U.S. makes deal for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine, deaths expected to rise

By Reuters,

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said ...

coronavirus

COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response

By Reuters,

When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...

coronavirus , south africa

CS Amina set to receive report on sports resumption plan

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Advisory Committee that was set up by the Ministry of Sports to draw up protocols required for the resumption of sporting activities in the countr...

Covid-19 pandemic , CS Amina Mohamed , sports

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

Facebook partners with Kenyan Government to combat Coronavirus

By Agencies,

Facebook on Friday announced its partnership with the Kenyan government to keep Kenyans safe and informed about COVID-19 through updates on its platfo...

Next two weeks extremely critical as Kenya seeks to contain coronavirus outbreak – Kagwe

By Citizen Reporter,

4 more people with coronavirus-like symptoms have been admitted to Mbagathi Hospital while one case tested negative and is being processed for dischar...

coronavirus , kagwe

Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces 5 new cases of coronavirus

By CNN,

Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from 13 countries including the US and UK, as it announced five new cases Wednesday. Th...

coronavirus

Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from UK, US and 14 other countries

By CNN,

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South ...

coronavirus

FKF, CAF announce stand on coronavirus pandemic

By Frankline Owira,

As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to plunge the global sporting calendar into confusion, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and the Confede...

CAF , coronavirus , FKF

Kenyan Gov’t bans all conferences of ‘international nature’ with over 15 people

By Citizen Reporter,

International conferences in Kenya where more than 15 people will gather have been banned. Health CS Mutahi Kagwe made the announcement during a Pr...

coronavirus

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as millions stagger back to work

By Reuters,

China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003, as m...

china , coronavirus

WHO declares global health emergency in fight against coronavirus

By CNN,

China marked its most fatal day yet during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Thursday as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a global ...

coronavirus

‘Kenyans in China are safe from coronavirus, no need for evacuation,’ Envoy Serem says

By Tonny Ndungu,

Ambassador Sarah Serem has said there is no need to evacuate Kenyans in China as they are safe from the coronavirus. Speaking to Citizen TV on Wedn...

coronavirus

EACC clueless on Wako U.S ban over ‘involvement in significant corruption’

By Sam Ogina,

The ban on Busia Senator Amos Wako and his family from entering the United States over corruption seems to have blindsided the country’s investigati...

attorney general , corruption , Mike Pompeo , Senator Amos Wako , Travel ban , United States

Silverstone Air incidents land on U.K. travel advisory

By Paul Ombati,

The United Kingdom has urged citizens to be cautious when booking local flights following the two Silverstone Air Service incidents. The Foreign an...

Silverstone , Wilson Airport.

19 dead in resurgence of Mexican drug cartel intimidation killings

By VOA,

Mexican authorities found 19 bodies Thursday in western Mexico, apparent casualties of a drug turf war. The killings contrast with years of gangs hidi...

Mexican drug cartels , Mexico , The U.S. State Department

Two countries issue travel warnings to the US after mass shootings

By CNN,

Two countries issued travel warnings to their citizens about the United States following two mass shootings that killed 31 people. Both Venezuela ...

United States , Uruguay , Venezuela

Sponsored: Diaspora Chama Account makes saving for Back-at-Home projects easier

By Sponsored,

It’s human nature to associate and integrate closely with other people, especially people with an identical or similar focus and pursuits in life. ...

Diaspora , KCB , Tuungane Chama account

British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days

By Reuters,

British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prom...

British Airways , Egypt