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WHO worried COVID rates could spike during Ramadan
Detected cases of COVID infection in the region rose 22% last week, while deaths rose 17%, said Ahmed al-Mandhari, the Cairo-based chief of the WHO for the...
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WHO slams 'shocking' vaccine imbalance between rich and poor
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - a fierce critic of wealthy countries buying up vaccine supply for themselves - blasted the scarcity of doses available for poorer nations.
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WHO says not to use ivermectin on COVID-19 patients
In response to the swirl of claims around the cheap anti-parasite drug, the WHO issued guidelines saying ivermectin should only be used on COVID-19 patients in clinical trial settings.
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Covax vaccines for poor countries delayed by India: Gavi
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is being produced under licence in India for the Covax scheme, also led by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is meant to ensure that low-income countries can access COVID-19 jabs.
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Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns: report
The partial or complete shutdown of transport and industry for months at a time in 2020 reduced average levels of so-called PM2.5 pollution across the world, including in major cities, the IQAir quality report found.
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WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge
The three largest EU nations -- Germany, Italy and France -- joined others in suspending the shot on Monday, dealing a blow to the global immunisation campaign against a disease that has killed more than 2.6 million people.
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Ten key moments in the pandemic
Here are the 10 key moments since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO warns of further COVID-19 waves
The WHO said people should not think the crisis is over because of the global vaccine rollout.
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Virus kills fewer African women than men: WHO study
Overall, around 41% of reported COVID-19 cases were women, although the figures ranged widely from 31% in Niger to more than 57% in South Africa.
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School closures still 'last resort' despite variants: WHO
The debate on shutting schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has been revived by the emergence of more contagious virus mutations.
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Vaccine rollout: Around 80% of African countries lagging behind, says WHO
The WHO said each country needed to inform the global health body what priority groups they wanted to jab first, which vaccine they preferred, how they were to execute the plan, and whether they needed assistance.
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WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine rollout starts
The WHO warned about what it said was an erroneous belief that the COVID-19 crisis is over with jabs on the horizon, nearly a year after the start of the pandemic that has killed 1.5 million people worldwide.
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WHO warns virus crisis not over as vaccine rollout approaches
The word of caution comes as the United States clocked a record number of COVID-19 cases for a second day in a row, with the country preparing for what US President-elect Joe Biden has called a "dark winter".
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WHO issues Europe deaths warning as daily infections hit new high
Israel was among the countries battling a new spike, announcing a three-week lockdown from Friday when people will not be allowed more than 500 metres from their homes.
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WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults
Children aged 12 and over should particularly wear a mask when a one-metre distance from others cannot be guaranteed and there is widespread transmission in the area, the WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said.
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WHO urges nations to join global shared vaccine bid
The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that without vaccinating the planet's highest-risk populations simultaneously, it would be impossible to rebuild the global economy.
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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 750,000 - Reuters tally
The tally showed the continent had 751,151 cases, 15,721 deaths and 407,461 recoveries. Cases crossed the 500,000 mark on 8 July.
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WHO reports record daily increase in COVID-19 cases, SA on the list
The biggest increases reported on Saturday were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report.
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WHO: Eradication of coronavirus ‘unlikely’
Over 500,000 people have died from the virus since its outbreak in China late last year.
