A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus – the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old man from China’s Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn. He arrived in France on 16 January and was placed in quarantine in hospital in Paris on 25 January, she said. Only Read More
More than 1,700 medical workers in China have been infected with the new coronavirus, and six have died, medical authorities have said. The vast majority of the medical workers – 1,502 out of 1,716 – have fallen ill in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, the deputy director of the National Health Commission, Zeng Yixin, said. It is the Read More
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva, explaining that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” for “virus” and “d” for “disease”. Read More
Premier League giants Manchester United signed Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo right before the transfer deadline. It was reported that Manchester United and the Nigerian’s parent club Shanghai Shenhua agreed a loan deal of 4 million pounds, with no option to buy. United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been linked with a host of potential signings following the unfortunate injury to Read More
The death toll in mainland China from the coronavirus has surged to 811, the National Health Commission said on Sunday, as a Japanese and an American became the first foreigners to die of the illness in China. The Commission reported 89 deaths nationwide up to midnight on Saturday with 81 of the fatalities in Hubei, the central province at the heart of Read More
New signing Odion Ighalo will not travel to Manchester United’s training camp in Spain as it is not guaranteed he would clear UK immigration on his return should border restrictions tighten on travellers who have been in China within past 14 days following the coronavirus outbreak. Ighalo, who moved to Old Trafford from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on Deadline Day, Read More
Shortage of masks, cancelled attendances at major trade shows, restricted access to cruise ships. Here are the developments from around the world on the coronavirus over the past 24 hours. – 722 dead –In mainland China 34,546 people have been infected, of whom 722 have died, according to official figures. In the past 24 hours there have been 86 deaths, Read More
Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the world is grappling with ways of curtailing its spread. SAMSON BENJAMIN in this report examines the measures so far taken by Nigeria to prevent the virus from entering her borders given the nation’s weak public health system The virus According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), corona Read More
A Chinese doctor who was among the first to raise a public alarm about the deadly new coronavirus outbreak died of the infection early on Friday (China time), his hospital announced. Opthalmologist Li Wenliang passed away from the infection at 2:58 am, Wuhan Central Hospital stated in a post on its verified account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Chinese Read More
A motion calling for the evacuation of Nigerians in Wuhan, China over fears of being infected bydreaded coronavirus was rejected by members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Details loading…
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has stopped issuing visas to Nigerians as part of measures to curtail spread of ravaging coronavirus. Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, disclosed this on Monday. United States last week announced ban on issuance of visa to Nigeriansand others from five other countries. Though the reason for US visa action was unconnected to the new Read More
The federal government has disclosed that it had strengthened its preparedness and action plan in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to stop the importation of coronavirus into the country. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this at Coronavirus Inter-ministerial Preparedness and Response Meeting with relevant key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Friday in Abuja. Ehanire said the meeting became Read More
Manchester United have signed former Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua on loan until the end of the season. The deal to bring the 30-year-old Nigeria international to Old Trafford contains no option to buy. Ighalo, who is still in China but is expected to fly to the UK in the next few days, scored 39 goals in 99 Read More
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is about to become the first ever Nigerian to play for Manchester United after agreeing personal terms to a 6 month loan deal from China. Details loading…
The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the commission said 43 new deaths had occurred as a result of the virus, all but one of them in hardest-hit Hubei province where the virus first emerged. The latest numbers Read More
The federal government was Thursday directed to immediately take steps at ensuring that all persons arriving from China, especially Chinese citizens resident in Nigeria who travelled for the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, are put in self-isolation(quarantined). Giving the directive at plenary, the Senate specifically advised affected persons to stay indoors in their various homes for at least two weeks before mixing with Read More
Russia said Thursday it was closing its border with China to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a government meeting that the order had been signed “to take measures to close the border (with China) in the Far East,” Russian news agencies reported. The coronavirus epidemic has killed 132 people, infected nearly 6,000, and Read More
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain the spread of a new coronavirus that President Xi Jinping said posed a “grave” threat, as the death toll reached 56 and Shanghai reported its first fatality. China confirmed 1,975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus as of January 25, state broadcaster CCTV reported. More than 2,000 people across the Read More
Serena Williams has been sensationally knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by China’s Wang Qiang this Friday (Jan 24), torpedoing her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam tennis crown. The 38-year-old former world No. 1 was the bookies’ favourite to win an eighth title at Melbourne Park but she came unstuck against a determined Wang, Read More
The Chinese authorities have caught two vessels for low sulphur fuel violations, the first reported cases of breaches of IMO 2020. The Standard Club said that the first vessel was in Qingdao when it underwent a Port State Control (PSC) inspection by the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) and was found to be using fuel with a sulphur content of Read More
Being a paper presented By Ahmid Lawal at the International Forum on “China’s 70-Year Development and the Construction of the Community with a Shared Future for Mankind” in November, at Shanghai, China. This paper will discuss on the history of globalization in China; including the economic, social, cultural influences that have been integrated into Chinese society. Han Dynasty The first Read More
Jose Mourinho has turned down a bumper £88m (€100m) contract to manage a club in China, according to Sky sources. It is claimed Guangzhou Evergrande were willing to pay the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss £28m a season, with bonuses, in what is believed to be the biggest managerial offer in world football. It is understood Mourinho had the right Read More
In this interview with a London-based media platform, Super Eagles Captain Mikel Obi sheds light on his short sojourn to China from English Premier League club Chelsea. Excerpts Coping in China It was two years of a huge culture shock. The food was a problem, the lifestyle, the style in which everything was done. When you have been at a Read More
Odion Ighalo’s new Chinese club, Shangai Shenhua were humiliated with a 4-0 defeat at home during their first league season outing . It was a day to forget for Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker and his new club. Ighalo moved to Shanghai Shenhua after the relegation of his former team Changchun Yatai. Shanghai play host to defending champion of the league Read More
Super Eagles’ forward, Odion Ighalo will still have another season in the Chinese league after efforts to transfer to Europe failed at the close of last month’s transfer window. He has now joined Shanghai Shenhua FC from fellow Chinese Super League (CSL) side Changchun Yatai Football Club. In joining Shanghai Shenhua, Ighalo has also teamed up with Quique Sánchez Flores who Read More
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