People wait to cremate victims who died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY India has recorded more coronavirus-related deaths in one day than ever before as 3,780 people died in the past 24 hours, India’s Health Ministry said…
While it is a generally held view that education is grossly underfunded in Nigeria, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have taken a huge toll on the sector, with public federal and state universities currently struggling to survive. The post How Nigerian varsities survive economic downturn, meltdown appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria…
Fans will return to Premier League stadiums for the season’s final two rounds of fixtures later this month, subject to the UK government’s expected easing of lockdown restrictions. The post Premier League fans to return for final two matchdays appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
India on Wednesday pledged billions of dollars to boost its flagging vaccine programme, as President Joe Biden said 70 percent of American adults should have had at least one coronavirus shot by July 4. The post India to pump billions into virus fight as Biden sets vaccine target appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic so far has negatively affected the global economy and more severely developing nations of Africa particularly Nigeria. The post Savings, investments, growth amidst inflation appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY India had once declared victory over Covid-19 but is now reeling amid an unprecedented health crisis. It has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government…
Pfizer sharply increased its projections for 2021 revenues and profits on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales as it targets the inoculations as a “durable” revenue stream. The post Pfizer raises 2021 sales forecast for Covid vaccines to $26 bn appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Thousands of Shiite Muslim devotees –- many not wearing masks — gathered in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore for a religious procession on Tuesday, fanning fears about the spread of the coronavirus after similar crowds were blamed in neighbouring India for its own surge. The post Thousands march in Pakistan Shiite procession as virus cases…
India’s cumulative coronavirus case count neared 20 million on Monday as hospitals continued to send distress messages for emergency oxygen supplies and a top jab-maker said the country may face a vaccine crunch for the next two to three months. The last 24 hours brought 368,147 fresh cases, taking the number of people who have…
The Lagos State government says all its facilities have been placed on high alert to pick up early trends that may suggest a third wave of COVID-19 in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state’s Commissioner for Health, in a statement on Monday, said the state was set to take steps to prevent another wave…
