A report by Daily Trust indicates that Frank Okiye, the speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, has tested positive for the global pandemic called coronavirus.

There is an air of panic among the staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja following evidence that its acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, may have unduly exposed himself to the coronavirus and is resisting self-isolation. He returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the weekend.

Italy is responsible for nearly 60% of Covid-19 deaths in Europe, with Spain responsible for another 25%. In some places, shopping malls and sporting facilities are used as makeshift morgues to house the rapidly rising number of deaths.