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World Health Organization members agree to investigate virus response

World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed to set up an independent inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution, approved without objection by the WHO's…

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Who finances WHO?

After accusing the World Health Organization of pro-China bias last month and suspending contributions, U.S. President Donald Trump went further this week, threatening to halt funding altogether if the body…

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Coronavirus probe gains momentum ahead of World Health Assembly

More than 100 countries, including 50 African nations and all European Union member states, are backing a resolution calling for an independent probe into the coronavirus pandemic, Australia said in…

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Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported. The Trump administration will "agree to pay up to what China…

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230 children in Europe affected and two died from new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19

A new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 has affected 230 children in Europe and killed two so far this year, a regional health body said on Friday, as medics…

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Europe’s top WHO official warns second more deadly wave of coronavirus ‘to hit Europe this winter’

European countries should brace themselves for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections because the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation’s top official in Europe has said. In…

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WHO health expert doesn’t know how long it will take to develop a coronavirus vaccine

Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for the Covid-19 response at the World Health Organization, joined CNN's global town hall program Thursday night to discuss a coronavirus vaccine and how…

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WHO warns coronavirus may never go away

The coronavirus "may never go away", the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict…

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WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease and that it was focusing on learning more…

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WHO says world could face “significant alteration to our lifestyles” until there is a vaccine

Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization health emergencies program, said the lives of people across the world could face “significant alteration” until a coronavirus vaccine is…

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WHO says Coronavirus can infect cats, ferrets

A World Health Organization scientist said COVID-19 comes from bats and can spread among cats, amid an international debate about the virus's origin. The novel coronavirus comes from a group…

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China ‘open to cooperate’ with WHO on virus origin

China has said it is “always open to cooperate” with World Health Organisation (WHO) investigations into the origins of the coronavirus, as Donald Trump repeated claims that the outbreak…

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WHO warns against rushed end to coronavirus lockdowns

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new coronavirus must proceed “extremely carefully” or risk a rapid rise in new cases.…

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WHO insists ‘no evidence’ to back US claims of man-made virus

The World Health Organization insisted that it had received no data or evidence by the American Government to support claims made by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike…

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WHO reiterates world is in ‘fight of our lives’, but there is hope

Parts of the world are starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and to cautiously resume some sort of normal life, but the new coronavirus will pose significant risks until…

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WHO guidelines on the use of face masks

The World Health Organization has issued guidelines on how to wear and take care of face masks in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In a downloadable document, it provides advice…

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WHO cautions coronavirus linked complication seen in children is ‘rare’

The “vast majority” of children with COVID-19 have mild cases and recover completely, but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome, the World Health…

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WHO insists, “No evidence” yet that recovered Covid patients cannot be reinfected

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently "no evidence" that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second…

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WHO warns fight against malaria could be set back 20 years

The WHO is now warning that the battle against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, where it already kills hundreds of thousands of people a year, could be set back by 20…

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Pompeo says U.S. may never restore WHO funds

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID-19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization, warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even…

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Australia says all WHO members should support a proposed coronavirus inquiry

All member nations of the World Health Organization (WHO) should support a proposed independent review into the coronavirus pandemic, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, further threatening strained…

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Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a…

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WHO Director-General warns that “worst is yet to come” in coronavirus pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, warned this evening that "the worst is yet ahead of us" with regard to the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic.…

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WHO warns that Europe is still “in the midst of a storm”

Despite optimistic signs that there have been declining numbers of new Covid-19 cases in some European countries, the World Health Organization’s regional director for the continent warns “we remain in…

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Bill Gates condemns Donald Trump for stopping US payments to WHO

Bill Gates has said Donald Trump's decision to stop US funding of the World Health Organisation "during a world health crisis" is as "dangerous as it sounds". The Microsoft founder…

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“Not the time” to reduce resources for WHO operations – UN Secretary General

UN Secretary General António Guterres released a statement on the World Health Organization, following Trumps’ decision, saying now “is not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of…

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WHO investigating reports of Covid-19 patients testing positive again after being discharged

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease while being considered for discharge.…

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WHO investigating reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease while being…

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“Lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence” – WHO

Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a "deadly resurgence" in infections, the World Health Organization chief has warned. BBC reports that Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should be…

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African leaders rally around WHO head after Trump criticism

African leaders have rallied around the Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization (WHO) after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised the United Nations agency and threatened to withhold his country’s…

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WHO chief urges end to ‘politicisation’ of virus

Please don’t politicise this virus,’ urged World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a day after US president Donald Trump tried to pin blame on the WHO for…

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Lady Gaga organizes coronavirus international benefit concert

Lady Gaga is to curate One World: Together at Home, a live-streamed and televised benefit concert in support of the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 solidarity response fund and in celebration…

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Covid -19 Situation update worldwide, as of 7 April 2020

Since 31 December 2019 and as of 7 April 2020, 1 316 988 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been…

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Covid-19 pandemic increases demand for sex toys and puts strain on condom production

The coronavirus shutdown has brought swaths of the global economy to a standstill, but for producers and purveyors of condoms and sex toys, business is booming. Ritex, Germany’s largest domestic…

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Is the mask a must?

While most western countries’ authorities didn’t initially recommend the practice for the general population, multiple governments from the Czech Republic to the U.S. now oblige or recommend everyone to cover…

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WHO coronavirus masks advice could change after new evidence emerges

Official advice on whether people should wear masks in public could be changed after new evidence emerged suggesting they could protect people from coronavirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has…

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WHO warns number of global Covid-19 cases to reach 1 million

The head of the World Health Organization says confirmed cases of coronavirus infection will reach one million, with 50,000 deaths, in the next few days. Over the past five weeks,…

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WHO warns countries will have to ‘live with’ coronavirus until vaccines emerges

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference in Geneva on Friday that while developing a vaccine will take at least 18 months, he announced that Norway and…

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WHO cautions “We’re only at the beginning of this fight”

A dire lack of protective gear for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most pressing threats in the fight to prevent deaths, the World Health Organization…

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WHO warns G20: “We are at war”

The leaders of the powerful G20 countries have been urged to unite to find joint solutions to the coronavirus pandemic and “ignite a new global movement” to ensure it never…

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60% of cases and 70% global coronavirus deaths in Europe

Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said: "Since we last broadcast over a week ago the number of cases and deaths have tripled in Europe. The rate of increase…

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WHO lists ‘key actions’ to control the pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a WHO briefing on Wednesday that over 16,000 people worldwide have died of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Warning…

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WHO expresses optimism coronavirus in Italy may peak this week

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that Italy's coronavirus epidemic may peak this week. "The slowing in the pace of growth is an extremely positive factor, and in some regions…

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WHO warns lockdowns not enough

Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that public health measures are needed to avoid a…

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WHO announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment

Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first vaccine trial has begun, the UN health chief said on Wednesday, calling it “an incredible…

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Parents need to prepare kids to guard against CoVid-19

The World Health Organization said parents need to prepare their kids to guard against COVID-19 after a new study showed that babies and very young children can sometimes develop severe…

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Italy now has nearly a third of the world’s deaths from coronavirus

At a press briefing on Tuesday night, Hans Henri P. Kluge, the World Health Organizations regional director for Europe, said that 152 countries were now affected by COVID-19, creating a…

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Countries cannot fight this pandemic blindfolded – WHO DG

The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programmes as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic. "We have…

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UN secretary General calls for ‘prudence, not panic’, WHO launches solidarity fund

In a video message recorded on Friday afternoon, UN chief António Guterres assured the world that the COVID-19 virus will peak, and the global economy will recover but, until…

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Europe is the new epicentre of COVID19 pandemic – WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said Friday that Europe "has now become the epicenter of the #COVID19 pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the…

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WHO: Don’t expect travel bans to beat coronavirus, dispels myth about hot weather beating virus

Countries may gain time in the short-term as they limit travel to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, but the World Health Organization thinks overall that “it doesn't help to restrict…

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WHO urges countries to fight ‘controllable’ pandemic

With the COVID-19 outbreak now a pandemic, countries should not let up on efforts to fight its spread, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said in Geneva on Thursday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking during his regular update on the new coronavirus…

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