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WHO Director Insists There May ‘Never Be’ a ‘Silver Bullet’ to Combat Coronavirus

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) — is warning there is a possibility there may never be a “silver bullet” to cure the coronavirus. On Monday, Tedros appeared for a…

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ReportingJul 28, 2020Read →

WHO Says COVID-19 Pandemic Is ‘One Big Wave’, Not Seasonal

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow…

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ReportingJul 22, 2020Read →

Don’t Expect First COVID-19 Vaccinations Until Early 2021 – WHO’s Ryan

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…

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ReportingJul 13, 2020Read →

WHO Sounds Alarm as Coronavirus Cases Rise by One Million in Five Days

The number of coronavirus infections around the world hit 13 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, climbing by a million in just five days. The pandemic has now killed more than half a million people in…

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StoryJul 10, 2020Read →

WHO Director-General Reveals Why the Coronavirus Itself Is Not the Greatest Threat to the World

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — director of the World Health Organization (WHO) — said on Thursday the world is facing a much bigger crisis than the coronavirus pandemic. During a speech in Geneva, Tedros argued the…

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ReportingJul 10, 2020Read →

Tedros Says COVID-19 Review Will Not Impede WHO Work

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday he was confident a review announced a day earlier of the WHO’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic would not interfere with its…

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ReportingJul 10, 2020Read →

WHO Advance Team on Way to China to Set up Probe Into Virus Origin

An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The…

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ReportingJul 9, 2020Read →

WHO Promises ‘Honest Evaluation’ of How World Handled COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments. The announcement follows strong criticism by…

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StoryJul 8, 2020Read →

China Says US Withdrawal From WHO Will ‘Undercut’ the Fight Against COVID-19

The United States is set to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), and Chinese officials are saying the move will only hurt the international fight against COVID-19. During a press conference on Wednesday…

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ReportingJul 8, 2020Read →

WHO’s Tedros Pulls Out of UK Event After US Confirms to Exit WHO

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pulled out of a London event at the last minute on Wednesday after organisers said he had to attend meetings linked to the U.S. notification of its withdrawal…

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ReportingJul 8, 2020Read →

US Withdrawal From WHO Over Claims of China Influence to Take Effect July 2021: UN

The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of…

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ReportingJul 7, 2020Read →

WHO Acknowledges ‘Evidence Emerging’ of Airborne Spread of COVID-19

The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory…

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StoryJul 7, 2020Read →

Trump Formally Takes the US Out of the World Health Organization

President Donald Trump formally pulled the United States out of the World Health Organization (WHO) and notified Congress of the move on Tuesday after months of bashing the agency. The news broke on Tuesday, and Sen…

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ReportingJul 6, 2020Read →

WHO Reviewing Report Urging New Guidance Over Airborne Spread of Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it to update guidance on the novel coronavirus after more than 200 scientists, in a letter to the health agency, outlined evidence the virus can spread in…

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ReportingJul 3, 2020Read →

WHO Sees First Results From COVID Drug Trials Within Two Weeks

The World Health Organization expects initial results within two weeks from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom…

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StoryJun 22, 2020Read →

WHO Director Warns Against ‘Politicizing’ the Coronavirus Pandemic

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — director of the World Health Organization (WHO) — is warning against “politicizing” the coronavirus pandemic. During a video conference aired at the Dubai-based World Government Summit…

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ReportingJun 19, 2020Read →

Exclusive: Europeans Working With US to Restructure WHO, Top Official Says

European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signalling that Europe shares some of the concerns that led…

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ReportingJun 10, 2020Read →

Coronavirus Patients Most Infectious When They First Feel Unwell: WHO

Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday. This feature has made it so hard to control…

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StoryJun 9, 2020Read →

WHO Walks Back Remark That It Is ‘Very Rare’ for Asymptomatic Carriers to Spread COVID-19

A World Health Organization official is walking back her remark after she suggested asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 cannot widely spread the virus easily. During a press conference on Monday, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove…

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ReportingJun 9, 2020Read →

WHO Says Pandemic ‘Far From Over’ as Daily Cases Hit Record High

New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging countries to press on with…

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