US reports 1,800 coronavirus deaths in a day

By CNN,

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus continued to reach grim milestones, with more than 800 fatalities reported Tuesday in New York City, a...

coronavirus

Man City says will not ask government to pay staff

By Reuters,

Manchester City will not seek to use the government job retention scheme and furlough staff during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, th...

manchester city

Liverpool furlough non-playing staff amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Reuters,

Premier League leaders Liverpool have furloughed some of their non-playing staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are holding talks about the prospect...

coronavirus , furlough , Liverpool

Twins born during lockdown named ‘Corona and Covid’ in India

By Agencies,

A couple in India has named their twins, Corona and Covid amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Preeti and Vinay Verma, the parents of the twins we...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Doctors warn of ‘onslaught’ as first coronavirus death reported in slum in India

By CNN,

One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first coronavirus death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" ...

coronavirus , Dharavi slum

Manchester United players to give 30% of pay to NHS

By Reuters,

Manchester United players will donate 30% of their wages to local hospitals and health services in the first major coronavirus gesture from a full Pre...

coronavirus , Manchester United , Premier League

Over 20,000 formal jobs in Kenya may be lost this year due to coronavirus

By Faizal Ahmed,

Over 20,000 formal jobs may be lost this year in Kenya due to the coronavirus outbreak. Economists from NCBA Bank stated that the scale of job loss...

coronavirus

Global coronavirus cases surpass 1 million

By Reuters,

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the de...

coronavirus , italy

Gov’t directs all counties to hire 5,000 skilled health workers within 7 days to combat coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Health has directed all county governors to hire 5,000 skilled health workers within the next 7 days to help battle the new coronaviru...

Premier League clubs in ‘moral vacuum’

By Agencies,

Premier League clubs are living in a “moral vacuum” and players should be first to sacrifice salaries during the coronavirus pandemic, say politic...

Clubs , coronavirus , English Premier League , Julian Knight , Moral vauum

Detectives arrest Joel Machoka over fake academic, birth certificates

By Tonny Ndungu,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have arrested Joel Machoka in connection with forgery and making of documents without autho...

joel machoka

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

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

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

For the love of the game; lawyer with a case for football

By John Kyanda,

Football is the most followed sport in the world and owning a club brings pride to any lover of the beautiful game but, as Ken Ochieng admits, being o...

Ken Ochieng' , KPL , Zoo Kericho FC

Kenya’s economy to drop to lowest rate since 2009 over coronavirus

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has projected that the country's economic growth rate will drop to 3.6 per cent from the 6.1% percent projected at the start of ...

coronavirus , job cuts , Kenyan economy

Kenya Airways staff to take pay cuts as coronavirus hits

By Kepha Muiruri,

The management of Kenya Airways (KQ) has temporarily trimmed staff salaries to stay afloat as the coronavirus pandemic takes a swipe at the company’...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

8 tips for parents to homeschool children as facilities close over coronavirus

By CNN,

School closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak mean millions of parents and guardians who have grown accustomed to sending their children to traditional...

coronavirus , homeschool

New Zealand shuts border to all foreigners

By Reuters,

New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday, as it stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the c...

coronavirus , Jacinda Ardern , New Zealand