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Breaking:Mexican mayor shot dead by gang members after he blocked road to his town to prevent coronavirus

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2020

A Mexican mayor has been shot dead by gangs after he blocked roads to his town to stop the spread of coronavirus, local media say. Obed Duron Gomez, the Mayor of Mahahual was reportedly shot whilst travelling to the community of Xcalak, in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo. He was

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Five Nigerians test positive for coronavirus in China

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2020

Five Nigerians have tested positive for coronavirus in China, according to Dailymail.co.uk. Four of them had recently visited the same eatery, ‘Emma Food’, multiple times, announced the Guangzhou Health Commission on Tuesday. The restaurant owner, alongside her daughter and another child, later tested positive for the contagion. Wuhan, the former epicentre, on

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U.S to citizens leaving Nigeria over COVID-19: You will be responsible for your medical bills

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2020

The United States of America on Sunday said its nationals leaving Nigeria amid the coronavirus pandemic will be responsible for their medical bills. In a statement on its website on Sunday, the US noted that its hospitals are “overwhelmed” and there are shortages of basic supplies across the country. The statement also noted that two […]

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Boris Johnson in hospital for precautionary test on COVID-19

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, 10 days after he tested positive for coronavirus. “On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests,” Downing Street said in a statement, calling it a “precautionary step”.

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Breaking: UK coronavirus death toll close to 5,000

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2020

The UK coronavirus death toll is now close to 5,000 after another 621 people died in the last 24 hours. The new figure, which is lower than the record 708 deaths reported on Saturday, takes the country’s fatalities to 4,934. Confirmed cases released by the Department of Health also jumped by 5,903. The national total […]

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COVID-19: China says it has sold nearly four billion masks abroad

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2020

China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, officials said Sunday, as they tried to stem widespread fears over the quality of medical exports. Despite Chinese cases dwindling, Beijing has encouraged factories to increase production of medical supplies as the pandemic kills over 60,000 globally and parts of the world face […]