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DELTA, between Thursday night and early morning Friday, recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19, shooting a number of confirmed cases in the state to 17.

Confirming the development in his Whatsapp page, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the State now has 13 active cases, two discharged and two deaths.

A reliable source who pleaded anonymity, however, explained that the majority of the new cases were recorded in Warri and one or two in Asaba axis.

Meanwhile, the Delta State testing laboratory has been inaugurated at the State Specialist Hospital, Asaba to facilitate the diagnosis of suspected COVID-19 cases in the State.

Recall that the State Government had on Monday received a mobile testing laboratory through its partnership with Irrua Specialist Hospital and Pan African Network for Disease Outbreak Research and Rapid Response, PANDORA.

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/05/01/delta-state-move-from-7-confirm-covid_19-cases-to-17-cases-within-24-hours-after-relax-lockdown/

DELTA, between Thursday night and early morning Friday, recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19, shooting a number of confirmed cases in the state to 17.

Confirming the development in his Whatsapp page, the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the State now has 13 active cases, two discharged and two deaths.

A reliable source who pleaded anonymity, however, explained that the majority of the new cases were recorded in Warri and one or two in Asaba axis.

Meanwhile, the Delta State testing laboratory has been inaugurated at the State Specialist Hospital, Asaba to facilitate the diagnosis of suspected COVID-19 cases in the State.

Recall that the State Government had on Monday received a mobile testing laboratory through its partnership with Irrua Specialist Hospital and Pan African Network for Disease Outbreak Research and Rapid Response, PANDORA.

Face of the month (May, 2020) is a young CEO Sunday Udo Mirriam, the CEO of Zosh Signature. She hails from Akwa Ibom State and a graduate of Delta State University, Abraka.

Since the beginning of Covid_19 in Nigeria, both the rich and poor has suffer from the effect of this pandemic.

Our focus will be on the Adverse effects of lockdown in Nigeria.

Below is our brief interview with this young CEO

Are you happy with the lockdown?

No, I am not

Is there any positive effect from the lockdown?

Actually there is just a few.

The people are starving, what do you think should be done to ameliorate(to make a situation better)the hunger situation during this lockdown?

The only way out is for we (ourselves) to reach out to our immediate environment, we shouldn't wait till we have much, because the government are doing nothing.

Can you link the lockdown to the rate of domestic violence?

Yes, some persons are getting to know their partners bad attitude towards to them and others more than bonding as families.

What can you say concerning education and the lockdown situation?

This lockdown really have effect on the children because they would be affected morally, mentally, physically and most especially in their studies.

We are humans, we need food, what can you say about Nigeria traders increasing the price of food stuffs?

It really not their fault, the price increased has an effect on them too, but nevertheless it disadvantage in the poor masses it bad(hunger)

Do you think this lockdown will lead to global recession?

Yes, the world economic will go down.

What is your advice to Nigeria government on the corona virus issue and the lockdown?

I say everyone should stay safe and the lockdown should continue.

Special recognition goes to our host Miss Shaba Scholarstica Anoghene (Face Of The Month, March 2020)

One of Nigeria finest gospel artiste Blessingsongz releases her new single tittles "My Lover"

Download and spread the gospel

mopol123:
So how is her state of health now? Corona cured?

Fine

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/04/26/elisa-granato-first-patient-injected-in-uk-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-is-still-alive/

The viral news of Elisa Granato passed away 2 days after the vaccine trial is fake.

Elisa Granato is still alive, she tweeted on her twitter account saying she’s doing fine

See her tweet below

Source: https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/04/26/delta-state-university-uses-whatsapp-group-chat-as-a-method-of-e-learning-for-students/

A delsu student share her first time online lecture experience as Delta state university commences online lecture for students due to coronavirus

Since the beginning of this pandemic, all lives has been affected including undergraduates, it's like pausing everyone now, we are all sitting at home waiting and hoping a cure will come or we just wake up tomorrow that there was no covid 19.

Below is the brief interview with a finally year delsu student

So do you think lockdown is the best way to stop this virus?

It's a yes and no,yes in the sense that the first lock down helped to avoid social contacting and those many parties but the extended one now has turned this thing to politics because telling people to stay at home without food and money is rubbish because people are dying of hunger and 90% of people in Nigeria depends on daily living.

Some universities in Nigeria has adopted online learning including Delta state university. How true is that?

Yes Its true, and it's a good step, it will make the students to still be in line via education.

I guess, this the first time in the history of Delta state university conducting online learning. So what platform is Delta state university using to conduct the online lecture?

A whatsApp group is created for each departments by the coordinators and there's time for different lecturers to take their courses, I even had 2 classes today, they are using voice notes and PDFs and it was really good and nice for delsu to adopt this method

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Top Naija Music Award Dj, DJ Kotech gave out over N200k to his fans on Facebook as a helping hand during this lockdown.

He started this giveaway of N20k each on the 22nd of April which he finally round up today

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juniior:
This is Congo. FARDC written on their truck is Congolese army. Stop spreading lies and fear

I have watch the video.. And I didn't see any Congo on the truck. By the way am from warri... I can confirm it

ignis:
Someone please confirm this...

Confirmed

The next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic will be extremely challenging as people we know and love come down with the disease. Some may become gravely ill and even die. But we are not powerless against the virus. We must prepare ourselves for what's ahead and have a plan, starting with ourselves and our own loved ones.

According to epidemiological modeling, about one in three Americans -- 100 million people -- could become infected by October without early and aggressive intervention. If we implement these interventions to "flatten the curve," we could reduce the rate of spread. In fact, there are glimmers of hope that this number could be much lower as social distancing shows early signs that it might be working. This is essential to avoid overtaxing the health care system and rationing resources and attention to patients in need of intensive care. Still, even in the most conservative estimates, we could expect millions to acquire Covid-19 in the coming months.

Now is the time to prepare for what happens when Covid-19 comes to us.

About 80% of those with Covid-19 will have mild symptoms and... Read full article https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/04/02/we-must-prepare-for-whats-next-after-covid_19/


Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/04/02/we-must-prepare-for-whats-next-after-covid_19/

News reaching us now is that Davido also tested positive for coronavirus along side with his baby mama, Chioma.

The artiste also reveal the news through his Instagram story and he also posted himself and his son Ifeanyi with the caption “Staying strong for mama, everywhere good”

Source: Dj Kotech

Read full story...
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/29/breaking-news-davido-also-tested-positive-for-coronavirus/

At 2:50pm on 31 March last year, the rapper Nipsey Hussle sent out a tweet. 30 minutes he was found dead.

CCTV footage shows a man approach Nipsey, with a gun in each hand, and open fire on him outside the clothing store he owned in south Crenshaw, Los Angeles.

The man pulled back before returning to shoot him again.

One final time he retreated, before reappearing, shooting Nipsey and kicking him in the head.

The killing horrified fans around the world, with tributes from celebrities including Drake and Rhianna and, very quickly, rumours spread about the murder. In BBC Three's new documentary The Mysterious Murder of Nipsey Hussle, filmmaker Ben Zand speaks to people who knew Nipsey, as well as to LA police and gang members, to investigate the life and death of the world-famous rapper.

Who was Nipsey Hussle?

Rapper Nipsey Hussle - real name Ermias Asghedom - was born in Crenshaw in 1985.

He was regarded as a hero in his community. He owned a record label and the rights to his own music. He clocked 1.8 billion music streams in one year, won two posthumous Grammys and became an icon around the world, thanks in part to his investment in science and tech projects for underprivileged young people.

"A huge part of the reason people felt attached to Nipsey was [his message of], 'Hey, as black people we need to be building our stuff. We shouldn't be so dependent on white entities to survive," says fan and community organiser Chavonne Taylor.

"Also by encouraging us to join him. That's what all of his music was: 'Join me in this. Let's own our communities'."

Nipsey was part of his local gang, the Rollin 60s Crips, and his music told of the hard streets he was raised on and the gang culture he grew up in.

After Nipsey's killing, the rumours about who was behind it began. Conspiracy theories started to spread, blaming his death on lots of different groups: the police, the US government, pharmaceutical companies and the Illuminati.

A few months after Nipsey's death, it emerged that the police had been investigating him and his businesses, which gave fuel to the fire on theories of police involvement in his killing.

The LA city attorney's office had been tracking Nipsey's property, alleging it was a hangout for a local criminal gang and that it was the site of attempted murders, shootings and robberies.

The Los Angeles Police Department refused to comment despite numerous requests.

In April last year, police arrested 29-year-old Eric Holder, who's accused of Nipsey's murder. Holder, who maintains his innocence, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. His trial is expected to begin in April.

Perhaps surprisingly, Eric and Nipsey were from the same gang. And, according to transcripts at the pre-trial hearing, a conversation allegedly took place between Eric and Nipsey moments before he was shot.

Nipsey apparently accused Eric Holder of being a "snitch". The word "snitch" is mentioned in the transcript 24 times.

It's this that could have been the reason behind Nipsey's murder, according to one LA gang member.

"[Calling someone a snitch] is the worst thing you can say," says Cedric, a long-term member of a local gang. "That's a very bad statement.

"I'm killing you if you call me a snitch."

Cedric also believes that Nipsey was too comfortable hanging around the south Crenshaw neighbourhood he grew up in, even after his phenomenal success.

"Nipsey was stupid," Cedric says. "His gang didn't protect him and they wasn't gonna protect him when he got that money.

"He should have never been at that store without security. But he felt comfortable.

"His success was great but there was just too many haters.

"He thought he was untouchable."

Retired cop Bryan Bentley spent his whole career with the LAPD working in Nipsey's neighbourhood - and he also believes the killing came down to a gang-related conflict.

"He disrespected the person, which is the big rule. You don't disrespect somebody in the hood.

"You don't disrespect people. If you do, you better be ready to defend yourself.

"That's the law of streets. That's the law of how gang members work."

I've made documentaries on a lot of people now, but never have I made one on someone as canonised as Nipsey Hussle.

Nipsey was one of the good guys.

He was someone who departed from the usual idea of celebrity. Less interested in followers on Instagram, more interested in building a real-life following by being the personification of what he preached: 'Empower your community through ownership. Buy back the block. Cut out the middleman. All Money In No Money Out (this was Nipsey Hussle's record label).'

He never left his community, he invested in it to make it a better place. It was the reason he was loved.

But that's what made his murder all the more shocking. How could a man so idolised have been shot at least 10 times outside his own store, in his own beloved neighbourhood?

Nipsey had a history in gangs, and an obligation to those around him to carry them with his success. It's a lot of pressure.

There are a lot of rules in gang life, and ultimately one wrong turn can have deadly consequences.


Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/31/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-death-of-american-rapper-nipsey-hussle/

World Health Organization officials Monday said they still recommend people not wear face masks unless they are sick with Covid-19 or caring for someone who is sick.

Masks may actually increase your coronavirus risk if worn improperly, surgeon general warns.

"There is no specific evidence to suggest that the wearing of masks by the mass population has any potential benefit. In fact, there's some evidence to suggest the opposite in the misuse of wearing a mask properly or fitting it properly," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO health emergencies program, said at a media briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

"There also is the issue that we have a massive global shortage," Ryan said about masks and other medical supplies. "Right now the people most at risk from this virus are frontline health workers who are exposed to the virus every second of every day. The thought of them not having masks is horrific."

People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease epidemiologist with the WHO, also said at Monday's briefing that it is important "we prioritize the use of masks for those who need it most," which would be frontline health care workers.

"In the community, we do not recommend the use of wearing masks unless you yourself are sick and as a measure to prevent onward spread from you if you are ill," Van Kerkhove said.

"The masks that we recommend are for people who are at home and who are sick and for those individuals who are caring for those people who are home that are sick," she said.

World Health Organization officials warned at a media briefing last week that globally there is a "significant shortage" of medical supplies, including personal protective gear or PPE, for doctors.

"We need to be clear," Van Kerkhove said last week. "The world is facing a significant shortage of PPE for our frontline workers -- including masks and gloves and gowns and face shields -- and protecting our health care workers must be the top priority for use of this PPE."


Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/31/dont-wear-mask-if-youre-not-sick-or-caring-for-someone-who-is-sick-who/

On Thursday, we hit a grim watershed. The US overtook Italy and China as the country with the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases.
This is a dire crisis and an extraordinary failure of President Donald Trump. Americans are suffering and dying because the Trump administration failed to act quickly and decisively to prevent the virus' spread. The US has now seen about 1,195 deaths and the number is rising rapidly.


On Thursday, the US saw an increase of more than 15,000 cases in one day -- a shocking surge that can be explained by both the spread of the virus and increased testing after weeks of shortages -- pushing the total number of confirmed cases over 82,000. China, in comparison, has reported 81,285 cases.

There is a fundamental difference between China and the US. China has broken the spread of the virus with a lockdown that first started in Wuhan on January 23 and is now being lifted in stages; only a few dozen new cases are allegedly confirmed each day, and most of these are apparently introduced from abroad. The US has not broken the epidemic. And if Trump has his way, easing guidelines to stay at home by Easter, we will fail to stop the epidemic and millions more will be infected. Even with active control, we might be facing around 81,000 deaths by July according to a new detailed analysis from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The transfer of the virus, which may have originated in bats, to humans was an unforeseen event. The response to that event has been determined by the policies of nations. On December 31, the Wuhan government publicly confirmed it was treating dozens of cases of a mysterious new pneumonia outbreak and on January 7, officials identified a new coronavirus as the cause. The first confirmed case in Japan was identified in mid-January, with South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and the US following suit within days.

The East Asian countries went into action. Many had experienced the 2003 SARS outbreak and had public health teams on alert for new epidemics. More than two months later, the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed in the US, with more than 250 cases per million people, far higher than China, which has approximately 57 cases per million; Hong Kong, 60; Taiwan, 11; Singapore, 117; Japan, 11; and Korea, 180.

Trump bears direct responsibility for America's unpreparedness and failed response to the epidemic. Since Trump came into office, he has systematically taken apart our protective public health system. The pandemic unit at the National Security Council was dismantled in 2018 under his watch. Trump slashed the CDC's epidemic control teams in 39 countries, including China. And when the epidemic hit, Trump ignored it, downplayed it, and made repeated false claims. Even now, he spouts vulgar nonsense about restarting the economy by Easter when public health experts say the threat is going to persist for far longer.

Trump is profoundly culpable, but he is not the only reason for America's dismal situation in the face of this epidemic. Our for-profit health care system rakes in money on disease, not on health. Instead, we have a system that works for the rich, instead of a public health system for all Americans that readily anticipates and controls new pathogens through testing, contact tracing, and quarantine.

Americans across the country are fighting to stay alive, while Trump acts as if he is more intent on saving the economy. We can still try to control the virus as the East Asian countries are doing and in the process we will rescue the economy too. We need decisive action across states and cities. We are finding leadership today in our governors, mayors and our brave frontline health workers.

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/30/why-america-has-the-worlds-most-confirmed-covid-19-cases/

Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives.

Shimura suffered pneumonia-like symptoms and passed away on Sunday night, his agency, Izawa Office, told CNN.

He reported symptoms, including fatigue, on March 17 and was hospitalized on March 20 with severe pneumonia before testing positive for coronavirus on March 23.

Shimura is likely to be deeply mourned in Japan. He has been described as "Japan's Robin Williams," with the country's television networks heavily covering his death.

Shimura began his comedy career in 1974 after joining the comedy group Drifters. He was known across Japan for his Charlie Chaplin-like "Mustache Dance."

In his memoir, Shimura said he was inspired by American comedian Jerry Lewis.

Japan's health ministry recorded 173 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, with 68 in Tokyo.

This is the biggest single-day spike for the capital and comes a week after the 2020 Olympics scheduled to be held in the city were postponed until next year.

President Donald Trump said Sunday he would extend nationwide social distancing guidelines for another 30 days, an abrupt back-down from his push to reopen the country as coronavirus continues to spread.

The 15-day guidelines Trump announced two weeks ago were set to expire on Monday, and the President had suggested over the past week that he was looking to relax them, at least in some parts of the country. He even floated Easter, on April 12, as a potential date by which the country could return to normal.

But on Sunday he said he'd decided to extend the guidelines -- which include suggested limits on large gatherings -- to April 30, a sign his earlier predictions were overly rosy.

"The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," the President said Sunday at a White House news conference. He said he would be finalizing a new plan and strategy early this week and announcing the details on Tuesday.

The announcement marked an abrupt turnaround from a week ago when Trump said he was convinced the distancing restrictions were causing irreparable damage to the economy.

Even as his health advisers warned of dire consequences if Americans were allowed to return to large gatherings or crowded workplaces, Trump appeared intent on allowing a return to normal life.

On Sunday, however, Trump seemed to acknowledge that the spread of the virus had not slowed, at least not yet. He said that modeling shows that the peak of the death rate will likely hit in two weeks, but stressed that he hopes the country will be on its way to recovery by June 1.
"We can expect that by June 1st, we will be well on our way to recovery, we think by June 1st. A lot of great things will be happening," he said.
Trump reiterated his intent to return life to normal.

"I want our life back again," he said.

The White House's social distancing guidance advises all Americans to avoid groups of more than 10 and urges older people to stay at home.
Over the past week, various options had been discussed among Trump's advisers on possible alternatives -- including allowing some states to return to normal more quickly -- to the current guidelines.

But persistent problems in testing have prevented the full picture of the virus's spread from becoming known, leaving officials without a clear idea of which states were faring better than others.

The scale of the outbreak was given stark urgency Sunday by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease specialist, who predicted on CNN that more than 100,000 Americans could eventually die from coronavirus with millions more infected.

Trump suggested during his briefing that he didn't believe the larger numbers Fauci had mentioned earlier in the day, and called him to the podium.

He said it's "entirely conceivable" that more than a million people in the US could contract coronavirus, but added that mitigation and extending the distancing guidelines through April will hopefully curb those numbers.

Fauci was among the health advisers on Trump's team encouraging a continuation of the current guidelines after Trump heard from business leaders and some conservative allies that the restrictions were more damaging than the virus itself.

Over the course of the past week, however, Trump appeared more wary of lifting the guidelines he had announced himself and which had been branded "President Trump's 15 Days to Slow the Spread."

He said on Friday that his priority in dealing with the virus was Americans' health, not the economy.

And he suggested he was aware that most health professionals would not advise a full-scale return to life as normal.

Questioned Sunday about the Easter date he floated earlier in the week, Trump said it was merely "aspirational."

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/30/trump-extends-federal-social-distancing-guidelines-to-april-30/

Italy has recorded 919 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far.

It means 9,134 people have now died from the virus in the country.

Earlier World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a "chronic global shortage" of protective equipment was one of the "most urgent threats" to the ability to save lives.

Italy is the worst-affected in Europe. Almost everything has been closed and people told to stay at home.

Earlier on Friday, authorities warned that restrictions were likely to be extended beyond 3 April.

The northern region of Lombardy, the hardest hit in the country, saw a sharp increase in deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. This followed a decline on Thursday that had raised hopes the outbreak there could have peaked.

There were 5,959 new cases nationwide - a slightly lower increase than Thursday's figure. There has been a total of nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in the country.

Fears are also growing of an increase in cases in the poorer south of the country.

On Thursday Vincenzo De Luca, president of the Campania region around Naples, said the central government had not provided promised ventilators and other life-saving equipment.

"At this point there is the real prospect that Lombardy's tragedy is about to become the south's tragedy," he said.

The same day Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said all of Europe would be hit by a severe recession. He promised a second stimulus package for Italy worth at least €25bn (£23bn; $27bn).


Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/28/coronavirus-more-than-900-deaths-in-a-day-in-italy/

11 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: 8 in Lagos, 2 in Enugu & 1 in Edo State

As at 11:55pm 27th March, there are 81 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 3 have been discharged with 1 death


https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/27/coronavirus-11-new-confirmed-cases-in-nigeria-as-edo-state-rise-to-2/

China is closing its border to most foreigners amid fears of imported novel coronavirus cases causing a second outbreak in the country where the infection was first detected.

In a statement late Thursday, the government said that "in view of the rapid spread of Covid-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits" as of March 28.

Anyone wishing to enter the country will have to apply for a new visa at their local Chinese embassy or consulate. The announcement did not say how long this would take.

The decision to effectively seal off the country to foreigners is the latest in a series of moves intended to safeguard against infection from international travel, after more than 500 imported cases of the coronavirus were confirmed.

On Monday, Beijing city authorities announced that all international arrivals would be quarantined and tested for the virus at designated government facilities. Other cities have implemented stringent home quarantine requirements on international arrivals. Last week, a Chinese Australian woman was deported after neighbors recorded her breaching isolation controls to go jogging.

The number of new domestic infections has slowed to a trickle in recent weeks. While Wuhan, the city previously at the epicenter of the outbreak, remains on lockdown, much of the rest of the country is returning to normal.

There are fears imported cases could lead to a renewed outbreak.

Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese city, already had to backtrack on relaxing restrictions after a spike in new infections, many of which were imported by international travelers.
Staff wear protective masks and visors as they walk in the arrivals area at Beijing Capital
International Airport on March 24.
Staff wear protective masks and visors as they walk in the arrivals area at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 24.

No 'foreign friends'

Across China, reports have appeared in recent days of businesses banning foreign nationals from entering their premises. Accounts have even emerged of housing estates and office complexes barring non-Chinese from the premises.

All of that is despite the fact 90% of imported cases are linked to Chinese citizens returning from overseas, particularly the hundreds of thousands of students forced home by university closures.

While the backlash against foreigners in China has not reached anything near the level of violence and open racism experienced by many Asians living in parts of Europe and the US, it appears to be part of a broader rise in xenophobia, seen in a number of Asian countries battling the outbreak.

Elizabeth Rodewald, an American working in Beijing, said she was stopped by her security guard from entering her own home this week. She said the guard asked if she was Russian and refused to let her pass even after she showed her residential ID card, even though Chinese residents continued to enter freely. She said she had to wait for the manager to arrive before she could go in.

At a Beijing gym popular with expats, managers posted a sign saying "foreign friends" would no longer be allowed to enter, "because of (the) overseas epidemic threshold." CNN also saw doormen at a bar in Sanlitun, a popular Beijing nightlife area, refusing entry to non-Chinese-looking patrons.

These restrictions are not government backed and enforcement of them appears to not be rigorous.

At the bar in Sanlitun, for example, security staff did not check IDs, so ethnically Chinese foreign residents could enter. Jim Boyce, a Beijing resident who posted on Twitter about restrictions on foreigners, said that one barber shop which put up a sign barring non-Chinese still allowed at least one expat to get his hair cut there.

Some 900,000 foreigners live in China, according to state media, with the largest non-Chinese population in Shanghai. While the government has gradually made it easier for foreigners to apply for permanent residency, as it attempts to attract more overseas talent and investment, the number of foreigners who gain this status is still exceptionally small.

In 2010, when the last census was carried out, there were just 1,448 naturalized citizens in China, a nation of over 1.3 billion people.


Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/27/no-more-foreign-friends-china-president-restricts-the-movement-of-foreigners/

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates says that the US should shutdown the entire country for a short period of time to control the spread of the coronavirus and predicts that the number of cases will peak in late April.

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/27/state-by-state-shutdown-wont-work-bill-gates/

Arteta, 38, tested positive for the virus on 12 March but has since recovered after self-isolating.

"We are in a world here where everything is social media, everything is a WhatsApp text," the Spaniard said.

"But how important is touching each other, feeling each other and hugging each other?

"I miss that with a lot of the people I love.

"We have to be emotionally more open. We have to tell each other what we are feeling."

Arteta reported feeling unwell after it was confirmed Evangelos Marinakis - the owner of Greek side Olympiakos, who played Arsenal in the Europa League in February - had coronavirus on 10 March.

On Thursday Arteta said he was feeling "completely recovered" and urged people to follow the government's advice on staying at home.

"It's one virus that is putting the world aside and it's transforming everything that we prioritise in life. So we have to take that lesson," he told the Arsenal website.

"We cannot just in two or three months' time - if we are able to get over this quickly - forget about this, because it's so important."

Arsenal players were due to report for training earlier this week after competing a two-week isolation period, but their return has been postponed.

Arteta said his main concern was his three children after his wife and their nanny contracted the virus.

Arteta self-isolated in a room and a bathroom for two or three days but his wife fell ill shortly afterwards.

"I am a very positive person and I try to take the moment to say OK, what can we take from this?" he said.

"I haven't had the opportunity to wake up with my kids and dedicate my time and listen to them.

"We are in the household together and we are really enjoying those moments as well."

Source: Dj Kotech
https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/27/arsenal-manager-mikel-arteta-has-full-recover-from-coronavirus/

Covid 19

Spanish flu 1918 used in world war 1

https://djkotech.com.ng/2020/03/26/covid_19-could-be-the-advance-spanish-flu-1918-biological-weapon-used-in-world-war-1-video/

As the number of coronavirus cases grows worldwide, it may be easy to compare the new virus to another global pandemic that dates back to the early 20th century: the Spanish flu.

Widely known as the most severe and deadly pandemic in modern history, Spanish flu didn’t actually come from Spain. The “1918 flu” broke out during World War I, and in a bid to sustain morale on the front and at home, warring countries minimized early reports of cases and deaths caused by the 1918 flu.

But because Spain remained neutral during the war, its press was free to report deaths, leading many to believe the country was hard-hit by the pandemic. Over 100 years later, the name stuck.

It’s not exactly clear where the flu originated. In the U.S., it was first identified in military personnel in the spring of 1918.


The CDC estimates about 500 million people, or about one-third of the world’s population at the time, became infected with the virus. It’s unclear exactly how many died of the virus due to medical records at the time, but estimates top off around 50 million deaths including 675,000 Americans.

Now vs. then

Because of COVID-19’s global spread, it’s easy to compare the two viruses -- but realize there have been 102 years between the pandemics.

In those 102 years, public health has changed dramatically, the world’s population has grown from around 1.5 billion to over 7 billion, and the advent of air travel and global supply chains have connected far corners of the world.

The world’s population is also far older, and COVID-19 has shown especially problematic for seniors.

But to keep it in perspective: COVID-19 would have to infect thousands of times as many people as it has right now to compare to the 1918 flu.

The best advice healthcare professionals can give? Keep your distance, wash your hands, and stay home if you feel sick.

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Five new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 2 in Lagos & 1 in Rivers

3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 2 are close contacts of a confirmed case

As at 11:25 pm 25th March, there are

51 confirmed cases
2 discharged
1 death