WHO concerned about China’s severe COVID reports
China may be struggling to keep a tally of COVID-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday, amid…
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WHO: COVID Triples across Europe, hospitalizations double
WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double Newslooks- LONDON (AP) The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for…
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Alarm sounded by WHO as COVID-19 cases spike around the world
COVID-19 cases around the world increased 18% last week, according to the World Health Organization, with the biggest increase in the Middle East. They’re mostly driven by the omicron variants…
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World Health Organization chief blasts Roe v. Wade reversal
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, claiming abortion saves lives. He complained that poor women will be less likely to obtain…
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WHO still looking into whether a lab leak resulted in COVID-19
The World Health Organization has changed its position on whether COVID-19 got out into the population due to a leak from a lab in Wuhan, China. Last year, it found…
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WHO: COVID cases, deaths in Africa drop to lowest yet
WHO says this drop in coronavirus cases in Africa is a reason for hope, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In…
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What to know about new dominant variant BA.2
The subvariant of omicron, known as BA.2, is now dominant all over the world, and is spreading fast since it is 30% more contagious than the original omicron. But while…
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WHO: COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally
Despite some pockets of virus resistance as some new cases spike, globally, the World Health Organization, WHO, reports COVID incidents and deaths have dropped. In its latest pandemic report, WHO…
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WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor air
The WHO, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing…
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Severe disruption to medical supplies in Ukraine
Due to the inability of humanitarian aid to get through to much of Ukraine, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there is a severe disruption in medical services…
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WHO; COVID boosters needed, reversing previous opinion
As the coronavirus keeps changing and morphing into new variants, many organizations like the WHO will continue to change their recommendations as the science changes and better understanding of the…
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