirus
By CNN,
934, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Biden consults Obama as he starts considering running mates
By Reuters,
808, March 23, 2020 (EAT)
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...
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Coronavirus: U.S intelligence warned Trump in January and February but he dismissed threat
By CNN,
1229, March 22, 2020 (EAT)
President Donald Trump ignored reports from US intelligence agencies starting in January that warned of the scale and intensity of the coronavirus out...
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Nearly 1 billion people confined to homes globally due to coronavirus
By Tonny Ndungu,
1912, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and U.S. states r...
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What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?
By CNN,
1715, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official celebrations for a global sporting event that could still be derailed ...
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U.S. envoy to South Africa draws fire after failure to isolate over coronavirus fears
By Reuters,
1320, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
State Department employees have complained about Lana Marks's failure to self-isolate immediately after returning from a U.S. visit. She attended a...
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Staff member in Vice President’s office in the U.S. tests positive for coronavirus
By CNN,
1009, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
A staff member in Vice President Mike Pence's office has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Pence's spokesperson said Friday evening. "T...
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US Gov’t preparing for coronavirus pandemic that could last up to 18 months
By CNN,
1539, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
Nearly two months since the first US coronavirus case, the federal government is now preparing for a pandemic that could last up to 18 months or longe...
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China eyes end to coronavirus, plays down warnings of ‘second wave’
By Reuters,
914, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
Chinese scientists and health experts involved in the country’s fight against the coronavirus believe the worst is now over, downplaying warnings th...
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Oprah Winfrey denies ‘awful, fake’ arrest rumors
By CNN,
2004, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Oprah Winfrey has denied reports she was arrested and her home raided by law enforcement. The 66-year-old talk show host and media mogul became one...
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