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WHO warns Europe in battle against COVID-19 ahead of summer travels
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged Europeans to travel responsibly during the summer holiday season and warned the continent was “by no ... Coronavirus -
J&J applies to WHO for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it had submitted data to the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use listing of its COVID-19 vaccine, which ... Coronavirus -
Global COVID-19 vaccinations surpass reported infections: WHO
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official announced that the number of COVID-19 vaccinations has surpassed the number of reported infections ... Coronavirus -
WHO experts visit Wuhan hospital as fieldwork into COVID-19 origins begins
Experts from the World Health Organization visited a Wuhan hospital Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched coronavirus origins probe that ... Coronavirus -
WHO experts investigating COVID-19 origins in China’s Wuhan to hold online meetings
A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 are to begin virtual meetings with their Chinese hosts from a hotel in ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO experts land in Wuhan for COVID-19 probe mission
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization arrived on Thursday in China’s central city of Wuhan to investigate the ... Coronavirus -
WHO coronavirus experts to visit China in long-awaited mission
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said, more than a year after the ... Coronavirus -
WHO: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “very promising” but has cold chain issues
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief said on Tuesday it hopes to have a COVID-19 vaccine by year-end and that Pfizer’s experimental remedy is ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO chief quarantines after contact tests positive
The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus happened ‘naturally’, not in a lab: WHO
The coronavirus is something that has happened naturally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: 172 countries engaged in global WHO COVID-19 vaccine plan
Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Time to end ‘vaccine nationalism,’ says WHO chief
Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus numbers 'quickly rising,' WHO warns after record global COVID-19 spike
A record level of new daily COVID-19 cases worldwide could suggest the pandemic is peaking in some large countries, even as the coronavirus has become ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trials in COVID-19 patients suspended, says WHO
The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director ... Coronavirus -
‘False allegations’: WHO denies withholding COVID-19 information following report
The World Health Organization has dismissed as “false allegations” a media report that it withheld information about the new coronavirus following ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus symptoms: Loss of smell, taste, might signal infection
A loss of smell or taste might be an early sign of infection with the pandemic virus, say medical experts who cite reports from several countries.It ... Healthy Living -
More measures needed to avoid coronavirus resurgence: WHO expert
Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding ... World News -
WHO praises Kuwait for measures taken to combat coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) praised Kuwait for the measures the country has been taking to combat and contain the spread of coronavirus, an ... Gulf -
‘Severe disruption to everyday life’: CDC warns Americans of coronavirus
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United ... World News -
China reports 71 more coronavirus deaths; toll up to 2,663
China on Tuesday reported another 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus, the lowest daily number of fatalities in over two weeks, which raised the toll ... World News -
WHO says joint China mission to start coronavirus investigations
A World Health Organization-led joint mission with China will start its outbreak investigation work this weekend and will focus on how the new ... World News -
China new virus deaths rise to 563; 2 cruisers quarantined
China on Thursday reported 73 more deaths from a new virus, raising its total to 563, as the World Health Organization appealed for more funds to help ... World News -
No need to halt travel to beat China virus: WHO chief
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there was no need for measures that “unnecessarily interfere with ... World News -
China virus death toll hits 212, nearly 2,000 new cases
The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health ... World News -
China chides ‘mean’ US for travel warning as virus impact spreads
The United States angered China on Friday with a warning to Americans not to travel there because of a coronavirus epidemic that has rattled the ... World News -
Facebook removes coronavirus misinformation as WHO declares global emergency
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus in a rare departure from its approach to ... Digital -
WHO chief says he is on way to China to confer on virus, boost response
The World Health Organization’s director-general said late on Sunday he was on his way to Beijing to confer with Chinese officials and health ... World News -
‘Hundreds’ likely affected by Chinese virus: researchers
The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely hundreds more than officially reported, ... Healthy Living -
Ten dead in Iran bus crash: State media
At least 10 people were killed in Iran on Tuesday when the bus they were travelling in careened into a canyon west of Tehran, state news agency IRNA ... Middle East -
China probes pneumonia outbreak for SARS links: State media
China is investigating an outbreak of atypical pneumonia that is suspected of being linked to SARS, the flu-like virus that killed hundreds of people ... World News