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 - The Chinese government has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus  - According to the government, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication  - With this, studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government Academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus has been restricted.  The restriction was imposed by the Chinese government according to a news report.  CNN reports that according to a central government directive, all academic papers on Covid-19 will be subject to extra vetting before being submitted for publication. It reported that studies on the origin of the virus will receive extra scrutiny and must be approved by central government officials.  Meanwhile, a Chinese researcher who spoke on condition of anonymity said the move was a worrying development.  The...

- Burna Boy is currently being dragged online for a recent video he posted on social media  - The singer had reacted to the office of the accountant-general burning down in Abuja, mocking Nigerians in the process  - This appears to have angered a lot of Nigerians who took to the Twitter platform to slam him Earlier on, As reported the news of how Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy mocked Nigerians over the office of the accountant-general that got burnt in Abuja.  Burna Boy said that Nigerians deserve everything they are going through.  Well, this didn't seem to go down well with many social media users and they held no words back in express their outrage, disgust and some, disappointment over the now controversial video. According to them, considering Nigerians were his biggest fans, he had no right to mock them especially when they were the ones that made him the star that he is today.  They tagged him prideful and insensitive ...

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Monday ordered immediate quarantine of 37 returnees into the state and escapees, who wanted to enter the state, through the bush at the boundary between Enugu and Ebonyi states. The PUNCH reports that the Ebonyi State  Executive Committee on coronavirus had in the past five days intensified action geared towards enforcing its border closure order, which among things, bans inter-state movement in and out of the state, at its various borders. Umahi also ordered that the 37 persons be subjected to daily medical tests for 14 days. Umahi said, “The state government on Saturday (March 28, 2020) ordered that all the borders in the state be immediately shut down to prevent the coronavirus from spreading into the state. “It ordered that no mass transit should be allowed carrying people into the state from the borders or out of the state. “But 37 persons in the state were said to have entered the bushes and crossed to one of the borders where they ente...

Coronavirus: Burna Boy Sympathizes With Idris Elba Award winning Singer Burna Boy  Following the now-viral news that popular Hollywood actor, Idris Elba tested   positive for coronavirus, multi-award winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu simply known as Burna Boy has sent his love. Taking to his official Twitter handle, the 2020 Grammy-nominated singer sent his love to the popular actor and every other person affected by the deadly disease.  Read Also: “Burna Boy Stole Fela’s Songs And Beats To Become Famous” – Eedris Abdulkareem (Video) The popular actor was said to have been asymptomatic until he went for a test which confirms positive. He wrote:  Sending love to my bro @idriselba and everyone affected in these uncertain times. 🖤🖤 

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures to contain the spread. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono. According to a communique on Thursday, Echono who gave the order on behalf of the Education Minister, Adamu Adamu, also noted that all 104 Unity Schools in the country should close on or before the 26th of March, 2020 as a proactive step aimed at preventing the spread of the dreaded Corona virus. “We have directed all higher institutions to close this weekend. Unity Schools that have completed their exams are to close immediately.

FCT shuts down all schools from Friday over Corona Virus The FCT administration has stated that all Schools in FCT should close by tomorrow Friday 20th, 2020. This is to forestall any case of corona infection among school pupils. A statement issued by the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (FCT) also stated that students should not be in school from Monday 23rd and that lost time will be catered for subsequently. Details Later.

A Promising Treatment for Coronavirus Fails Researchers had hoped that antiviral drugs would help patients, but a new study from China said that one antiviral drug combination didn’t work. A study of 199 adults in China using the drug H.I.V. Kaletra showed no benefit in treating coronavirus. Credit... Geoff Robins/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By  Michael  Nnamdi  Antiviral drugs that had held promise as a potential treatment for the coronavirus did not work in one of the first major studies in seriously ill patients, researchers from China reported on Wednesday. “No benefit was observed,” the researchers wrote in  The New England Journal of Medicine. The study tested Kaletra, a combination of two antiviral medicines, lopinavir and ritonavir, that are normally used to treat H.I.V. There is no proven drug treatment for the new coronavirus, and doctors around the world have been desperately testi...