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WHO: Countries not yet affected by coronavirus outbreak must be prepared
The global health body stressed that containing the virus was possible, saying all countries had to prioritise the crisis.
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WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
The WHO says the disease has infected a "tiny" proportion of people outside its epicentre and the mortality rate remains relatively low.
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Vaccine for new coronavirus 'COVID-19' could be ready in 18 months - WHO
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus had been named COVID-19, explaining that it was important to avoid stigma and that other names could be inaccurate.
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Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus' spread
Here are some issues that WHO epidemiologists are probing to deepen understanding of the virus, believed to have jumped the species barrier at a seafood market in Wuhan in December, to help accelerate the development of drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
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Coronavirus must be contained to avoid further infections - NICD
Close to 500 people have died and thousands quarantined since the outbreak a month ago in China.
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Local virologist optimistic about coronavirus findings
World Health Organisation data puts the death toll at just over 360 with the vast majority of the casualties in mainland China.
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Coronavirus: It’s best for S. Africans to stay in China, says ambassador
More than 360 people have now died since the outbreak last month.
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SA activates Emergency Operations Centre amid gloabl coronavirus outbreak
More than 200 people have died from the infection while thousands are being treated.
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Coronavirus declared global health emergency
According to WHO, there are more than 9,700 people infected in China and around 82 cases have been confirmed outside the country.
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Coronavirus: WHO emergency committee set to meet as death toll rises
The respiratory virus has already claimed the lives of at least 170 people, while more than 6,000 people are infected.
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SA adequately prepared for coronavirus, case detected in Zambia - Mkhize
The virus has spread to more than 15 countries since it emerged out of Wuhan late last year, although all the 132 confirmed fatalities have so far been in China.
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China says WHO against virus-related evacuations, as countries plan pull-outs
The King also ordered measures to prevent the spread of the disease to be taken at airports and ports and hospitals.
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Africa struggles to stem deadly flood of fake medicine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every year some 100,000 people across Africa die from taking 'falsified or substandard' medication.
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WHO: Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp
The WHO says 27 ebola cases were confirmed in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the week through 10 December, against an average of seven in the last three weeks.
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Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency - WHO
The virus has infected 3,227 people and killed 2,154 of them since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 and went on to became the world’s second-worst outbreak, it said.
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Here's what you need to know about depression
Depression can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school and in the family.
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WHO: Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola
The WHO said it had learned on 10 September of a suspected case of Ebola in Dar es Salaam, and information emerged that this patient's contacts had been quarantined.
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World Suicide Prevention Day: WHO calls for more suicide prevention strategies
The WHO says the total number of countries with strategies to prevent suicide are at just 38, which is still far too few and governments need to commit to establishing them.
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WHO says eradicating malaria 'can be done', but first aim is to control it
Launching the findings of a three-year long analysis of the global fight against malaria, WHO experts said that while ending the mosquito-borne disease “can be done”, it’s not yet possible to put a price tag or target date on achieving eradication.
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Burundi starts Ebola vaccines for health workers -WHO
Burundi has had no reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic fever, but the viral disease has been spreading in eastern Congo since August 2018 in an epidemic that has now killed at least 1,800 people.
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WHO says e-cigarettes, 'smoke-free' products do not help reduce cancer
The WHO report said the industry hoped to win respectability through manipulative messages such as claiming their products were part of a “harm reduction” strategy, even though cigarettes still account for 97% of the global tobacco market.
