Health

Executive Orders: Biden Signs Orders to Deliver Checks and Food Aid to Low-Income Americans, Plus a Federal Pay Raise

[ad_1] The measures build on the president’s push to help struggling families with a $ 1.9 billion relief plan he outlined last week. The plan would send another $ 1,400 in additional stimulus checks, expand unemployment benefits and nutritional assistance, and provide more help to renters and homeowners in need. …

Read More »

Kigali under a 15-day blockade

[ad_1] Africa News for Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Source: nation.africa 2021-01-19 motorcyclist looks at police officers on patrol within minutes of curfew (CYRIL NDEGEYA) Rwanda has put Kigali under a 15-day lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. The capital city has seen a second wave after authorities relaxed some …

Read More »

Nigeria Records Largest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases

[ad_1] Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to 107,345 on Friday night after reporting 1,867 new cases, the highest increase in a single day in the country since the start of the pandemic. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed the figure, said eight more deaths were recorded, …

Read More »