Update: I owe my life to NHS staff – UK PM Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson LONDON, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boris Johnson has said he owes his life to the NHS staff treating him for coronavirus.The prime minister, 55, thanked medics at St Thomas’ hospital in London, where he continues to recover after spending three nights in intensive care.It comes as UK deaths…

Covid-19: Denmark taking steps to open up again

A supermarket in Funen has dividers and floor markings to separate shoppers  COPENHAGEN, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Denmark is about to make its first move to relax restrictions imposed to fight coronavirus. From Wednesday, children aged 11 and younger return to schools and nurseries, after a month of closures. It’s among the…

Covid-19: France reports fall in daily deaths, toll tops 13,800

PARIS, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Saturday reported a lower daily toll for deaths from COVID-19, declaring a “plateau” had been reached in the country’s coronavirus epidemic, albeit at a very high level. The French health authorities said in a statement that 345 more people had died in hospitals…

Covid-19: Canadian lawmakers approve vast pandemic economic aid program

MONTREAL, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian lawmakers passed a wage subsidy program Saturday heralded as the largest economic measure in the country since World War II, to help businesses and their employees get through the coronavirus crisis. Parliament is suspended but held an exceptional session in the middle of Easter…

Covid-19: More than 10% of US carrier’s crew test positive for virus – Navy

WASHINGTON, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– More than 10 percent of the 4,800 crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Navy said Saturday, days after the navy chief resigned over his mishandling of the outbreak. “92 percent of the TR crew have been…

Covid-19: England’s hospital death toll rises by 917 to 9,875

LONDON, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The latest death toll from the coronavirus in the United Kingdom has risen by 917 to 9,875 people, health officials said on Saturday. The Department of Health also said 78,991 had tested positive for the virus as of 0800 GMT on Saturday. Britain is hoping…

Covid-19: Pres Trump orders US government to help Italy in coronavirus fight

US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON/ROME, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump ordered top US administration officials to help Italy in fighting the Novel Coronavirus by providing medical supplies, humanitarian relief and other assistance. In a memo to several Cabinet ministers, Trump ordered a variety of measures to help Italy, including…

Covid-19: IMF grants Tunisia $745m loan to combat coronavirus

Tunisian citizens gathered to claim financial aid TUNIS, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the approval of a 745-million-dollar loan to help Tunisia cope with the economic crisis arising from coronavirus pandemic.According to the IMF, the North African country’s economy is expected to contract by 4.3…

Covid-19: Nigeria grants amnesty to 2,600 inmates to curb spread

ABUJA, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has announced that the Federal Government has granted amnesty to 2,600 inmates. A statement on social media revealed that the “amnesty will not apply to inmates sentenced for violent extreme offences”. This is parts of efforts by the Federal…

Nigeria to cut oil production

ABUJA, April 12 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Nigeria will cut its oil production by 1.9 million barrels per day, reducing its daily crude oil production to 1,412 million barrels. Abuja is hoping for a $15 rebound in the price per barrel in the short term. This rebound that could bring at least…