The world needs to step up efforts to combat Covid-19, and countries must not lower their guard, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned on Monday as coronavirus cases soar around the …
Read More »WHO considers the risk of Ebola to be “very high” for Guinea’s neighbors | Ebola news
WHO officials said an assessment of the preparedness of Guinea’s neighbors showed deficiencies in their preparedness for the Ebola outbreak. Officials at the World Health Organization say the risk of an Ebola …
Read More »WHO says pandemic has caused more ‘massive trauma’ than WWII and will last for years
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks after Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the 148th session of the …
Read More »90 percent of COVID deaths occur in countries with high obesity
Nearly 90 percent of coronavirus deaths have occurred in countries with high levels of obesity, according to the researchers, who now want overweight people to be prioritized for vaccines. Death rates were …
Read More »Scientists want WHO-led team to remove report on COVID origins
An international group of scientists is calling for new research on the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, arguing that current research led by the World Health Organization is too restricted …
Read More »WHO warns that it is “ unrealistic ” that the COVID-19 pandemic will end this year
The World Health Organization has warned that it is unrealistic to expect the COVID-19 pandemic to end this year. Dr. Michael Ryan, director of the WHO emergency program, said the focus should …
Read More »Hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Trump, should not be used to prevent COVID-19, say WHO experts
Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent or treat COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week. the anti-inflammatory drug was once touted by former President Donald Trump, who said he …
Read More »COVID-19 ending soon is ‘unrealistic’, says World Health Organization official
GENEVA – A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think that the pandemic could be stopped before the end of the year, but that the …
Read More »COVID-19 ending soon is ‘unrealistic’, says World Health Organization official
GENEVA – A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think that the pandemic could be stopped before the end of the year, but that the …
Read More »Global COVID-19 Infections Rise for First Time in 7 Weeks, According to WHO | Coronavirus pandemic news
The cases are increasing due to the relaxation of public health measures, the circulation of variants and “people let their guard down,” says the WHO director-general. The number of new coronavirus infections …
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