The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 tests should be carried out in schools — even when no cases have been detected — to avoid...
The Delta variant of coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Infection numbers have...
The WHO warned Monday that COVID-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G7’s vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was...
The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the COVID-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered “of concern”, while two other strains...
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light. The UN health agency signed off...
COVID-19 variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid stigmatising nations where they were first detected, the World Health Organization announced Monday. The...
Calls for World Health Organization reform and steps to avert future pandemics feature high on the agenda as the UN agency kicks off its annual member...
The WHO chief took on so-called “vaccine diplomacy” on Monday, slamming countries for using COVID-19 jabs to gain competitive advantage rather than engaging in true cooperation...
by Nina Larson A COVID-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being...
by Bhuvan Bagga, with AFP Bureaus India’s coronavirus caseload topped 20 million on Tuesday as it struggled to contain a huge outbreak, in stark contrast to...
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