By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Covid-19 does not have a cure yet, so if you are having breathing difficulties, what the medics do is they put you on a ventilator until your lungs clear. It is thus no surprise why the global demand for ventilators has soared

INDIA has joined the list of nations placing restrictions on the export of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals by banning all exports of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine which President Donald Trump recently touted as a possible cure for coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) India
(2) Brazil
(3) Indonesia
(4) Pakistan
(5) Nigeria
(6) Vietnam
(7) Philippines
(8) South Africa
(9) Egypt
(10) Mexico

ONDO State has reacted to the emergence of its first case of Covid-19 with the establishment of a six-man Ondo State Coronavirus Response Fund in which Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's son serves as the secretary.

MUSLIM  Rights Concern (Muric) has lashed out at rival body Christian Rights Agenda (CRA) for criticising Islamic organisations in Nigeria for not doing enough to assist the population in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

UNITED Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria's for the way the country has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic saying she is one developing nation that has shown a remarkable capacity to respond to the crisis.

CHINA is sending an 18-man team of medical experts to Nigeria over the next few days to assist the health authorities with their fight against the coronavirus pandemic as fears grow that the virus may spread further over the coming weeks.

AUTOMOBILE assembly company Innoson Motors has asked the Nigerian government to offer it a N4bn ($10.5m) loan to enable it convert its Nnewi car plant into one that can manufacture ventilators so it can contribute towards the fight against coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last week we have all seen the mayhem this lockdown is causing in parts of Nigeria as people are complaining about not having supplies of basic food items to deal with the situation

(2) In Lagos in particular, people are getting quite restless saying they cannot afford to go for 14 days without food. They blame the government for not backing up the lockdown with the appropriate distribution of food items

LAGOS State government health officials have sealed off the Agege Central Mosque after it persistently violated the ban on gatherings of more than 25 people and its worshippers resorted to attacking enforcement officers who asked them to disperse.