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WHO warns that the threat of the Coronavirus becoming a pandemic is now “very real”

The threat of coronavirus becoming a pandemic is now “very real”, the World Health Organisation has warned. The threat of a global pandemic is rising as the new coronavirus rapidly…

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Total number of countries reporting Co-Vid19 reaches 100

8 new countries/territories/areas (Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Maldives, Malta, Martinique, and Republic of Moldova) have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total…

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WHO chief calls for private sector to be involved to ensure that countries can access life-saving products

In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption due to the…

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WHO rapid response team concludes mission to Italy

The WHO Rapid Response Team (RRT) has recommended maintaining a strong focus on containment measures across the country, combined with a combination of strategies in areas with wider virus transmission…

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The WHO’s Q&A on symptoms, prevention and other issues connected coronaviruses COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of Questions and Answers for the general public on the outbreak of coronaviruses (COVID-19). Among other things, the WHO recommends Regularly…

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Total number of CoVid Confirmed cases is 105,820

As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic…

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Only collective coordinated and comprehensive approach from governments can push back CoVid-19 epidemic – WHO Director General

Speaking at the COVID-19 media briefing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus the World Health Organisation Director-General emphasized that the COVID-19 epidemic “can be pushed back, but only with a collective coordinated and comprehensive…

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The number of people infected with Coronavirus surpasses the 100,000

The number of people infected with coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday as the outbreak reached more countries and intensified economic damage, with business districts beginning to empty…

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WHO tackles current myths on coronavirus

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe and at the same time sparking a flurry of false news and myths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a list…

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Greece and Australia shut schools as WHO warns about local transmission

Australia ordered its first school closure on Friday after a 16-year-old pupil tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country’s prime minister warned the public bill for treating infected patients…

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We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers’: WHO head

A shortage of protective equipment is endangering health workers worldwide, warned the World Health Organization (WHO), citing “severe and mounting disruption to the global supply” caused by “rising demand, panic…

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Polish and Italians breathe the most dangerous polluted air – WHO

Polish and Italian populations breath dangerously polluted air, a new report by the Swiss air monitoring platform IQAir shows. According to the research, among the continent’s 100 worst cities for…

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The US advises against travel to Italy, cases soar in Iran and South Korea

The US has urged its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Italy. The European nation has become a hotbed for the infection and has reported at least 21 deaths. The…

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WHO raises Coronavirus global threat level to its highest status

As the number of cases and affected countries continued to climb, the World Health Organization raised the global threat level to its highest status. Stocks on Wall Street fell in…

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WHO warns no country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus

No country should make the "fatal mistake" of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation says, as governments from Iran to Australia raced to contain the…

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The WHO’s Q&A on symptoms, prevention and other issues connected coronaviruses (COVID-19)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of Questions and Answers for the general public on the outbreak of coronaviruses (COVID-19). Among other things, the WHO recommends Regularly…

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Joint WHO and ECDC mission in Italy to support COVID-19 control and prevention efforts

A WHO-led team of experts from WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) arrived in Italy to support Italian authorities in understanding the situation. WHO experts…

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WHO warns world ‘not ready’ for coronavirus pandemic

At the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Bruce Aylward, who headed an international expert mission to China, hailed the drastic quarantine and containment measures taken by the country. But…

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No single country is providing children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: UN report

The future of every single child in the world is at risk as nations across the world fail to curb the effects of climate change and provide a clean and…

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WHO confirms a total of nine confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

he World Health Organization announces a total of nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as of 16 February 2020. Nine cases were reported in by…

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Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa

Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said . For…

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Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency

The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency. To date,…

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Worldwide demand for face masks in coronavirus outbreak creating shortfall for those in real need

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…

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WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if current trends continue, the world will…

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WHO warns governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control”

China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control” if the…

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Coronavirus declared global emergency by World Health Organisation

Coronavirus is declared global emergency by World Health Organization as outbreak continues to spread outside China with the total of infected people rose to 7,834 - the vast majority of…

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WHO to hold emergency meeting, virus spreads to every Chinese region

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to convene its expert committee again on Thursday to discuss whether to declare a global health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak. The disease has…

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Coronavirus death toll reaches 25, as World Health Organisation stopped short of declaring a global health emergency

At least 25 people are dead in China and more than 800 infected as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread throughout Asia and across the world. The Wuhan coronavirus does not yet…

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UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China virus outbreak

Experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet again on Thursday to determine whether novel coronavirus is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Members of the WHO Emergency Committee deliberated until late on Wednesday evening, as…

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China confirms sharp rise in cases of SARS-like virus across the country

China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips for the Lunar New Year. A third person…

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WHO warns lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections

Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections, says the World Health Organization (WHO). Two new reports reveal…

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Chinese mystery virus outbreak not spreading at present

An outbreak of pneumonia that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single seafood market in the central city of Wuhan…

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WHO fears China’s mysterious outbreak could be new virus

Chinese state media said on Thursday that an outbreak of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central city of Wuhan could be caused by a new strain of coronavirus.…

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Spread of polio still an international public health concern

The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva have concluded. The opinion comes in a statement released on Tuesday following the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the…

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More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst measles outbreak in DR Congo

The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO says the epidemic…

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As the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife begins, WHO appeals for countries to invest in nurses and midwives

The world will need an additional nine million nurses and midwives to achieve the commitment of providing all people with access to health care by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. For this reason, the…

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WHO reports that for the first time male smoking rates stalled

For years, declines in tobacco use were driven mostly by women and girls. The UN health organization welcomed governments' successful efforts to decrease smoking among men and boys. The number…

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WHO applauds low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women

More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The UN health agency has prequalified the biosimilar version of the…

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Measles ‘misinformation campaigns’ through social media having disastrous consequences

Measles deaths and infections in 2019 are set to “substantially exceed” last year’s toll when more than 142,000 people died from the preventable disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.…

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WHO reports spike in global measles cases

The United Nations' World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released an update on global measles cases, noting a spike in the number of cases confirmed. The report said some 440,200…

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Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns

An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN health agency revealed. In the first study of its kind on…

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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide

Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for millions of diabetics under a plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) on…

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Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 declared on World Polio Day

In an historic announcement on World Polio Day, an independent commission of experts concluded that wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. Following the eradication of smallpox and…

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WHO launches week of action to ban lead paint

Although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood development, only 73 countries have legally binding controls for lead paint, the World Health Organization…

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UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, experts meeting in Geneva said. The World Health Organization…

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WHO gravely concerned about humanitarian situation in northeast Syria

WHO is gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria, where up to 200,000 people have been displaced as a result of increased military operations since 9 October,…

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‘Alarming upsurge’ in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns

Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health Organization (WHO) experts warned. Speaking after a two-day…

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WHO launches first World report on vision

At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness, of which over 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed More than 1 billion…

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