Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

Peru seemed to do everything right, so how did it become a Covid-19 hotspot?

By CNN,

Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closi...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Latin America , Peru , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Martin Vizcarra

India’s airports begin to reopen

By CNN,

After two months of closures, airports across India begin reopening on Monday May 25, 2020. However, don't expect the airports to look the same as...

COVID-19 , India , Indira Gandhi International Airport

Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives in court for start of trial on corruption charges

By CNN,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Jerusalem's District Court on Sunday, denouncing the charges against him as his trial on corrupti...

Benjamin Netanyahu

Ruto wishes Bishop Margaret Wanjiru speedy recovery, assures Kenyans on COVID-19 stimulus package

By Tonny Ndungu,

Deputy President William Ruto has said the government is working round the clock to combat the spread of the virus and revive the economy. Taking t...

coronavirus , Margaret Wanjiru , ruto

Tanzania says coronavirus defeated through prayer, but fears grow

By VOA,

On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after crossing into neighboring Kenya. Back home, their pre...

coronavirus , Tanzania

Safaricom Foundation donates PPEs to healthcare workers in Uasin Gishu

By Citizen Reporter,

Safaricom Foundation, in partnership with SPEAK, a local NGO, and Uasin Gishu County, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) worth Ksh. 1mil...

coronavirus , PPE , Safaricom foundation

Qatar Airways cabin crew to wear hazmat suits

By CNN,

Flight attendant uniforms have evolved considerably over the years, with styles adapting to reflect fashion trends, along with the changing world. ...

coronavirus , hazmat suits , Qatar Airways

Vatican, Italy resume public church services as lockdown eases

By Reuters,

Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Monday and Catholic churches across Italy held public Masses f...

180 people exposed to the coronavirus at church service in California

By CNN,

A person who later learned they were positive for Covid-19 attended a California religious service on Mother's Day, exposing 180 other people to the n...

COVID-19

Taiwan’s success in fighting coronavirus has infuriated China

By CNN,

While many governments struggled to contain the spread of coronavirus, Taiwan appeared to have it largely under control. In January, the self-rule...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Tsai Ing-wen , world health organization

DIAZ: EAC partnership the cornerstone of post Covid-19 recovery

By Guest Writer,

Images from around the world showing flowers being dumped told of a worsening situation as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic dealt a blow to the indust...

coronavirus , EAC , economy , IMF , Namanga , TRUCK DRIVERS

Why babies below 2 years should not wear face masks

By Dorcas Wangira,

Even as the world adapts to a new normal of wearing face masks, Centres for Disease Control globally maintain that children aged below two years shoul...

Face masks , infants

Factbox: Who will be inside stadiums when Bundesliga returns

By Reuters,

The Bundesliga season restarts on May 16, making it the first major European league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the German Football Leag...

Covid-19 pandemic , German Bundesliga

Gov’t mulls resuming passenger service operations as KAA convenes meeting

By Faizal Ahmed,

The government is likely to allow airline companies to resume passenger service operations. A phased out plan indicates that the domestic passenger...

Balala , coronavirus , kq

We’re headed for a faceless future as masks become the norm

By CNN,

Of all the Covid-prevention measures, the mass covering of faces is, at least visibly, among the most dramatic. Masks are not mandatory in most Wes...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , masks

Paxful launches bitcoin donation campaign to support charities in Africa’s response to COVID-19

By Citizen,

In 2017, Paxful launched the #BuiltWithBitcoin charitable initiative to show that bitcoin can help people around the world. With the goal to build ...

Dr. Fauci in quarantine after contact with White House staffer who contracted coronavirus

By CNN,

Dr. Anthony Fauci will begin a "modified quarantine" after making a "low risk" contact with the White House staffer who tested positive for the novel ...

coronavirus , fauci , Trump , White House

Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead

By CNN,

President Donald Trump hoped this would be the week he emerged into a nation recovering from pandemic. Instead the pandemic came to him. A day afte...

coronavirus , President Donald Trump

Covid-19: Governor Waiguru launches food distribution for vulnerable families

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has launched the distribution of relief food to the vulnerable members of the community within the county. The exer...