Browsing: COVID-19
Coronavirus – Fact Check: COVID-19 is NOT airborne. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks.
COVID-19: NCDC to increase testing laboratories, says Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit not validated. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it will expand its testing capacity for COVID-19 from six laboratories to 13 in the next three weeks.
COVID-19: Solidarity Trial to Compare Drugs Combination Starts in Two Countries – WHO. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there are now more than half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 23,495 deaths.
AfDB raises $3 bn social bond to combat coronavirus. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised three billion dollars three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Africa. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Friday.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a $3-billion facility, named Pandemic…