Tag: WHO

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.
Friday, July 10th 2020 - 07:52 UTC
WHO announces an independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response

WHO announced on Thursday the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Bolsonaro catches the “little flu” and admits taking hydroxychloroquine

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.
Wednesday, July 8th 2020 - 06:30 UTC
US sets date to leave WHO, 6 July 2021, but decision could be reversed if Trump loses reelection

The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on Jul 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:23 UTC
Scientists insist in the airborne transmission of Covid-19, and call on WHO to revise recommendations

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby.