Zambia has again discharged two more COVID-19 cases after testing negative twice, bringing the total number of those discharged to seven. During a briefing held in Lusaka this afternoon, Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya disclosed that the country has not recorded any COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, making it the fifth consecutive…
By Chileshe Mwango The Tobacco Free Association of Zambia –TFAZ- has called on government to ban all tobacco products and stop tobacco manufacturing in the country as the sale and production of tobacco products increases people’s vulnerability to the corona virus. The association has also reminded tobacco users and those handling tobacco products that…
(BBC)Global financial markets have rallied as investors seize on signs that the spread of coronavirus in some hotspots may be easing.The three main US indexes were up more than 2% at mid-day in New York, following a roughly 7% surge on Monday.In London, Paris and Frankfurt stocks closed more than 2% higher, while earlier Asian…
(BBC)-A total of 81% of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people have had their workplace fully or partly closed.Restrictions on daily life have led to the closure of many companies and the laying off of staff – either permanently or temporarily.The International Labour Organization (ILO), an agency of the United Nations, has been looking…
(BBC)The summer transfer window will be moved and contracts ending on 30 June will be extended for a short period under proposals agreed by all football’s major stakeholders, world governing body Fifa has confirmed.It is now accepted by all parties that the initial hope of completing the 2019-20 season by 30 June will not happen.After…
(BBC)-La Liga could resume as early as 28 May in the best-case scenario as the league discusses its options, says its president Javier Tebas.No Spanish side has played a competitive game since 11 March, when Atletico Madrid knocked holders Liverpool out of the Champions League.Tebas says training will not return until emergency measures – in…
(BBC)China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January.The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down from 39 on Monday.It comes as the government is under scrutiny as to whether it is underreporting its figures.The government says more than 3,331 people have died…
