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Coronavirus: WHO sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approval
Regulators that normally work within their own countries or regions will likely harmonize efforts on potential COVID-19 vaccines to speed up their ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO urges Pakistan to implement ‘intermittent’ lockdowns as cases surge
The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement “intermittent” lockdowns to counter a surge in coronavirus infections that has ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus is ‘not over until there is no virus anywhere in the world’: WHO
Some countries have seen “upticks” in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must continue to protect themselves against the coronavirus, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO denies funding issues prompted the creation of its new foundation
The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday the creation of a foundation to tap new sources of funding that could help ease a potential cash ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: China ‘open’ to international effort to identify source, says FM
China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus, but any investigation must be led by the World Health ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: EU calls for independent evaluation of WHO pandemic response
The European Union and other countries on Monday called for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus may never go away like HIV, says WHO
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to ... 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: Domestic abuse in Europe surges as lockdowns continue, says WHO
Emergency services across Europe have seen a sharp rise in domestic abuse calls under sweeping coronavirus lockdowns imposed across the continent, the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO appeals for more flight capacity to step up test shipments
The World Health Organization (WHO) appealed for more flight capacity on Tuesday to step up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment to ... Coronavirus -
China, WHO ‘totally responsible’ for coronavirus pandemic: US-China expert
China downplayed the initial coronavirus outbreak and misled the world by saying the virus could not be transmitted from human-to-human, according to ... Features -
G7 seeks WHO review, commits to coordinated coronavirus response: White House
Leaders from the G7 group of industrialized nations on Thursday called for a review and reform process at the World Health Organization and agreed to ... Coronavirus -
WHO rejects Trump’s ‘China-centric’ criticism
World Health Organization officials on Wednesday denied that the body was “China-centric” and said that the acute phase of a pandemic was not the time ... World News -
WHO warns of global nursing shortage, lack of health workers in eastern Mediterranean
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a shortage of health workers in the Eastern Mediterranean region and said underreporting of ... Middle East -
US President Trump blasts WHO, calls organization ‘China centric’
US President Donald Trump criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, saying the organization is “very China centric” and "really blew it" in ... World News -
Coronavirus: WHO concerned about ‘rapid escalation’ of pandemic
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was concerned about the recent “rapid escalation” and global spread of the new coronavirus ... World News -
Despite no coronavirus cases, Yemen imposes strict measures to prevent outbreak
Despite there being no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, Yemen is taking several precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak. ... Gulf -
No time for trial and error, global governance must take action to stop COVID-19
On December 31, 2019, as excitement and hope at the prospect of a new decade was felt all over the world, the first case of pneumonia with an unknown ... news -
Middle East states have ‘uneven’ approaches to coronavirus: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that Middle East states need to offer more information about coronavirus cases to help bolster ... Middle East -
WHO demands more data on coronavirus from Mideast states
The World Health Organization urged Middle Eastern governments on Wednesday to be more forthcoming with information about new coronavirus infections ... Middle East -
Kuwait donates $40 mln to World Health Organization to combat coronavirus
Kuwait donated $40 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Deputy Minister of Foreign ... Gulf -
Coronavirus: WHO chief says ‘Test, test, test’
The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programs as the best way to slow the advance of the ... World News -
‘Impossible’ to say when COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will peak: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday it was not yet possible to say when the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 5,000 people worldwide ... World News -
More than 500 medical facilities struck in Syria since 2016: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has documented more than 500 military attacks on medical facilities in Syria since it ... Middle East -
China reports 17 new deaths as global virus toll tops 4,000
The global death toll from the new coronavirus passed 4,000 on Tuesday, according to AFP figures, as China reported 17 new deaths. The toll reached ... World News -
Coronavirus: Saudi King Salman issues directives to provide $10 mln to WHO
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued directives on Monday to for the Kingdom to provide financial support worth $10 million to the ... Gulf -
UAE carries out aid mission to Iran with WHO amid coronavirus outbreak
The United Arab Emirates Air Force carried out a coronavirus aid mission to Iran on Monday in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), ... Gulf -
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 -
For first time, more new coronavirus cases reported outside China than inside
The World Health Organization said Wednesday there were now more new daily cases of the coronavirus outside China than inside the hard-hit country, ... Coronavirus -
World must prepare for ‘potential pandemic’: WHO
The World Health Organization chief on Monday warned countries to prepare for a “potential pandemic” of new coronavirus, calling the ... World News