The United States set a grim double record Wednesday notching more than 3,700 deaths and more than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the nation's four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb smuggling, said a senior government official on Wednesday.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi kicked off a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for talks on bilateral matters, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said.
The US State Department says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in quarantine after coming into contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus.
