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AU to test Madagascar's so-called coronavirus remedy
Madagascar is putting its, plant-based so-called cure for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organisation that its efficacy is unproven.
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WHO stresses need to find source of coronavirus
The outbreak has triggered a fierce diplomatic spat between China and the United States - with the World Health Organisation at the centre of the row.
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WHO sees 'potentially positive data' on COVID-19 treatments
More than 100 potential COVID-19 vaccines are being developed, including several in clinical trials. The WHO said in April a vaccine would take at least 12 months.
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WHO says 'extreme vigilance' needed in exit from lockdowns
Governments around the world are struggling with the question of how to reopen their economies while still containing COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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Madagascar so-called virus potion scorned because it's from Africa: Rajoelina
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly warned that the Covid-Organics infusion, which Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a remedy against the deadly coronavirus, has not been clinically tested.
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Coronavirus death toll passes 275,000 worldwide
In total, 275,018 deaths have been reported from 3,955,631 confirmed cases.
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China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces US 'lies'
Most experts believe COVID-19 originated in a market selling wildlife and jumped from animals to people, but Pompeo and US President Donald Trump have said there is evidence it came from a laboratory, without elaborating.
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Invest now to fight next pandemic, says WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said investing now would save lives later, as the death toll from COVID-19 surged past 250,000.
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WHO urges countries to investigate early COVID-19 cases
A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had COVID-19 as early as 27 December, nearly a month before the French government confirmed its first cases.
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Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions raised for vaccine push
An AFP tally of official figures showed that Europe is the hardest-hit continent with around 145,000 fatalities, and the United States recorded close to 68,700 - together accounting for more than 85% of global fatalities.
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WHO says has no proof from US on 'speculative' Wuhan lab claims
Scientists believe the killer virus jumped from animals to humans, emerging in China late last year, possibly from a market in Wuhan selling exotic animals for meat.
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WHO wants invite to China's probe into virus origins
WHO has faced scathing criticism from US President Donald Trump, who earlier this month suspended Washington's funding after accusing the WHO of downplaying the seriousness of the outbreak and of kowtowing to China.
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WHO concerned about COVID-19 epidemic in West Africa
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa is now nearing 37,000 and 1,600 deaths.
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Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease
It comes as many countries are taking steps to ease lockdown measures that have brought the world to a standstill over the past eight weeks.
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World leaders launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but US not involved
US President Donald Trump has lambasted the WHO as being slow to react to the outbreak and being “China-centric”, and announced a suspension of funding to the UN agency.
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COVID-19, the knockout punch for multilateralism?
Regional and international organisations from the European Union to the United Nations have not managed to muster a coordinated response to the pandemic, while even economic organisations like OPEC have failed to halt the slide on markets.
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China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds
The US, which is the WHO's biggest contributor, accused the WHO last week of "mismanaging" the COVID-19 crisis, drawing ire from Beijing as both countries spar over the deadly virus.
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WHO praises South Africa's efforts to curb spread of COVID-19
Officials singled out government’s meticulously crafted approach to stay ahead of the virus’ spread.
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Australia says all WHO members should participate in a coronavirus inquiry
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday spoke with several world leaders including US President Donald Trump to canvass support for a review into the origins and spread of coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year.
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WHO warns 'long way to go' in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000
Health experts in the world's biggest economy warned it could face a complicated second coronavirus wave if it dovetails with the seasonal flu this winter, as some US states moved to reopen select businesses.
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Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation - WHO
US President Donald Trump said last week that his government was trying to determine whether the virus emanated from a lab in Wuhan in central China.
