A study by Harvard Medical School has shown that SARS-CoV-2 may have been spreading in China in August 2019. That would be months earlier than when the outbreak is thought to have started in the central city of Wuhan.

Christians across Germany have gathered at churches as state authorities ease restrictions on gatherings. For many of the faithful, Sunday service felt "like a fresh start" after spending Easter in confinement.

Three and a half billion people are confined in some way around the planet. That's almost half of the world's population. The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed our daily lives. With travel halted and industries slowed or stopped, what does that mean for the environment? What effect could it have on efforts to fight climate change? Down to Earth's team takes a look at carbon emissions, pollution, recycling and the impact on agriculture in this special episode in the midst of the coronavirus pandem

Why not make face masks mandatory? With Covid-19 still spreading and the mortality rate still rising in Europe, even a bandana helps. As the likes of Germany and Austria start to ponder a gradual easing of lockdowns, François Picard's panel warns against a premature lifting of confinement.

Nigerians express divergent views on lockdown of states

As a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in Lagos, the State Government on March 22, issued a ban on all religious and social gathering of over 20 people within the state. On Sunday, Guardian TV went around the city to monitor compliance and here's what we discovered.