The World Health Organization said Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” answer to the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover
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US says unlikely to use China, Russia virus vaccine as race heats up
America’s top infectious diseases official has raised concerns over the safety of Covid-19 vaccines being developed by China and Russia as the world scrambles
Expect ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO
The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis
Impact of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come, says WHO
The global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects will last far into the future, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom
WHO scientist sees regulators cooperating to speed Covid-19 vaccine approval
WHO experts to visit China as part of Covid-19 investigation
Two World Health Organisation experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to
US to leave WHO in July 2021: UN
The US will leave the WHO on July 6, 2021, the UN said after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who
China defends WHO, lashes out at US move to withdraw
China on Wednesday defended the World Health Organization and lashed out at the US decision to withdraw from the UN body. Foreign ministry spokesperson
WHO team to visit China next week to investigate origins of coronavirus
Amid global concerns that China delayed giving information regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak, a team of WHO will visit the country next week to
WHO announces new worldwide daily coronavirus record
The World Health Organisation has announced another daily record in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases across the world – topping over 189,000
WHO warns of Covid resurgence in Europe
WHO warns of oxygen shortage as Covid cases set to top 10 million
The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark, the World
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in
WHO halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients
Pandemic ‘accelerating’ in Africa, test kits needed: WHO
The coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe cases
WHO calls for new lockdowns in Pakistan as coronavirus surges
“As of today, Pakistan does not meet any of the pre-requisite conditions for opening the lockdown”, the WHO said in a letter to Punjab’s
President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from WHO
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened Friday to withdraw Brazil from the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of his US counterpart, Donald Trump, accusing
EU urges Trump to rethink cutting funding to WHO
The European Union on Saturday urged US President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to cut American funding for the World Health Organisation amid
Do not cut health spending during downturn, WHO warns
European governments should not cut healthcare spending during the current economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns, the World Health Organization
France halts hydroxychloroquine use for Covid-19 cases
The French government on Wednesday banned treatment of Covid-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a controversial and potentially harmful drug that US Prez Trump has said
Australia welcomes virus inquiry but condemns China tariff
Australia on Tuesday welcomed international support for an independent coronavirus pandemic investigation as China ratcheted up a bilateral trade rift by placing tariffs on
World Health Organisation a puppet of China: Trump
US President Donald Trump once again on Monday attacked the WHO, saying the UN health body was a ‘puppet’ of China.
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
The World Health Organisation bowed to calls on Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed
Timeline of WHO’s role in the coronavirus pandemic
As the WHO’s World Health Assembly gathers on Monday to plot the path ahead, here is a timeline covering the key moments in the
WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions
The World Health Organization will on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong
EU calls for independent probe of WHO’s 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 pandemic “to
China’s Xi says supports WHO-led probe when COVID under control
China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic led by the WHO after the virus is brought under control,
Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns
“It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may
WHO chief “shocked and appalled” by Afghan clinic attack
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he was “shocked and appalled” by an attack on a maternity clinic run by the international