GENEVA, 27 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. In a scientific brief issued on Friday, the UN health agency said there was no proof that one-time […]
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WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA, 16 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE/BBC NEWS)—The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: a “dangerous enemy” to all humanity. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking to journalists one day after the United States announced that it was cutting funding to […]
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WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into the bear market territory and several American cities joined global counterparts in banning large gatherings. By using the charged word “pandemic” after shying away from calling it so earlier, the […]
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COVID-19: More new virus cases outside China than in, ‘no time for complacency’, says UN health agency
GENEVA, 27 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—The number of new COVID-19, or coronavirus, infections outside China has outpaced those inside the country for the first time, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). “The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning”, WHO Director-General […]
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‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads
GENEVA, 17 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday cautioned against panic over COVID-19 but also urged governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the virus, saying “it’s impossible to predict which direction this epidemic will take.” As the number of coronavirus cases reportedly […]
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Coronavirus: demand for face masks creates shortfall for those in real need
GENEVA,10 FEBRUARY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those who need them most, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday. At a news conference in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged against stockpiling […]