The US will no longer require international travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country. A senior administration official and a US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention official said they were dropping the requirement due to the “tremendous progress” the country had made in the fight against coronavirus. The change comes into effect on Sunday, June 12. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will re-evaluate the policy in 90 days. …
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Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin on Saturday, February 19 alongside his ally, Belarusian president Lukashenko watched the Russian military perform nuclear drills, while the U.S. announced that Russian forces were ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine. The nuclear bomb drills were carried out simultaneously from the sea, land and the air. The exercises involved the Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet. Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula after seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. . The nuclear drills follow manoeuvres by Russia’s armed forces …
The Premier League has confirmed one positive Coronavirus test in the latest phase of mass testing. A total of 1,541 tests were carried out in the ninth round of testing in the Premier League, on Monday and Tuesday. The player or club staff member who tested positive will now be required to self-isolate for a period of seven days, meaning the individual will miss the latest round of matches in the Premier League taking place from Friday. …
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has revealed that the nation still falls short on testing, saying that it is the weakest spot in it’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Ihekweazu the agency is working aggressively to increase the testing across the country, as it ambitiously targets 2 million tests in 3 months. Speaking on Wednesday, Iheakweazu said; “We are working very aggressively to increase the testing in Nigeria. …
The Premier League have confirmed that four players or staff members have tested positive for coronavirus after the third round of mass testing was carried out on 1,008 people on Monday and Tuesday. The results mean there have now been 12 positive cases since the Premier League started testing players, coaches and staff members. In a statement, the Premier League said: “The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May, 1,008 players …
Promise Gogorobari, the owner of Prodest Hotel which was demolished weeks ago by Governor Nyesom Wike, has countered the Rivers state government’s claim of his manager testing positive for Coronavirus. Gogorobari insisted that the manager of his hotel, Dr. Bariledum Azoroh is hale and hearty and is currently being detained illegally. The demolished hotel owner who wondered why his manager’s name was the only one mentioned among the 27 new cases in the state, alleged that the Rivers state Government hired unorthodox medical …