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Ignoring outrage, Trump makes good on WHO pullout
After threatening to suspend the $400 million in annual US contributions and then announcing a withdrawal, the Trump administration has formally sent a notice to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a State Department spokesperson said.
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WHO monitoring China bubonic plague situation
The UN health agency said it was notified by China on 6 July of a case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia.
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Many scientists say COVID-19 is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations: NYT
The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks.
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'Data not lying', WHO urges countries to 'wake up' and halt virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) called Friday on countries hit by serious coronavirus outbreaks to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering about them, and to "take control".
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Africa does not have manifold undetected coronavirus infections-WHO
Africa has reported 416,063 confirmed coronavirus cases with 10,297 deaths, while 196,944 patients have recovered, according to a Reuters tally based on government statistics and WHO data.
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Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week, a record: WHO
Data provided by the UN health agency showed that the highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases ever recorded came on 28 June, when more than 189,500 new cases were registered worldwide.
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After 6 months, COVID-19 pandemic 'not even close' to being over - WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a virtual briefing on Monday the pandemic was ‘not even close to being over’.
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Johnson: The British are fatter than the rest of Europe
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world: nearly one in three adults are obese, according to the OECD.
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WHO marks end of Ebola outbreak in DRC
The outbreak declared in north Kivu in August 2018, was the second-largest in the world and was compounded by the active conflict zone in that region.
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Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief
'The pandemic is still accelerating,' Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the virtual health forum organised by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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WHO testing interim data from COVID-19 trial on HIV drugs
This after the WHO on Wednesday stopped testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in the trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients, after studies indicated it showed no benefit in those who have the disease.
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Coronavirus: Latest global developments
The pandemic has killed at least 426,029 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1100 GMT on Saturday, based on official sources.
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Pandemic accelerating in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says
But the WHO said there was no indication that severe cases and deaths were being missed, nor has the virus caused significant infections in refugee camps across the continent.
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WHO says coronavirus situation 'worsening' worldwide
The WHO said it had recorded its highest daily tally of new infections, with COVID-19 raging in the Americas.
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Wear masks in public says WHO, in update of COVID-19 advice
In its new guidance, prompted by evidence from studies conducted in recent weeks, the WHO stressed that face masks were only one of a range of tools that can reduce the risk of viral transmission.
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UN chief backs global access to 'people's vaccine' for coronavirus
The virtual meeting, hosted by Britain, aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunisation programmes stalled by the pandemic, and launch a new fundraising drive to support potential COVID-19 vaccines.
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WHO set to resume hydroxychloroquine trial in battle on COVID-19
Tedros also told an online media briefing he was “especially worried” about the outbreak in Central and South America, where infections have been spreading rapidly.
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WHO closely monitors Remdesivir as possible COVID-19 treatment drug
The drug forms part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trial, an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for the virus.
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WHO warns African countries against lifting lockdowns too early
WHO director general Tedros Ghebreyesus lauded South Africa for its handling of the lockdown.
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Virus still potent says WHO, after claim by Italian doctor
Leading Italian doctor Alberto Zangrillo sparked a furore on Monday with claims that COVID-19 had lost some of its potency.
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WHO says it wants to keep working with US
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the WHO, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.
