Tag: WHO

Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
WHO and USDA downplay risks of contracting coronavirus from food and food packaging

Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen food, local authorities said on Thursday, although the World Health Organization downplayed the risk of the virus entering the food chain.
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Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:04 UTC
WHO admits no “silver bullet” despite strong hopes for a vaccine: “big battle ahead for Brazil and India”

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19. More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected with the disease and 688,080 have died.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:32 UTC
WHO calls on countries to lift international travel measures

Countries should gradually lift international travel measures based on a thorough risk assessment and must prioritize essential travel for emergencies, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:47 UTC
Pompeo confided to UK lawmakers that China had “bought” the head of WHO post

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told a group of British lawmakers that China had “bought” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), according to reports in the British media and news agencies.
Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 08:11 UTC
WHO cautions that despite good progress in developing Covid-19 vaccines, first use is still far, early 2021

Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Brazil death toll surpasses 80,000; WHO says outbreak has reached a plateau

Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpassed 80,000 on Monday, according to health ministry figures, as the country hit second-hardest in the world continued struggling to control the pandemic.
Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Coronavirus “stabilized” in Brazil (at 1,300 deaths per day), but “is not heading down from the mountain”

Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
WHO insists virus “remains public enemy number one” and strict healthcare precautions must be complied

The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Medical experts disagree on air transmission of coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory. The Geneva-based World Health Organization acknowledged this week that the novel coronavirus can spread through tiny droplets floating in the air, a nod to more than 200 experts in aerosol science who publicly complained that the UN agency had failed to warn the public about this risk.
Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
US welcomes WHO probe into the origins of coronavirus in China

The United States welcomes the World Health Organization's W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday.